11-204. Enumeration of residents of state as of January 1, 1988; conduct; certification; use of census information.
(a) An enumeration of the residents of the state of Kansas shall be taken as of January 1, 1988. Such enumeration shall be conducted by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this act and rules and regulations adopted by the secretary for such purposes. Such enumeration shall be made upon forms prescribed by the secretary but shall include only such information as may be required to enumerate the residents of this state for the purposes of reapportioning state senatorial and representative districts.
(b) On and after the effective date of this act and prior to April 1, 1991, population figures established by such enumeration may be used for the purpose of reapportioning county commissioner districts, and for the purpose of apportioning or reapportioning districts from which members of a city governing body are to be elected. In addition the secretary of state may provide statistical information derived from enumeration or census data to political and taxing subdivisions of the state upon request. Such information only shall include the age and sex of inhabitants of each city, ward and precinct located in the political or taxing subdivisions and shall be designed to prevent identification of specific individuals. Such information shall be used by the political or taxing subdivision only for projecting changes in population for planning purposes. The secretary of state shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees to be charged to political and taxing subdivisions requesting such information which will reimburse the office of the secretary for costs incurred in providing the same.
(c) The secretary of state may permit the director of the bureau of the census of the United States, or the proper official or authorized representatives of the director, to inspect the enumeration or census records and the secretary of state may make available or furnish to the director of the bureau of the census of the United States, or the proper official or authorized representatives of the director, information contained in any enumeration or census records, as the secretary may consider proper, but such information shall not be used for any other purpose than the administration of the census laws of the United States as set forth in Title 13 of the United States Code and all such information made available or furnished to the director of the bureau of the census of the United States, or the proper official or authorized representatives of the director, shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of Title 13 of the United States Code.
(d) The secretary of state shall certify the census to the legislature by county, ward and precinct not later than November 1, 1988.
History: L. 1987, ch. 61, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 67, § 2; July 1.