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KS Stat § 74-50,104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,104 Administration of act; powers and duties of secretary of commerce; rules and regulations, standards and priorities for projects; limit on project costs; notice of project approval.

74-50,104. Administration of act; powers and duties of secretary of commerce; rules and regulations, standards and priorities for projects; limit on project costs; notice of project approval. (a) The secretary shall administer the provisions of this act and the IMPACT program established thereunder. The secretary shall encourage Kansas basic enterprises with similar training needs to cooperate in establishing SKILL projects. The secretary shall coordinate the SKILL program with other job training programs administered by the department of commerce. The secretary shall provide opportunities for coordination and cooperation of SKILL projects with other job training activities in Kansas. Subject to the limitation in K.S.A. 74-50,103, and amendments thereto, the secretary shall be authorized to make direct investments in educational and related workforce development institutions, for the purpose of promoting improvements in workforce development, human capital, training expertise, infrastructure and job retention.(b) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as follows: (1) Prescribing review standards and priorities for approval of proposed agreements under this act, including appropriate incentives for cooperation among projects, in order to maximize the number of new jobs created or retained with respect to individual Kansas basic enterprises, which will remain in Kansas, and (2) prescribing limits on program costs and on project and program size in relation to the number of new jobs created and wages of new or retained jobs. No agreement shall be approved which provides for program costs of a project under the agreement of more than 95% of the amount equal to the estimated rate of withholding tax applied to the estimated amount of gross wages of all the new or retained jobs under the project over a ten-year period, except that this provision shall not apply to any project funded from the job creation program fund.(c) Notice of the approval of a project or program and an annual report of the number of jobs created or retained under the IMPACT act shall be provided to the chairpersons of the senate committee on commerce and the committee on economic development of the house of representatives.(d) The secretary may adopt such other rules and regulations as may be required for the implementation and administration of this act.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 206, § 3; L. 2000, ch. 157, § 3; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 44; L. 2004, ch. 112, § 67; L. 2005, ch. 134, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 116, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,105 Project agreements between educational institutions and employers; provisions, approval; expenditures for major project investments; lien for required employer payments; deferral of program costs, limit.

74-50,105. Project agreements between educational institutions and employers; provisions, approval; expenditures for major project investments; lien for required employer payments; deferral of program costs, limit. (a) Subject to the approval of the secretary of commerce, an educational institution may enter into an agreement to establish a project and provide program services to an employer. As soon as possible after initial contact between an educational institution and an employer regarding the possibility of entering into an agreement, the educational institution shall inform the secretary of commerce about the potential project. The secretary is also authorized to enter directly into agreements with employers for benefits under this act. If an agreement is entered into, the secretary, the educational institution or the employer shall notify the secretary of revenue within 15 calendar days.(b) Among other provisions, an agreement shall include:(1) Provisions regarding payment of program costs, including deferred costs, which may be paid from one or a combination of the following sources:(A) The IMPACT program services fund;(B) tuition, student fees, or special charges fixed by the educational institution to defray program costs in whole or in part; and(C) grants or donations available from federal agencies or other public or private sources;(2) a provision requiring each Kansas basic enterprise under the agreement to submit information to the secretary of commerce regarding the numbers of new or retained jobs and the wages and withholding taxes paid therefor;(3) a provision which fixes any tuition and fee payments which shall be paid for program costs; and(4) a provision which fixes an amount that shall be paid by an employer if an agreement is terminated or any provision of the agreement is breached by the employer prior to satisfaction of all of the employer's obligations under the agreement and which prescribes that any such payment shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the IMPACT program services fund.(c) Any payment required to be made by an employer shall be a lien upon the employer's business property until paid and has equal precedence with ordinary taxes and shall not be divested by a judicial sale. Property subject to the lien may be sold for sums due and delinquent at a tax sale, with the same forfeitures, penalties and consequences as for the nonpayment of ordinary taxes. The purchasers at tax sale obtain the property subject to the remaining payments.(d) The payment of program costs incurred under any agreement shall not be deferred for a period longer than 10 years from the date of the commencement of the project.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 206, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 45; L. 2005, ch. 134, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,106 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,106 Review and approval of proposed agreements by secretary of commerce; eligibility.

74-50,106. Review and approval of proposed agreements by secretary of commerce; eligibility. (a) The secretary of commerce shall review applications for proposed agreements submitted by employers in accordance with the standards and guidelines prescribed by this act and by rules and regulations adopted under K.S.A. 74-50,104, and amendments thereto. Each application for approval of a proposed agreement shall be accompanied by information about the number and wages of the new or retained jobs created by the employer, documentation of existing training activities of the employer and such other information as may be required by the secretary of commerce.(b) The secretary of commerce may pool the funding requirements of projects which are the subject of proposed agreements to determine the funding requirements of the IMPACT projects under consideration to facilitate the issuance of bonds by the Kansas development finance authority.(c) The secretary of commerce is hereby authorized to expend funds raised pursuant to this act on major project investments. The secretary shall adopt guidelines consistent with this act concerning firm eligibility for major project investments and shall otherwise administer the major project investment portion of the IMPACT act.(d) In order for an employer to be eligible for a major project investment, the employer must:(1) Annually make an investment in training and education of the employer's employees that exceeds 2% of the employer's total annual payroll costs; or(2) agree that a portion of any funds available under the agreement be spent directly on employee education and training.(e) An employer not creating new jobs shall be eligible to participate in the IMPACT program if the employer meets the following criteria: (1) Maintains a minimum of 250 retained jobs if located in a metropolitan statistical area or a minimum of 100 retained jobs if located in a nonmetropolitan statistical area; and (2) the secretary of commerce finds that the program or project will be a major factor in the Kansas basic enterprise remaining in Kansas, except that this subsection shall not apply to any project funded from the job creation program fund.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 5; L. 1996, ch. 206, § 5; L. 2000, ch. 157, § 4; L. 2002, ch. 97, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 46; L. 2005, ch. 134, § 9; L. 2011, ch. 116, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,107 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,107 Debt service and direct funding rates for IMPACT program, limitation; crediting amounts to IMPACT program funds; duties of secretary of revenue; job creation program fund, crediting amounts from various sources.

74-50,107. Debt service and direct funding rates for IMPACT program, limitation; crediting amounts to IMPACT program funds; duties of secretary of revenue; job creation program fund, crediting amounts from various sources. (a) Commencing on July 1, 2020, and on the first day of each month thereafter during fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023, the secretary of revenue shall apply a rate of 2% to that portion of moneys withheld from the wages of individuals and collected under the Kansas withholding and declaration of estimated tax act, K.S.A. 79-3294 et seq., and amendments thereto. The amount so determined shall be credited on a monthly basis as follows: (1) An amount necessary to meet obligations of the debt services for the IMPACT program repayment fund; and (2) an amount to the IMPACT program services fund as needed for program administration; and (3) any remaining amounts to the job creation program fund created pursuant to K.S.A. 74-50,224, and amendments thereto. During fiscal year 2021, fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023, the aggregate amount that is credited to the job creation program fund pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed $3,500,000 for each such fiscal year.(b) Commencing on July 1, 2023, and on an annual basis thereafter, the secretary of revenue shall estimate the amount equal to the amount of net savings realized from the elimination, modification or limitation of any credit, deduction or program pursuant to the provisions of this act as compared to the expense deduction provided for in K.S.A. 79-32,143a, and amendments thereto. Whereupon such amount of savings in accordance with appropriation acts shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount to the credit of the job creation program fund created pursuant to K.S.A. 74-50,224, and amendments thereto. In addition, such other amount or amounts of money may be transferred from the state general fund or any other fund or funds in the state treasury to the job creation program fund in accordance with appropriation acts.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 206, § 6; L. 2002, ch. 97, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 47; L. 2004, ch. 112, § 68; L. 2005, ch. 134, § 10; L. 2006, ch. 164, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 107, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 116, § 7; L. 2012, ch. 175, § 155; L. 2013, ch. 136, § 266; L. 2015, ch. 1, § 57; L. 2015, ch. 104, § 237; L. 2016, ch. 12, § 108; L. 2017, ch. 104, § 233; L. 2019, ch. 68, § 169; L. 2020, ch. 5, § 161; L. 2021, ch. 98, § 176; May 17.
KS Stat § 74-50,108 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,108 IMPACT program services fund; administration; amounts credited to fund; authorized expenditures; transfers to state general fund, when.

74-50,108. IMPACT program services fund; administration; amounts credited to fund; authorized expenditures; transfers to state general fund, when. There is hereby created in the state treasury the IMPACT program services fund. The secretary shall administer the IMPACT program services fund. All moneys credited to the IMPACT program services fund shall be for all or part of the program costs of projects or major project investments approved by the secretary under this act, except that moneys in the IMPACT program services fund which are not required to pay program costs or major projects investments may be transferred to the state general fund in accordance with provisions of appropriation acts. All expenditures from the IMPACT program services fund shall be for the purposes of paying program costs and shall be made in accordance with appropriations acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary or the secretary's designee. The secretary shall remit all moneys received under this act, including the proceeds of bonds issued by the Kansas development finance authority for the purposes of this act to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the IMPACT program services fund.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 7; L. 1996, ch. 206, § 7; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 327; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 48; L. 2004, ch. 112, § 69; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,109 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,109 IMPACT program repayment fund; administration; authorized expenditures; reserve accounts; transfers to IMPACT program services fund, when.

74-50,109. IMPACT program repayment fund; administration; authorized expenditures; reserve accounts; transfers to IMPACT program services fund, when. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the IMPACT program repayment fund. The secretary of commerce shall administer the IMPACT program repayment fund. Except as provided in subsection (c), all moneys credited to the IMPACT program repayment fund shall be to make payments to the Kansas development finance authority for payment of costs relating to the retirement of bonds issued to finance projects approved by the secretary of commerce under this act, including but not limited to the principal of and interest on such bonds and the expenses of issuance. All expenditures from the IMPACT program repayment fund shall be made in accordance with appropriations acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee.(b) Upon request of the secretary of commerce, the director of accounts and reports shall establish one or more reserve accounts in the IMPACT program repayment fund to secure one or more issues of bonds issued by the Kansas development finance authority for the purposes of this act.(c) On June 30 of each year, any unencumbered balance in the IMPACT program repayment fund which is not required for payment of such expenses during the ensuing fiscal year, including any such expenses associated with proposed  investment agreements and bond issues under consideration for such fiscal year, and which is not credited to any reserve account in the fund, as certified by the secretary of commerce to the director of accounts and reports, shall be transferred by the director of accounts and reports from the IMPACT program repayment fund to the IMPACT program services fund or the job creation program fund.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 8; L. 1996, ch. 206, § 8; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 49; L. 2011, ch. 116, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,110 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,110 Approval of IMPACT program activities for purposes of financing with bonds issued by Kansas development finance authority; sunset of authority to issue bonds.

74-50,110. Approval of IMPACT program activities for purposes of financing with bonds issued by Kansas development finance authority; sunset of authority to issue bonds. Except as otherwise provided, the activities of the secretary of commerce in administering and performing the powers, duties and functions prescribed by the provisions of this act and providing moneys for IMPACT programs from the proceeds of bonds issued by the Kansas development finance authority are hereby approved for the purposes of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 74-8905, and amendments thereto and the authorization of the issuance of such bonds by the Kansas development finance authority in accordance with that statute. The provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-8905, and amendments thereto, shall not prohibit the issuance of bonds for such purposes when so authorized and any such issuance of bonds is exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-8905, and amendments thereto. No bonds shall be issued for IMPACT projects after December 31, 2011.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 9; L. 1996, ch. 206, § 9; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 50; L. 2011, ch. 116, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,111 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,111 Annual report of IMPACT program activities.

74-50,111. Annual report of IMPACT program activities. The secretary of commerce shall annually report on activities under the IMPACT act, pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5049, and amendments thereto. Each report shall contain information regarding the number and characteristics of the new jobs created or jobs retained in Kansas for which SKILL projects or major project investments have been financed under this act, including a report on any such new or retained jobs which do not continue to exist and the circumstances and effect of any such discontinuances.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 10; L. 1996, ch. 205, § 2; L. 2000, ch. 157, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 51; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,112 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,112 Same; prohibiting use of classes or training under SKILL program as basis for financial payments to educational institutions.

74-50,112. Same; prohibiting use of classes or training under SKILL program as basis for financial payments to educational institutions. No out-district state aid entitlement, no credit hour state aid entitlement and no general or other state aid of any kind provided by the state to an educational institution, including appropriations based in whole or in part upon enrollment, shall be based on any course, subject or class of instruction or training which is the subject of an agreement or a project under this act. No such course, subject or class of instruction or training or the persons participating therein shall be counted in determining the number of credit hours of out-district students for purposes of determining the amount of out-district tuition to be charged by an educational institution.History: L. 1991, ch. 284, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,113 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,113 Kansas enterprise zone act.

74-50,113. Kansas enterprise zone act. The provisions of K.S.A. 74-50,113 through 74-50,119 and K.S.A. 79-32,160a through 79-32,160c and amendments thereto shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas enterprise zone act.History: L. 1992, ch. 202, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,116 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,116 Nonmetropolitan regional business program; criteria.

74-50,116. Nonmetropolitan regional business program; criteria. (a) The secretary shall establish a nonmetropolitan regional business program. The secretary shall establish criteria for the establishment of nonmetropolitan regions under such program and, in addition to other criteria established by the secretary, such criteria shall include the following:(1) A nonmetropolitan region, at a minimum, shall be comprised of a county;(2) any city with a population of 2,000, or more, within a county proposing to establish a nonmetropolitan region must consent to participation in such nonmetropolitan region by entering into a written agreement with such county; and(3) no city or cities of a county nor any portion of a county may be a part of a nonmetropolitan region if the whole county does not agree to the inclusion of such county in the region.(b) The governing body of a city and the board of county commissioners of any county making application to the secretary for the designation of a nonmetropolitan region under this section shall submit, in addition to the application, a resolution requesting such area be approved as a nonmetropolitan region.(c) To qualify for the establishment of a nonmetropolitan region under this section, a county or counties shall:(1) File with the secretary a statement that a regional economic development organization has been established which has a membership located throughout the region served by the organization with representation of the manufacturing businesses, nonmanufacturing businesses and retail businesses participating under the program;(2) adopt a regional strategic plan and have such plan filed with and reviewed by the secretary; and(3) demonstrate a commitment to offering incentives which are regional in nature or which exact local support, such as public transportation, technical assistance, revitalization funding, infrastructure improvement funding and property tax abatements.History: L. 1992, ch. 202, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,117 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,117 Quarterly list of designated nonmetropolitan regions to revenue.

74-50,117. Quarterly list of designated nonmetropolitan regions to revenue. The secretary shall provide to the Kansas department of revenue, at least quarterly, a current list of the regions designated as nonmetropolitan regions under K.S.A. 74-50,116 and amendments thereto.History: L. 1992, ch. 202, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,118 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,118 Nonmetropolitan regions; annual report.

74-50,118. Nonmetropolitan regions; annual report. (a) Each designated nonmetropolitan region approved by the secretary shall submit an annual report to the secretary, in such form as the secretary may require, on or before February 15 of each year. Each report shall include:(1) A list of local incentives for economic development available in such region during the prior year;(2) the usage of the local incentives which the governing body committed to provide in such region; and(3) such other information as required by the secretary.(b) The secretary shall submit an annual report, pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5049, and amendments thereto, each year detailing the information provided pursuant to subsection (a).(c) The secretary of revenue shall submit an annual report to the governor and the legislature by April 1 of each year detailing by county the state fiscal note on the income tax credits claimed and used, including the amount of carry-forward credits, and sales tax exemptions allowed pursuant to this act.History: L. 1992, ch. 202, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 205, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-50,119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 50 - Department Of Commerce|74-50,119 Same; rules and regulations.

74-50,119. Same; rules and regulations. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing and administering the provisions of K.S.A. 74-50,116 through 74-50,118 and amendments thereto, including the procedure required for the approval of applications designating a nonmetropolitan region.History: L. 1992, ch. 202, § 7; July 1.