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Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government

(A member of NFOIC)

1845 North Fairmont
Wichita, KS 67260-0031
Contact: Randy Brown, Executive Director
http://www.sunshinecoalition.wichita.edu/
Phone (316) 978-6080
E-mail randy.brown@wichita.edu

QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law Open Meetings Law K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq.
Closed: Attorney consultations; personnel matters; employer-employee negotiations; trade secrets; and acquisitions of real estate property.

Open Records Law K.S.A. 45-215 et seq.
Exempt: 42 exemptions, check code citation.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

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CONTACTS

• Office of the Attorney General
• 120 SW 10th Ave., 2nd Floor
• Topeka, KS 66612-1597
• Phone (785) 296-2215
• Fax (785) 296-6296
• http://www.accesskansas.org/ksag/

• Kansas Press Association
• 5423 SW 7th St.
• Topeka, KS 66606
• (785) 271-5304
• Fax (785) 271-7341
• http://www.kspress.com/
• E-mail info@kspress.com

• Kansas Bar Association
• 1200 SW Harrison
• Topeka, Kansas 66612-1806
• Phone (913) 234-5696
• Fax (913) 234-3813
• http://www.ksbar.org/

• State Sunshine Chair
• Ron Sylvester
• Wichita Eagle
• P.O. Box 820
• Wichita, KS 67201
• Work (316) 268-6514
• Fax (316) 268-6627
• rsylvester@wichitaeagle.com

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FORM LETTERS

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

Kansas Media Law Guide by Dorothy A. Bowles. Topeka, KS: Kansas Press Service, 1984. 187 p.
Format: Reference manual.
Order from:
Kansas Press Association
5423 SW 7th St.
Topeka, KS 66606
Phone (785) 271-5304

A Reporter's Guide to Legal Terms and Procedures prepared by the Kansas Bar Association. Topeka, KS: Kansas Bar Association, 1989. 53 p.
Contents include a glossary of legal terms, overview of the Kansas court system, and information on cameras in the courtroom, judicial discipline, lawyer discipline, the Kansas Bar's structure and organization, mandatory continuing legal education and media-related activities. Price: Free
Format: Pamphlet. 11 1/2 in.
Order from:
Kansas Bar Association
P.O. Box 1037
Topeka, KS 66601

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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