Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-42a02

  • Board: means the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system. See Kansas Statutes 75-42a01
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) The state, any agency of the state, any political subdivision of the state, or any instrumentality thereof, including the pooled money investment board established by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4221a, and amendments thereto, when engaged in procuring or letting contracts for any purpose, shall ensure that bidders, offerors, contractors or subcontractors are not given preferential treatment or discriminated against based on any environmental, social and governance criteria.

(b) The state, any agency of the state, any political subdivision of the state or any instrumentality thereof, including the pooled money investment board established by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4221a, and amendments thereto, shall not adopt any procurement regulation or policy that causes any bidder, offeror, contractor or subcontractor to be given preferential treatment or be subject to discrimination based on any environmental, social and governance criteria, except as otherwise specifically permitted or required by law.