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KS Stat § 76-771 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-771 Core indicators of quality performance; data management system; quality performance grants, eligibility and amount.

76-771. Core indicators of quality performance; data management system; quality performance grants, eligibility and amount. (a) The state board of regents shall identify and approve core indicators of quality performance for the state educational institutions and shall establish and implement a data management system that includes a process and format for collecting, aggregating and reporting common and institution-specific information documenting effectiveness of the institutions in meeting the role and mission thereof.(b) In each fiscal year, commencing with the 2003 fiscal year, each state educational institution is eligible to receive a quality performance grant from the state general fund. If the state board determines that the state educational institution has demonstrated effectiveness in complying with its role and mission statement and has met or exceeded the core indicators of quality performance for the state educational institutions identified and approved by the state board, the state educational institution shall receive a quality performance grant in an amount that shall be determined by the state board by computing 2% of the amount of the institution's appropriation from the state general fund for the preceding fiscal year. The computed amount is the amount of the quality performance grant the state educational institution shall receive for the fiscal year.History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 75; May 20.
KS Stat § 76-773 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-773 Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program; definitions.

76-773. Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program; definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Eligible educational institution" means any state educational institution, municipal university, community college, technical college or vocational education school under the governance or coordination of the state board of regents.(b) "Endowment association" means a not-for-profit endowment association or foundation that is organized and operated exclusively to receive, hold, invest and administer moneys and property as a permanent fund for the support and sole benefit of an eligible educational institution.(c) "Qualifying gift" means a monetary donation which (1) is a single monetary donation from a single donor or entity or is a joint monetary donation from or on behalf of two or more donors or entities that are directly related or associated or that otherwise are determined by the state board of regents to have common characteristics or similarities such that the joint monetary donation conforms with the purposes of the program, (2) is made in cash or the equivalent of cash, (3) has been received by the endowment association of an eligible educational institution from a single donor or entity for the purpose of endowing a professorship at the eligible educational institution in accordance with the program, and (4) is:(A) For community colleges, technical colleges and vocational education schools, an aggregate amount of at least $50,000;(B) for Fort Hays state university, Emporia state university and Pittsburg state university, an aggregate amount of at least $200,000;(C) for Washburn university, an aggregate amount of at least $300,000;(D) for Wichita state university, an aggregate amount of at least $350,000; and(E) for the university of Kansas, the university of Kansas medical center and Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, an aggregate amount of at least $500,000.(d) "Endowed professorship" means the position of a professor of the faculty of an eligible educational institution for which a qualifying gift is received by the endowment association of the eligible educational institution in accordance with the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program.(e) "Program" means the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program established by this act.(f) "State educational institution," "municipal university," "community college," "technical college," "vocational education school" and "state board of regents" have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 74-3201b, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2000, ch. 90, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 76-774 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-774 Same; purpose and administration; institutions matching funds; procedures; authorized expenditures.

76-774. Same; purpose and administration; institutions matching funds; procedures; authorized expenditures. (a) The Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program is hereby established to encourage gifts by private donors to enhance the ability of eligible educational institutions to attract and retain faculty of distinction. The program shall be administered by the state board of regents in accordance with this act. Under the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program, the state shall contribute income earnings equivalent awards in accordance with this act to supplement endowed professorships at eligible educational institutions for which qualifying gifts have been received by endowment associations.(b) Each eligible educational institution shall establish within the general budget of the eligible educational institution a faculty of distinction matching fund. The eligible educational institution shall establish an endowed professorship account in the faculty of distinction matching fund for each endowed professorship established under the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program. All expenditures from the faculty of distinction matching fund shall be for one or more endowed professorships to supplement salary and to provide additional operating support for assistants, travel, equipment or other expenses of the endowed professorships.(c) The chancellor, president, director or other chief executive officer of an eligible educational institution shall notify the state board of regents of the receipt of a qualifying gift under the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program. Upon receiving such notice, the state board of regents shall determine if the donation is a qualifying gift. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon determining that a qualifying gift has been received by the endowment association for an eligible educational institution, the state board of regents shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the amount and date of receipt of the qualifying gift under the program and the endowed professorship account established in the faculty of distinction matching fund therefor.History: L. 2000, ch. 90, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 141, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 76-776 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-776 Same; institution endowed professorship operating budget requirements; program assessment; reports.

76-776. Same; institution endowed professorship operating budget requirements; program assessment; reports. (a) The chancellor, president, director or other chief executive officer of an eligible educational institution for which a qualifying gift has been received by the endowment association shall provide from the eligible educational institution's operating budget a salary and full-time position for the endowed professorship. In the manner prescribed by policies adopted by the state board of regents, the chancellor, president, director or other chief executive officer of an eligible educational institution having an endowed professorship under this program shall report annually to the state board of regents a full accounting of the amounts and purposes of all expenditures of the moneys transferred to the faculty of distinction matching fund of the eligible educational institution under this act and the moneys realized from the interest earned on the qualifying gift held in trust by the endowment association for such endowed professorship during the preceding state fiscal year.(b) The state board of regents shall develop and conduct an ongoing assessment of the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program which shall be commenced on or before the first day of the first state fiscal year during which the total of all transfers from the state general fund for earnings equivalent awards for qualifying gifts pursuant to K.S.A. 76-775, and amendments thereto, is equal to or greater than $4,000,000. The assessment shall include evaluations of (1) the effectiveness of the program to increase private gifts and to attract and retain professors of distinction for eligible educational institutions, (2) the economic impact of the program on eligible educational institutions and the state, and (3) other appropriate factors specified by the state board of regents. After commencing the assessment of the program, the state board of regents shall annually present a report on the assessment to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session.History: L. 2000, ch. 90, § 4; L. 2008, ch. 141, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 76-777 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-777 University research and development enhancement act; citation of act.

76-777. University research and development enhancement act; citation of act. K.S.A. 76-777 through 76-788, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the university research and development enhancement act.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 1; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-778 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-778 Legislative findings.

76-778. Legislative findings. (a) The legislature of the state of Kansas hereby finds and declares that:(1) The performance of scientific research is essential to promote the economic development of the state; and(2) the needs of the citizens of the state of Kansas and of the state educational institutions under the control and supervision of the board of regents will be best served if the board of regents is granted specific authority to assist the state educational institutions in the provision of scientific research.(b) The exercise of the powers authorized by this act are deemed an essential governmental function in matters of public necessity for the entire state in the provision of scientific research.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 2; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-779 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-779 Definitions.

76-779. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the content:(a) "Board of regents" means the state board of regents of the state of Kansas established by K.S.A. 74-3202a, and amendments thereto.(b) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, lease certificates of participation or other evidences of indebtedness, whether or not the interest on which is subject to federal income taxation, issued by the Kansas development finance authority on behalf of the board of regents pursuant to this act to finance a scientific research and development facility.(c) "Scientific research and development facility" means any facility, including real and personal property, for which the primary purpose is to promote scientific research and development and which is under the control of a state educational institution.(d) "State" means the state of Kansas.(e) "State educational institution" means any Fort Hays state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, university of Kansas, university of Kansas medical center and Wichita state university.(f) "This act" means the university research and development enhancement act.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 3; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-780 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-780 General powers, duties and functions of state board of regents.

76-780. General powers, duties and functions of state board of regents. The board of regents shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act, including, without limitation, the following powers:(a) To make and execute contracts, guarantees or any other instruments and agreements necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under authority of this act including, without limitation, the power to make and execute contracts with respect to the operation and management of scientific research and development facilities;(b) to borrow money from the Kansas development finance authority to finance the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping scientific research and development facilities and to pledge any or all revenues derived from any scientific research and development facilities to the repayment of such borrowed money, including moneys credited to the sponsored research overhead funds and other special revenue funds of the state educational institutions having jurisdiction over such scientific research and development facilities;(c) to purchase, lease, trade, exchange or otherwise acquire, maintain, hold, improve, mortgage, sell, lease, and dispose of scientific research and development facilities and any interest therein and to maintain, hold, improve, mortgage, lease and otherwise transfer such scientific research and development facilities;(d) to contract for and to accept any gifts, grants and loans of funds, property, or any other aid in any form from the federal government, the state, any state agency, or any other source, or any combination thereof, and to comply with the provisions of the terms and conditions thereof;(e) to acquire space, equipment, services, supplies and insurance necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, except that scientific research and development facilities shall be included under insurance coverage acquired for state buildings and facilities;(f) do any and all things necessary or convenient to exercise the powers authorized by this act; and(g) to participate in joint ventures with individuals, corporations, governmental bodies or agencies, partnerships, associations, insurers or other entities to facilitate any activities or programs consistent with the public purpose and intent of this act.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 4; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-782 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-782 Research and development facility projects authorized.

76-782. Research and development facility projects authorized. (a) The board of regents is authorized to acquire, construct and equip scientific research and development facilities on state-owned property of the board of regents or any state educational institution for purposes of scientific research from any moneys of the board of regents available therefor, except that no such scientific research and development facilities shall be acquired, constructed or equipped and no moneys shall be expended therefor unless the board of regents has first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction regarding the proposed scientific research and development facilities and on each capital improvement project proposed therefor. The scientific research and development facilities shall become the property of the state upon completion and acceptance by the board of regents.(b) The board of regents is authorized to initiate and complete capital improvement projects to repair, remodel or renovate state buildings and facilities of the state educational institutions for use as scientific research and development facilities from any moneys of the board of regents, except that no such capital improvement project for such repair, remodeling or renovation shall be initiated unless the board of regents has first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction regarding the proposed scientific research and development facilities and each capital improvement project proposed therefor.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 6; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-784 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-784 Sales and use tax exemptions, purchases for research and development facility projects.

76-784. Sales and use tax exemptions, purchases for research and development facility projects. Purchases by the board of regents relating to scientific research and development facilities shall not be subject to sales tax under K.S.A. 79-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, or use tax under K.S.A. 79-3701 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 8; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-785 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-785 Construction of act.

76-785. Construction of act. This act shall be liberally construed. Except as otherwise expressly provided, nothing contained in this act is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which the board of regents or the Kansas development finance authority might otherwise have under other law of this state, and the provisions of this act are cumulative to such powers. The provisions of this act do and shall be construed to provide a complete, additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to any other laws. Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, specific or local, the provisions of this act shall be controlling.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 9; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-787 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-787 Contracts for certain research and development facilities, provisions for prevailing wages.

76-787. Contracts for certain research and development facilities, provisions for prevailing wages. (a) Each contract entered into by a state agency for any nonfederal aid, public works project for a scientific research and development facility under the university research and development enhancement act shall be based on bid or contract specifications prescribing and requiring that employees of any contractor or subcontractor shall be paid not less than the hourly wages, including fringe benefits, paid to corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the county where the project is to be performed. Such minimum wage shall be the wage paid to the majority of the laborers or mechanics, unless the same wages are not paid to a majority, in which case the minimum wage shall be the average wages paid, weighted by the total employed in the classification. In the alternative, the minimum wage shall be that determined under federal law which would be required to be paid on federally-funded projects at the location of the public works project.(b) Employees employed by contractors or subcontractors in the execution of any nonfederal aid, public works project contract subject to this section with any state agency shall be paid not less than the wages as determined pursuant to subsection (a).(c) As used in this section, "state agency" means the board of regents, the subsidiary corporation of the board of regents formed pursuant to K.S.A. 76-781, and amendments thereto, any firm performing construction management at-risk services under K.S.A. 76-786, and amendments thereto, or any state educational institution.(d) The provisions of this section shall apply only to contracts for the following projects under the university research and development enhancement act: (1) The project for the KUMC bio-medical research facility; and (2) the project for the WSU engineering complex expansion and research laboratory.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 11; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-788 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-788 Severability.

76-788. Severability. If any provision of this act or any application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 12; May 23.
KS Stat § 76-789 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property|Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation|76-789 National institute for aviation research capital improvement projects; authorized for state board of regents; approved for issuance of bonds by Kansas development finance authority, limitation; debt service.

76-789. National institute for aviation research capital improvement projects; authorized for state board of regents; approved for issuance of bonds by Kansas development finance authority, limitation; debt service. The state board of regents is hereby authorized to initiate and complete capital improvement projects for the acquisition and installation of laboratories and equipment for icing and wind tunnels, crash testing and advanced manufacturing, including associated construction, remodeling or renovation, and such capital improvement projects are hereby approved for the national institute for aviation research for the purposes of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 74-8905, and amendments thereto, and the authorization of the issuance of bonds by the Kansas development finance authority in accordance with that statute. In accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts, the board of regents is hereby authorized to make expenditures from the aviation research facility fund which is hereby established in the state treasury for the acquisition, construction, installation and equipment of the capital improvement projects authorized by this section. In accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts, the board of regents may make expenditures from the aviation research facility fund for the payment of debt service on any revenue bonds issued to finance such project. The aggregate amount of all such revenue bonds issued for such capital improvement project shall not exceed $13,000,000, plus all amounts required for costs of bond issuance, costs of interest on any bonds issued for such capital improvement project during the period of acquisition, installation and construction, remodeling or renovation for such project and any required reserve for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds. All moneys received from the issuance of any such bonds shall be deposited and accounted for as prescribed by applicable bond covenants. Debt service for any such bonds for such capital improvement project shall be financed by appropriations from the state general fund or any appropriate special revenue fund or funds, and shall be in addition to any other amounts authorized within this act.History: L. 2002, ch. 120, § 13; May 23.