75-5147. Automated tax system; acquisition, negotiated contract; payment, fee based on collections authorized; reports of collections to legislative committees. The secretary of revenue is hereby authorized to enter into contracts to acquire automated tax systems, including computer hardware and software therefor, for use in the registration of taxpayers, processing of remittances and returns, and collection of delinquent taxes and any interest and penalties thereon. Any contracts entered into between the secretary of revenue and vendors of automated tax systems shall provide (1) for payment of fees for the automated tax system on the basis of a percentage of the increase in the amount of taxes, interest and penalties collected which is attributable to the implementation of the automated tax systems as specified by the joint consensus of the director of the budget and the director of the legislative research department under this section or (2) for payment of fees for the automated tax system on a fixed fee contract basis, such fees to be paid from the increase in the amount of taxes, interest and penalties collected which is attributable to the implementation of the automated tax systems as specified by the joint consensus of the director of the budget and the director of the legislative research department under this section. All contracts entered into under this section shall be entered into pursuant to procurement negotiating committee procedures as provided in K.S.A. 75-37,102, and amendments thereto. Prior to publishing or distributing a request for proposal, such request for proposal shall be reviewed by the joint committee on information technology. During each regular session of the legislature, the secretary of revenue shall submit a report to the committee on ways and means of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives. Such report shall include detailed information on the costs and benefits of implementing automated tax systems during the fiscal year immediately preceding the submission of the report. The report required hereunder shall be made annually until two complete fiscal years have elapsed following full implementation of automated tax systems by the secretary of revenue. In addition, the director of the budget and the director of the legislative research department shall prepare annually a joint consensus on the amount of increased tax, interest and penalty collections which are attributable to the automated tax system and shall report their findings during each regular session of the legislature to the committee on ways and means of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the secretary of revenue from acquiring any goods or services through appropriations for any department of revenue function or program not specifically included in any contract entered into pursuant to this section.

History: L. 1988, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 290, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 182, § 18; May 21.