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Department of Agriculture
Acronym: KDA
Calendar: Agriculture
Phone: 785-564-6700
Topeka Office Phone: 785-296-3556
Address: 1320 Research Park Dr., Manhattan, KS 66502
Topeka Office: 900 SW Jackson, Room 456, Topeka, KS 66612
Kansas Highway Patrol
Acronym: KHP
Phone: 785-296-6800
Address: 122 SW 7th Topeka, KS 66603
Department of Commerce
Acronym: KDC
Calendar: Commerce
Phone: 785-296-3481
Address: Curtis State Office Building Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66612-1300
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Acronym: DCF
Calendar: Children & Families
Phone: 1-833-765-2003
Address: DCF Administration Building, 555 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka KS, 66603
Department of Revenue
Acronym: KDOR
Calendar: Revenue
Phone: 785-296-3909
Address: Mills State Office Building, 109 S. 9th St., Topeka KS, 66612-1368
Kansas Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
Acronym: KDWPT
Calendar: Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
Phone: (785) 296-2281
Address: 1020 S Kansas Ave., 2nd Fl. Topeka, KS 66612
Department of Administration
Acronym: DofA
Calendar: Administration
Phone: 785-296-6866
Address: Curtis State Office Building Suite 500, 1000 SW Jackson St., Topeka, KS 66612-1300
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Acronym: KDADS
Calendar: Aging & Disability Services
Phone: 785-296-4986
Address: New England Building, 503 S. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603-3404
Department of Labor
Acronym: KDOL
Phone: 785-296-5000
Address: 401 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66603-3182
Department of Health and Environment
Acronym: KDHE
Calendar: Health and Environment
Phone: 785-296-1500
Address: Curtis State Office Building, 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka KS, 66612-1368
Department of Corrections
Acronym: KDOC
Email: KDOC_Pub@ks.gov
Phone: 785-296-3317
Address: 714 SW Jackson, Suite 300, Topeka, KS 66603
Board/Commission
Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training
Acronym: CPOST or KS-CPOST or KSCPOST
Calendar: Peace Officers' Standards & Training
Phone: (316) 832-9906
Address: 1999 N Amidon, Ste 350, Wichita, KS 67203
Kansas Criminal Justice Information Systems, Committee
Acronym: KCJIS
Calendar: KCJIS
Phone: 785-291-3527
Address: 1000 SW Jackson St, Suite 500, Topeka, KS 66612
Board of Mortuary Arts
Acronym: KSBMA
Calendar: Mortuary Arts
Phone: (785) 296-3980
Address: 900 SW Jackson St., Suite 904, Topeka, KS 66603
Kansas Governor's Grants Program
Acronym: KGGP
Calendar: Governor's Grants
Phone: 785-291-3205
Address: Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, 304 N., Topeka, KS 66612
Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission
Acronym: KRGC
Calendar: Racing & Gaming
Phone: 785-296-5800
Address: Suite 500, Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 SW Harrison St., Topeka KS, 66603
Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
Acronym: BSRB
Calendar: Behavioral Sciences Regulatory
Phone: 785-296-3240
Address: Eisenhower State Office Building, ,700 SW Harrison St., Ste. 420, Topeka, KS 66603
Kansas Sentencing Commission
Acronym: KSSC
Calendar: Sentencing
Phone: 785-296-0923
Address: Jayhawk Tower, 700 Jackson, Ste 501, Topeka, Ks 66603
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH)
Acronym: KCDHH
Calendar: Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Phone: 785-368-8034
Address: 555 S. Kansas Avenue, 3rd Floor, Topeka, KS 66603
Kansas Board of Barbering
Acronym: KBOB
Calendar: Barbering
Phone: 785-296-2211
Address: Jayhawk Tower, 700 SW Jackson, Suite 1002, Topeka, KS 66603
Board of Regents
Acronym: KSBOR
Calendar: Regents
Phone: (785) 430-4240
Address: 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 520, Topeka, KS 66612
State Building Advisory Commission - DofA
Acronym: SBAC
Calendar: Administration
Phone: 785-296-0749
Address: Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 Harrison, Suite 1200, Topeka KS, 66606
This seven (7) member commission shall: collect and maintain data on construction cost; establish criteria and procedures to evaluate the qualifications and performance of contractors providing architectural and engineering services and construction services for capital improvement projects for the construction of buildings or for major repairs or improvements to buildings for state agencies; to gather information on and evaluate all such contractors; develop and adopt standards for inspection and acceptance of projects for the construction of buildings or for major repairs or improvements to buildings for state agencies; with the secretary of Administration may develop and adopt rules and regulations ... establishing standards for planning, design and construction of buildings and major repairs and improvements to buildings for state agencies, which will include energy conservation standards; Reference K.S.A. 75-3780 et seq.
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
Acronym: KCDC
Calendar: Disability Concerns
Phone: 785-296-1722
Address: 900 SW Jackson Suite 100, Topeka KS, 66612
Kansas Dental Board
Acronym: KDB
Calendar: Dental
Phone: (785) 296-6400
Address: 900 SW Jackson St., Suite 455-S, Topeka, KS 66612
Real Estate Appraisal Board
Acronym: KREAB
Calendar: Real Estate Appraisal
Phone: 785-296-6736
E-mail: caroll.a.pessagno@ks.gov
Address: Jayhawk Tower, 700 SW Jackson St., Ste. 804, Topeka, KS 66603
Kansas Real Estate Commission
Acronym: KREC
Calendar: Real Estate
Phone: 785-296-3411
Address: Jayhawk Tower, 700 SW Jackson St., Ste 404, Topeka, KS 66603
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Acronym: KSBN
Calendar: Nursing
Phone: 785-296-4929
Address: Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 1051, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1230
Emergency Medical Services Board
Acronym: BEMS
Calendar: Emergency Medical Services
Phone: 785-296-7296
Address: Suite 1031, Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson Street, Topeka KS , 66612
Board of Indigents' Defense Services
Acronym: BIDS
Calendar: Indigent Defense Services
Phone: 785-296-6631
Address: Jayhawk Tower, 700 SW Jackson, Ste 500, Topeka, KS 66603
Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office (KCVAO)
Acronym: KCVAO
Calendar: Veterans Affairs
Phone: 785-296-3977
Address: 700 SW Jackson Street, Suite 1004, Topeka, KS 66603
Governmental Ethics Commission
Acronym: KGEC
Calendar: Governmental Ethics
Phone: 785-296-4219
Address: 901 S. Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 66612
Kansas African American Affairs Commission
Acronym: KAAAC
Calendar: African American Affairs
Phone: 785-296-4874
Address: 900 SW Jackson St., Landon State Office Building, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66612-1300
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
Acronym: KSBHA
Calendar: Healing Arts
Phone: 785-296-7413
Email: KSBHA_healingarts@ks.gov
Address: 800 SW Jackson, Lower Level - Suite A, Topeka, KS 66612
Board of Pharmacy
Acronym: KBOP
Calendar: Pharmacy
Phone: 785-296-4056
Address: 800 SW Jackson Suite 1414, Topeka KS, 66612-1244
Board of Accountancy
Acronym: KSBOA
Calendar: Accountancy
Phone: 785-296-2162
Address: :Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Ste. 556, Topeka, KS 6661
Board of Examiners in Optometry
Acronym: KSSBEO
Calendar: Examiners in Optometry
Phone: 785-832-9986
Address: 3109 W 6th St, Suite B, Lawrence, KS 66049
Kansas Board of Cosmetology
Acronym: KBOC
Calendar: Cosmetology
Phone: 785-296-3155
Email: kboc@ks.gov
Address: 714 SW Jackson Street, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66603
Office/Other
Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS)
Acronym: KPERS
Phone: 785-296-1017
Address: 611 S Kansas Ave., Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66603
KanCare
Acronym: KanCare
Calendar: KanCare
Phone: TBD
Address: Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka KS, 66612-1368
Joint project under: KDADS, KDHE, DCF
KS 911 Coordinating Council (911)
Acronym: 911
Calendar: 911
Phone: 844-271-5301
Address: PO Box 842, Emporia, KS 66801
Kansas Lottery
Acronym: Lottery
Calendar: Lottery
Phone: 785-296-5700
Address: 128 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603-3638
Kansas Historical Society
Acronym: KSHS
Calendar: Historical Society
Phone: 785-272-8681
Address: 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099
State Employee Health Plan/Health Care Commission
Acronym: SEHP/HCC
Calendar: State Employee Health Plan
Phone: 785-368-6361
Address: Curtis State Office Building Suite 500, 1000 SW Jackson St., Topeka, KS 66612-1300
Office of the State Fire Marshal
Acronym: OSFM
Calendar: Fire Marshal
Phone: 785-296-3403
Address: 800 SW Jackson, Ste. 104, Topeka, KS 66612
Kansas Guardianship Program (KGP)
Acronym: KGP
Calendar: Guardianship Program
Phone: 785-587-8555
Address: 3248 Kimball Ave, Manhattan, KS 66503
Office of Information Technology Services
Acronym: OITS
Calendar: Information Technology Services
Phone: 785-296-3463
Address: 2800 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66611, Building One
State Library of Kansas
Acronym: SLK
Calendar: State Library
Email: KSLIBbusiness@KS.gov
Phone: 785-296-3296
Address: Capitol Building, Room 312-N, 300 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka KS, 66612-1593
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
Acronym: KCDD
Calendar: DD Council
Phone: 785-296-2608
Address: LSOB, 900 SW Jackson, #569 Topeka, KS 66612
Kansas Water Office
Acronym: KWO
Calendar: Water Office
Phone: 785-296-3185
Address: 900 SW Jackson St, Suite 404 Topeka, KS 66604
Office of Administrative Hearings
Acronym: OAH
Calendar: Administrative Hearings
Phone: 785-296-2433
Address: 1020 S Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66612
Office of the State Bank Commissioner
Acronym: OSBC
Calendar: State Bank Commissioner
Phone: 785-296-2266
Address: 700 SW Jackson, Suite 300, Topeka, Kansas 66603
Kansas Department of Credit Unions
Acronym: KDCU
Calendar: Credit Unions
Phone: 785-296-3021
Address: 700 SW Jackson, Ste. 800, Topeka, KS 66603