Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Lana Gordon State Representative, 52nd District 5820 S.W. 27th Street Topeka, Kansas 66614

Dear Representative Gordon:

You request our opinion on whether Sheltered Living, Inc. is an entity subject to the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), K.S.A. 45-215 et seq.

Both of these Acts can apply to not-for-profit corporations under certain circumstances. The outcome is entirely dependent upon the facts surrounding the specific corporation's creation, powers, and funding. Thus, we must first examine the nature of this…