Kansas FOI Resources
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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.com/
Phone (316) 978-6080
Email randy.brown@wichita.edu
QUICK FOI INFORMATION
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
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/
Email 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
Email rsylvester@wichitaeagle.com
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
Email rcfp@rcfp.org
FOIA Letter Generator
Student Press Law Center
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (703) 807-1904
Email splc@splc.org
Request Letter Generator
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