LibGuides: Kansas State Agency Databases: Home

Introduction

This is an annotated list of databases produced by Kansas State Agencies listed by database subject. It was last checked for broken links on August 6, 2019.

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About Kansas

Online Communication Directory
Search for a state employee's phone number or a state agency's address.
Kansas Geological Survey Photo Library
The KGS Photo Library is a collection of photos of different subjects from around the state. The photos may be used for any non-commercial purpose. If you use a photo, please credit the Kansas Geological Survey. To select photos you can click on one of the terms under the Subjects menu, type a term (or terms) in the Keywords search, or use one of the three maps to select by county, physiographic region, or highway.

Agriculture & Food Sources

Farming

Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Lodging Inspection Results
Searchable by establishment name, location, date, and in/out of compliance
Kansas Farm Facts
Facts and statistics about crops, livestock and economics.

Business, Finance & Economy

Accounting Firms
Searchable database of accounting firms certified to practice in Kansas.
Individual Accountants
Searchable database of all certificate holders, permit holders and those who have practiced by notification permits.
Office of the State Bank Commissioner
Rosters for companies licensed by the Division of Banking or the Division of Consumer & Mortgage Lending may be generated from the database.
Kansas Department of Commerce Property Search
This comprehensive database is continually updated to include the most current properties on the market. You can conduct your property search using a variety of variables, such as square footage, acreage, geographic location and other factors.
Business Entity Search Station
Search the various databases maintained by the Kansas Business Center: Business Entity Database, Name Availability Database, Charitable Organizations Database, and the Trademark/Service-Mark Database.

Crime, Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

Criminal Record Check
An online criminal record database on the Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services for use by Adult Care Homes, Home Health Agencies and Staffing Agencies. Hospitals with long term care units and/or swing beds who employ certified aides can also request criminal record checks.
KASPER Offender Population
After reading/confirming a disclaimer on this Department of Corrections site, databases of offenders, parole absconders, and community corrections absconders can be searched by name and/or KDOC number.
Inmate Search - Johnson County
Search for an inmate currently in custody in Johnson County by entering their first and last name, then click the 'Search' button.
Current Jail Inmate Search - Sedgwick County
This database contains public record information on persons currently in the custody of the Sedgwick County Sheriff.
Inmate Search - Shawnee County
Search for an inmate currently in custody at the Shawnee County Department of Corrections.**Updated Hourly**
Kansas Criminal History Record Check
The general public as well as a variety of users with specific rights and entitlements may use this KBI database. These record checks are fee-based; the fee and extent of information released depends on your status and the reason for which you are requesting records.
Public Offender Registry
Information publicly available about registered sex,violent and drug offenders. Searchable by name, geographical area, phone number, or online identity (email/social media).
Kansas Supreme Court & Court of Appeals Opinions
Published opinions since October 1996 and unpublished opinions since September 2015 are indexed by case name, docket number, and date of release. The entire database has both simple and advanced searches.

Earth & the Environment

Water Information Management and Analysis System (WIMAS)
WIMAS lets users query, analyze, and map Kansas water right data from the Kansas Department of Agriculture's, Division of Water Resources Water Rights Information System.
Water Well Completion Records
Searchable database includes maps and statistics on water wells in Kansas.
Certified Operators Database
Waste Water and Drinking Water Certified Operators database can be searched by name, location, class. Leaving all fields blank will pull up the entire list.

Education

Building Report Card
Results of a state assessment administered in spring 2015. Database is searchable by school district, building name, and/or address.
City, County, State, and School Reports
This databank provides access to hundreds of reports showing how Kansas tax dollars are spent.
Kansas State Department of Education Data Reports
Includes documents, public reports, authenticated applications and other resources. Topics covered are performance and demographic data, GIS reports, K-12 reports, nutrition and wellness, etc.

Government Agencies & Elected Officials

Kansas Ethics Commission Opinions
The Commission’s advisory opinions serve to interpret the laws under the Commission’s jurisdiction. Pursuant to K.S.A. 46-254 and K.S.A. 25-4159, any person who acts in accordance with the provisions of such an opinion shall be presumed to have complied with the provisions of the applicable conflict of interests, lobbying, or campaign finance laws. Searchable by opinion number, keyword, or category.
Campaign Contributor Data
Searchable up-to-date information for all Statewide candidates and candidates for the State Board of Education as well as data for Senate and House candidates. Data is also available from past elections since January 1, 1993 for Statewide, Senate and House races. For the State Board of Education, data is available since January 1, 1998.
Attorney General Opinions
Fulltext of Kansas Attorney General opinions 1974-1 (January 2, 1974) through 1979-314 (December 28, 1979) and
1980-91 (April 9, 1980) through 2016-21 (December 5, 2016). Searchable by opinion number, date, requester, attorney general or author, topic, synopsis, or full text of the opinion. Results may also be filtered by Attorney General.
Office of the State Bank Commissioner
Rosters for companies licensed by the Division of Banking or the Division of Consumer & Mortgage Lending may be generated from the database.
Department of Children and Families Service Center Locator
Searchable by zip code, county, or city. A clickable map of counties may also be used to access information.
Kansas Insurance Agent/Agency/Company Database
Information on companies, agents, or historic companies and financial information about companies selling insurance products in Kansas.

Government Finances & Contracts

KanView
Searchable database making state government financial data and information more accessible to Kansas citizens. Includes expenditures, revenue, bond indebtedness, and any other relevant information specified by the Secretary of Administration with consultation and advice from the Public Finance Transparency Board.
STAR (State Thanks and Recognition)
Program offers State of Kansas employees an opportunity to take advantage of product and service discounts offered by various vendors throughout the state. Searchable by industry, county, or city.
Kansas State Government Employee Compensation
Searchable database includes salary and supplemental pay information for more than 25,000 Kansas state employees. (NOTE: This is a joint project between the Kansas City Business Journal and the Wichita Business Journal; it is not directly from the Department of Administration. Agencies were asked to provide each employee's regular wages and any amounts paid as overtime or supplemental pay.)
City, County, State, and School Reports
This databank provides access to hundreds of reports showing how Kansas tax dollars are spent.
KansasOpenGov.org
This state government payroll database is a free service of the Kansas Policy Institute.

Health, Medicine & Safety

Kansas Board of Healing Arts Licensee and Registrant Database
Searchable resource for patients, families, and other interested parties seeking information about the education, training and professional backgrounds of licensed professionals. The website is updated daily.
Behavioral Sciences Resources Board License Verification
Search the database by name, license number and/or license type for licensed psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, masters level psychologists, and marriage & family therapists, as well as registered alcohol and drug abuse counselors.
Behavioral Sciences Resources Board Disciplinary Actions
Actions taken by the Behavioral Sciences Resources Board from 1997 to the present.
Directory of Adult Care Homes
This Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services database of Adult Care Homes can be searched by using the search box or browsed by clicking on a column heading.

History, People & Culture

Civil War Veterans in Kansas
The database currently contains over 28,000 names of Union veterans of the Civil War who lived in Kansas after 1865. The names are from rosters or reunion proceedings at the Kansas State Historical Society Library. Searchable by name, county of residence and/or state from which served.
Death Notices of Members of Fraternal Orders
Database includes over 50,000 individuals for whom a notice of death was published in the proceedings of a fraternal order. Fraternal orders included and dates of coverage are: Ancient Order of United Workmen, 1879-1908; Knights of Pythias, 1877-1918; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1873-1970; Rebekah Assembly of the IOOF, 1891-1953
Kansas Memory
The Kansas State Historical Society's historical collections shared via the Internet include letters, diaries, photographs, government records from the State Archives, maps, museum artifacts, and historic structures in Kansas. These may be searched by keyword, title or author; a subject breakdown is also provided.
Kansas Physicians and Midwives, 1881-1900
A compilation of the names of Kansas medical practitioners from two sources, the Kansas Board of Health reports for 1887-1900 and Dickman's Medical Directory published in 1881. Searchable by surname and/or county.
Register of Historic Kansas Places
Database of the state's historically significant properties. Properties listed in the National Register are automatically listed, but not all properties in the State Register are included in the National. The same criteria are used but the state register allows more flexibility. The database may be searched by property/district name, city, county, architect and/or category.
World War II Kansas Veterans
database contains more than 227,000 entries of male and female Kansas veterans of the armed forces who served between September 16, 1940 and June 30, 1946. This comprehensive data comes directly from Adjutant General Selective Service Board lists. Searchable by name of the veteran, the county from which s/he served, branch of service, whether enlisted or inducted (drafted), and/or the service/serial number.
Legislative Historical Data
Includes Regular and/or Special Sessions since 1997.

Jobs & Unemployment

Civil Service Jobs
Search or browse current Kansas civil service job postings by agency, county, or sort by specific column.
KansasOpenGov.org
This state government payroll database is a free service of the Kansas Policy Institute.

Laws, Legislative Materials, and Legal Issues

Current Kansas Legislators
May be searched by first name, last name, chamber, or party affiliation. Also listed alphabetically.
Full-text of Bills
Browse the list by bill number or search current legislature by bill number or keyword by using the "Find a Bill" tab on the left side of the page.
Bills and Resolutions from the 2019-2020 Session
Also includes links to Resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions, and Executive Reorganization Orders.
Legislative Historical Data
Includes Regular and/or Special Sessions since 1997.
Archived Supplemental Notes
Archived 1998-2010.
Kansas House Journals
View house journals by year, month, and day, or search for a journal by keyword or bill number.
Kansas Senate Journals
View journals by year, month, and day, or search for a journal by keyword or bill number.
Archived House and Senate Journals
Organized by year and chamber, from 1997 through 2010.
Kansas Register
The official state newspaper provides a wide range of information such as proposed and adopted administrative regulations, new state laws, bond sales and redemptions, notice of open meetings, state contracts offered for bid, attorney general opinions, and many other public notices. Searchable by year and issue number back to 1994.
Archived Session Laws
Searchable by year (1996-2010), chapter number, or keyword.
Kansas Statutes
Search by number, keyword, or chapter.

Licensing

Active Brands Database
This database contains all active liquor licensees that have been licensed by the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division through Feb 18, 2019, 4:37 a.m.
Each license expires at midnight for the date listed in the "License Effective To" column.
When reviewing the search results from the On-Premise All Smoking Ban Exempt Clubs, please note that there may be
Active Liquor Licensees
Currently active liquor licensees that have been licensed by the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, Kansas Department of Revenue. Search by license type, class, county, city and/or business.
Kansas Driver's License Status
You must enter the driver's license number, first name, last name, and date of birth to search this database

Military & Veterans

Kansas Veterans Services Directory
A database of service providers in Kansas, searchable by county or type of services needed.

Recreation, Travel & Tourism

Travel Kansas Calendar of Events
This Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism database can be searched by day, week, month, city and/or category.
KanDrive Portal
This site offers several options for searching current road construction, weather conditions, construction areas and travel speeds as well as webcams throughout the state.

Statistics, Data & Mapping/GIS

Kansas Farm Facts
Facts and statistics about crops, livestock and economics.
Kansas State Department of Education Data Reports
Includes documents, public reports, authenticated applications and other resources. Topics covered are performance and demographic data, GIS reports, K-12 reports, nutrition and wellness, etc.

Voting & Elections

Kansas Voter Registrants
Searchable by first and last name, date of birth, and county.
Locate Your Polling Place
Searchable by house number, zip code, and street name.

Empty Subjects - Can you help?

As of March 2017, we were unable to locate publicly searchable databases produced by a Kansas State Agency in these areas:

Community & Social Services
Science & Technology
Transportation

If you know of Kansas produced databases in these or other subjects shown here, please use the "email me" link in the Documents Specialist box above to drop us a line.

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