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75-6216. Agreements with federal department of the treasury; offsetting federal and state payments; fees; lawful exchange of information. (a) The director may enter into one or more agreements with the federal department of the treasury or its successor that provide for offsetting federal and state payments, as authorized by federal law and K.S.A. 75-6204, and amendments thereto, except that other setoffs under K.S.A. 75-6201 et seq., and amendments thereto, occur prior to the setoffs authorized under this section.

(b) Any agreement entered into by the director pursuant to subsection (a) may provide that the federal department of the treasury or its successor may deduct a fee from each administrative setoff and state payment setoff. For purposes of this subsection: (1) "Administrative setoff" means any offset of federal payments to collect state tax and nontax obligations; and

(2) "state payment setoff" means any offset of state payments to collect federal nontax obligations.

(c) The director is authorized to deduct a fee in an amount authorized under subsection (b) of K.S.A. 75-6210, and amendments thereto.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of law prohibiting disclosure by the department of administration of the contents of debtor records or information, and notwithstanding any confidentiality statute of any state agency, all information exchanged between the department of administration, the federal department of the treasury and the debtor necessary to accomplish and effectuate the intent of this act is lawful.

History: L. 2011, ch. 76, § 1; July 1.