What is KanView?
KanView is the online solution that brings better visibility, openness, and accessibility to state government financial activity for Kansas taxpayers.
- Legislation: The Kansas Taxpayer Transparency Program
- KanView: The Solution for the Legislation
- Governance Oversight: The Public Finance Transparency Board
- Financial Activity: What KanView Includes
- KanView Data Updates
If you have questions about Kanview, please visit the feedback center.
Legislation: The Kansas Taxpayer Transparency Program
The Kansas Legislative House Committee on Government Efficiency and Technology sought to improve efficiency and increase accountability by making state government financial data and information more accessible to Kansas citizens. The Committee supported and introduced the Kansas Taxpayer Transparency Program which was passed by the 2007 Legislature and signed into law by the Governor of Kansas.
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The Kansas Taxpayer Transparency Program authorizes the Secretary of Administration to develop a single searchable Web site accessible to the public at no cost. The KanView Web site is the result of this legislation bringing better visibility, openness, and accessibility to state government financial activity for Kansas taxpayers.
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The legislation also established the 15 member Public Finance Transparency Board which is comprised of executive branch officials, state legislators, and the general public. The Public Finance Transparency Board advises and consults with the Secretary of Administration on the content, format, and reports to be produced and incorporated into the KanView Web site. Nothing in the Kansas Taxpayer Transparency Program permits or requires the disclosure of information within KanView which is considered confidential by state or federal law.
Board Members include:
- Duane Goossen, Secretary of Administration (or designee)
- Kent Olson, Director of Accounts and Reports (or designee)
- Denise Moore, Executive CITO (appointed by the Governor)
- Joan Wagnon, Secretary of Revenue (appointed by the Governor)
- Charles Jones (member of the public appointed by the Governor)
- Doug Anstaett (member of the public appointed by the Governor)
- Edward Sexe (member of the public appointed by the President of the Senate)
- Alan Cobb (member of the public appointed by the Speaker of the House)
- Senator Dwayne Umbarger (member of the legislature appointed by the President of the Senate)
- Senator Greta Goodwin (member of the legislature appointed by the Senate Minority Leader)
- Representative Kasha Kelly (member of the legislature appointed by the Speaker of the House)
- Representative Raj Goyle (member of the legislature appointed by the House Minority Leader)
- Barbara Hinton, Legislative Post Auditor (or designee)
- Matthew Veatch, State Archivist (or designee)
- Alan Conroy, Director of Legislative research (or designee)
Board Meeting Minutes:
- November 2007 (16K pdf file)
Financial Activity: What KanView Includes
Generally, financial activity shown on the KanView Web site includes:
- Annual expenditures, including:
- Agency disbursements
- Bond debt payments
- Salary and wages
- Contractual services
- Commodities
- Capital Outlay
- Debt service
- Aid to local units of government
- Assistance and benefits
- Capital improvements
- Annual Revenues representing agency receipts and deposits into funds established within the state treasury, including:
- Taxes
- Agency earnings
- Revenue from the use of money and property
- Gifts, donations, and federal grants
- Other revenues
- Annual bond indebtedness
- Any other relevant information specified by the Secretary of Administration with consultation and advice from the Public Finance Transparency Board.
KanView Data Updates
The State of Kansas government operates on a fiscal year basis which is defined as July 1 through June 30. KanView will initially be populated with data for fiscal years 2006 through 2007 (July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007) and each completed fiscal year thereafter. Annual data will be updated no later than August 14 following the close of each successive fiscal year. Fiscal year data will be retained on KanView for not less than 10 years and will include the most recent fiscal year data.
If you have questions about Kanview, please visit the feedback center.
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