75-1508. Taxes on fire insurance business; imposition and purpose; support of state fire marshal, emergency medical services board and fire service training program of university of Kansas.
(a) For the purpose of maintaining the department of the state fire marshal and the payment of the expenses incident thereto, each fire insurance company doing business in this state shall pay to the commissioner of insurance, on or before March 15 each year, in addition to the taxes, fees and charges now required by law to be paid by it, such levy as may be made by the state fire marshal. The levy shall not be more than .80% for calendar year 2004, and each calendar year thereafter, of a sum equal to the gross cash receipts as premiums of such company on all fire business transacted by it in the state of Kansas during the calendar year next preceding, as shown by its annual statement under oath to the state insurance department.
(b) For the purposes of maintaining the emergency medical services board and the payment of the expenses incident thereto, each fire insurance company doing business in this state shall pay to the commissioner of insurance, on or before March 15 each year, beginning with calendar year 2002 and each calendar year thereafter, in addition to the taxes, fees and charges now required by law to be paid by it, such levy as may be made by the emergency medical services board. The levy shall not be more than .25% of a sum equal to the gross cash receipts as premiums of such company on all fire business transacted by it in the state of Kansas during the calendar year next preceding, as shown by its annual statement to the state insurance department generated by or at the direction of its president and secretary or other chief officers under penalty of K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5824, and amendments thereto.
(c) For the purposes of maintaining the fire service training program of the university of Kansas and the payment of the expenses incident thereto, each fire insurance company doing business in this state shall pay to the commissioner of insurance, on or before March 15 each year, beginning with calendar year 2004, and each calendar year thereafter, in addition to the taxes, fees and charges now required by law to be paid by it, such levy as may be made by the Kansas fire service training commission. The levy shall not be more than .20% of a sum equal to the gross cash receipts as premiums of such company on all fire business transacted by it in the state of Kansas during the calendar year next preceding, as shown by its annual statement under oath to the state insurance department.
(d) The director of the fire service training program of the university of Kansas shall submit a report concerning expenditures and activities of the fire service training program of the university of Kansas to the house committee on appropriations on or before February 1, 2005, and each ensuing year thereafter.
History: R.S. 1923, 75-1508; L. 1939, ch. 297, § 6; L. 1957, ch. 440, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 309, § 41; L. 1983, ch. 277, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 147, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 6, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 49, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 122, § 6; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 273; July 1.