Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Michael R. O'Neal State Representative, 104th District Box 2977 Hutchinson, Kansas 67504

Dear Representative O'Neal:

You request an opinion concerning section 12 of chapter 292 of the session laws of 1993 (the omnibus appropriation act). That section allocates $375,000 for fiscal year 1994 to the judicial branch for the payment of the costs and expenses associated with post-conviction non-prison sanctions for felony offenders pursuant to section 300 of chapter 239 of the laws of 1992 (the sentencing guidelines act) which states that "all costs and expenses associated with…