K.S.A. § 32-1410 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-1410
32-1410 - Establishment of council on travel and tourism; composition, voting and nonvoting members; terms, vacancies; chairperson and vice chairperson; meetings; quorum; travel expenses, sources.
Status: in_force

32-1410. Establishment of council on travel and tourism; composition, voting and nonvoting members; terms, vacancies; chairperson and vice chairperson; meetings; quorum; travel expenses, sources. (a) (1) There is hereby established the council on travel and tourism. The council shall consist of 20 voting members as follows:

(A) The chairperson of the senate committee on commerce, or a member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate;

(B) the vice chairperson of the senate committee on commerce, or a member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate;

(C) the ranking minority member of the senate committee on commerce, or a member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(D) the chairperson of the house of representatives committee on commerce, labor and economic development, or its successor committee, or a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(E) the vice chairperson of the house of representatives committee on commerce, labor and economic development, or its successor committee, or a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(F) the ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee on commerce, labor and economic development, or its successor committee, or a member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; and

(G) fourteen members appointed by the governor. Of the 14 members appointed by the governor, six shall be appointed to represent the general public and eight shall be appointed to represent the organizations specified in this subparagraph, respectively. The appointment of a representative of an organization shall be made from a list of three nominations submitted by the organization as follows:

(i) The travel industry association of Kansas;

(ii) the Kansas restaurant and hospitality association, for two representatives, one whose nominees shall be individuals engaged in the lodging industry and the second whose nominees shall be individuals engaged in the restaurant industry;

(iii) the petroleum marketers and convenience store association of Kansas;

(iv) the Kansas sport hunting association;

(v) the national independent venue association, whose nominees shall be Kansas residents;

(vi) the Kansas museums association; and

(vii) the Kansas sampler foundation.

(2) In addition to the voting members of the council, four members of the council shall serve ex officio: The secretary of commerce, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of wildlife and parks and the executive director of the state historical society. Each ex officio member of the council may designate an officer or employee of the state agency of the ex officio member to serve on the council in place of the ex officio member. The ex officio members of the council, or their designees, shall be nonvoting members of the council and shall provide information and advice to the council.

(b) Legislator members shall be appointed for terms coinciding with the terms for which such members are elected. All members appointed by the governor shall be appointed for terms of three years. All members appointed to fill vacancies in the membership of the council and all members appointed to succeed members appointed to membership on the council shall be appointed in like manner as that provided for the original appointment of the member succeeded.

(c) On July 1 of each year, the council shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The council shall meet at least four times each year at the call of the chairperson of the council. Eleven voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum.

(d) Members of the council attending meetings of such council, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such council, shall be paid amounts for mileage as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223(c), and amendments thereto, or a lesser amount as determined by the secretary of commerce. Amounts paid under this subsection to ex officio members of the council, or their designees, shall be from appropriations to the state agencies, of which such members are officers or employees, upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chief administrative officers of such agencies. Amounts paid under this subsection to voting members of the council shall be from moneys available for the payment of such amounts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the council.