For Kansas professionals who wish to renew their behavioral science license online, the Kansas.gov Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB) License Renewal application is convenient and efficient. It allows payment outside business hours, immediate confirmation of the renewal, and convenient payment options. Unlike the tedious process of mailing a check and waiting for confirmation in the mail or driving to the BSRB Office, licensees can save time and effort by using the License Renewal application. Additionally, this service provides greater efficiencies to BSRB by collecting funds, reducing data entry, and speeding the renewal process.
Kansas professionals can visit Kansas BSRB to renew!

Materials needed for online renewal:

Wallet card
Credit card
The board licenses and regulates the following six licensed professions: Psychologists, Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Master Level Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, and Behavior Analysts.

Kansas residents can visit Kansas WebFile to file their 2016 Kansas Individual Income Tax Returns online. Filing individual income taxes online removes the onerous process of filling out paper forms, and it is the fastest way for taxpayers to receive refunds, according to the Kansas Department of Revenue. Last year, the Department of Revenue received over 1.4 million individual income tax returns electronically.

Online filing through WebFile is easy to use, secure, fast, and allows taxpayer refunds to be directly deposited into their bank account. Paper-filed returns do not qualify for direct deposit funds.

Required for online filing:

1. Information from “Original” 2015 return or Access Code,
2. All 2016 W-2 statements,
3. Required filers will need a completed 2016 Federal Income Tax Return.

Taxpayers who file online and request a direct deposit can expect to receive their refund quicker than filing with traditional paper forms. The Kansas Department of Revenue’s web refund status system, is an easy way to track the progress of refunds.

The 2016 Individual Income Tax Return deadline is April 18, 2017. Save time and file online today at: https://www.kansas.gov/webfile.

The Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN), in partnership with the Information Network of Kansas (INK) and the Kansas Information Consortium, LLC (KIC), is proud to announce the launch of “Kansas Nursing,” the Kansas Nursing License Verification skill for your Amazon device.

Kansas Nursing is a first-in-class solution that allows users to quickly and easily look up a license, verify the status of an existing license, or find answers to frequently asked questions. The skill was officially debuted at the KSBN Annual Program Administrators meeting, Sept. 10, 2018.

“KSBN are very excited to announce the launch of our Kansas Nursing Alexa skill. We are the first state nursing board in the nation to offer access to our License Verification database and agency FAQs via virtual assistant. We are committed to remaining at the forefront of technology, in order to bring the most relevant and informative offerings to those we serve.”

Carol Moreland, MSN, RN
Executive Administrator, KSBN

By interacting with Alexa, Amazon’s interactive virtual assistant powered by artificial intelligence, users can access KSBN’s License Verification database and agency FAQs via their Amazon Dot, Echo, or Show device. Here are some of the ways you can use the skill:

Find your nursing license number
Ask when your nursing license expires
Learn about CEU requirements to renew
Look up the status of an existing license

Kansas Nursing is now available in the Amazon app store. For more information, including infographics on how to interact with the skill, visit ksbn.kansas.gov/alexa.

The school district USD 454 – Burlingame, Kansas, is pleased to announce the launch of KanPay Counter, a solution provided by Kansas.gov that conveniently processes credit card payments online.

The school district USD 454 – Burlingame, in collaboration with Kansas.gov, is now providing KanPay Counter payment processing for school fees. Visit the school website at http://www.usd454.net to pay online today.

KanPay Counter is designed specifically for state and municipal governments to process credit card and electronic check payments. The partnership between Kansas.gov and the state operates under a self-funded model where no tax dollars were used to develop and maintain the payment service.

New enhancements to “Agent Kay,” a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, have secured bragging rights for the state of Kansas. On June 28, Kansas Information Consortium, LLC (KIC), the company responsible for the development of this program, announced the integration of Agent Kay into the official Facebook page for the state of Kansas. This integration marks the first instance of a state government chatbot with the Facebook Messenger platform.
Launched on June 21, 2018, Agent Kay is the official chatbot of the State of Kansas. Chatbots are computer programs that mimic human conversation by using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Incorporating chatbots into government technology provides exciting new avenues for modernizing the delivery of digital services to the citizens of Kansas.

Agent Kay guides citizens through a series of questions, aimed at quickly and easily providing the information they need. Users of both the Facebook Messenger app and Facebook users who like and follow Kansas.gov – Kansas Government Online [@ksgovernment], can message Agent Kay with conversational questions or can click on one of the many topics that auto-populate when Agent Kay is accessed. These topics include information on taxes, hunting and fishing, unemployment, or state trivia.

KIC General Manager, Nolan Jones states: “As the most popular social media platform in the world, integrating with Facebook and Facebook Messenger dramatically broadens our ability to assist the citizens of Kansas. Agent Kay demonstrates how Kansas is taking the lead by using cutting-edge technologies to assist citizens, businesses, and agencies throughout Kansas.”

Agent Kay is currently programmed to answer over 200 questions, with new responses being added almost daily. The underlying technology features an analytics component that constantly evolves and improves Agent Kay’s ability to respond to user questions. In the event that a user’s inquiry is beyond the scope of Agent Kay’s programming, a live agent will step in to finish the interaction.

The development and maintenance of Agent Kay is performed by KIC as a service of the Information Network of Kansas, Inc. (INK). Under INK’s and KIC’s public-private partnership, eGovernment services are delivered through a self-funded model, which does not utilize taxpayer funds.

Have questions about filing your state income taxes? Looking for information on Kansas government officials? Want to do a search for unclaimed property? Let Agent Kay lead the way!
Launched in June 2018, Agent Kay is the official chatbot of the State of Kansas. Chatbots are computer programs that mimic human conversation by using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Incorporating chatbots into government technology provides exciting new avenues for modernizing the delivery of digital services to the citizens of Kansas.

Agent Kay guides visitors of the Kansas.gov Help Center through a series of questions, aimed at quickly and easily providing the information they need. Citizens who interact with Agent Kay can either ask conversational questions or can click on one of the many topics that auto-populate when Agent Kay is accessed. These topics include information on taxes, hunting and fishing, unemployment, or state trivia.

Kansas Information Consortium, LLC (KIC), the company responsible for the development of this program, created Agent Kay to meet the needs of increasingly tech savvy consumers. KIC General Manager, Nolan Jones, states: “KIC is pleased to provide this innovative technology to enhance our customer service. Agent Kay is an important step in leveraging new, private-sector technologies that can enhance the services we provide to citizens, businesses, and agencies throughout Kansas.”

Agent Kay is currently programmed to answer over 150 questions, with new responses being added almost daily. The underlying technology features an analytics component that constantly evolves and improves Agent Kay’s ability to respond to user questions. In the event that a user’s inquiry is beyond the scope of Agent Kay’s programming, the user is transferred to one of Kansas.gov’s knowledgeable Help Center Technicians.

The development and maintenance of Agent Kay is performed by KIC as a service of the Information Network of Kansas, Inc. (INK). Under INK’s and KIC’s public-private partnership, eGovernment services are delivered through a self-funded model, which does not utilize taxpayer funds.