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Kansas Statue 73-230: Preference in awarding certain contracts by secretary of administration; disabled veteran businesses in Kansas; report. (a) In awarding any contract for the performance of any job or service for which moneys appropriated are to be expended, the secretary of administration, or the secretary's designee, shall give a preference to disabled veteran businesses doing business as Kansas firms, corporations or individuals, or that maintain Kansas offices or places of business and shall have the goal of awarding at least 3% of all such contracts to disabled veteran businesses.


HB 2356 revises provisions of the state’s bidding process as it relates to the definitions of “certified business” and “individual with a disability.” Under prior law, most contracts were awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. However, a contract may be awarded to a certified business (or a disabled veteran business) whose bid is not more than 10 percent greater than the lowest competitive bid. A certified business must conduct most of its operations in Kansas, have at least 10 percent of its workforce be individuals with disabilities, contribute at least 75 percent of their health insurance premium costs, and not pay a subminimum wage, which is allowable under federal law. The Department of Administration certifies businesses every three years instead of annually. An individual is certified as having a disability by either the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) or the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), using the disability standards established by the U.S. Social Security Administration as determined by the Kansas Disability Determination Services within DCF. Under previous law, KDADS certified disability using a clinical assessment.

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