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Kansas State University

Statement of Substantial Interest

A Statement of Substantial Interest form must be completed upon appointment and annually between April 15th and April 30th, inclusive, for faculty who have an annual salary of $150,000 or more. In addition, all employees who have purchasing authority for Kansas State University are considered to be a SSI Designee and must complete the annual State of Substantial Interest Declaration.

Under Kansas Law, the following individuals are required to annually file a Statement of Substantial Interests:

  1. any state officer, employee or member of any agency, department, division, bureau or other unit of state government who holds a position:
    1. defined as a major policy making position;
    2. responsible for contracting, purchasing or procurement, except persons whose sole responsibility is the purchasing of gasoline or emergency repair for a state vehicle assigned to them for their use or person whose sole responsibility relating to purchase or procurement includes only transactions pursuant to pre-existing state contracts;
    3. responsible for writing or drafting specifications for contracts;
    4. responsible for awarding grants, benefits or subsidies; or
    5. responsible for inspecting, licensing or regulating any person or entity.
  2. Designee does not include any driver's license examiner of the department of revenue or any person performing ministerial functions.

Major policy making position means:

  1. the administrative head or heads or executive of a state agency or
  2. the head of each department, division, bureau or other major administrative unit within a state agency.

Ministerial functions include, but are not limited to, reviewing for compliance pursuant to pre-established guidelines.

Employees may complete the form electronically. Refer to the Secretary of State web site: http://www.kssos.org/elections/ssi_online.asp

Questions regarding how to complete this form or what information is to be included should be referred to the Governmental Ethics Commission at (785) 296-4219.

A memorandum regarding the Statement of Substantial Interests will be mailed to the home address of each applicable employee each year. Personnel specialists will not receive a copy of the memorandum or form. Sample of Employee Letter 2011 (pdf)