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KS Stat § 46-1129 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 11 - Legislative Post Audit|46-1129 Confidentiality of responses to audit surveys; authorized use of information.

46-1129. Confidentiality of responses to audit surveys; authorized use of information. (a) As used in this section:(1) "Audit" means any financial-compliance audit, performance audit or any other audit or audit work conducted by the division of post audit or by a firm under the legislative post audit act;(2) "survey" means any questionnaire or other survey instrument administered by the division of post audit or by a firm under the legislative post audit act for the purposes and in the course of an audit, regardless of form or characteristics; and(3) any other words and phrases used in this section shall have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 46-1112, and amendments thereto.(b) A response to any survey administered for the purposes and in the course of an audit approved by the legislative post audit committee shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of the open records act or under any other law except as required pursuant to the legislative post audit act. Nothing in this section shall limit the use of any information contained in responses to any survey by the division of post audit for the purposes of any audit or for any other purpose authorized or required under the legislative post audit act.History: L. 2005, ch. 68, § 1; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 46-1135 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 11 - Legislative Post Audit|46-1135 Information technology audits.

46-1135. Information technology audits. (a) The legislative division of post audit shall conduct information technology audits as directed by the legislative post audit committee. Audit work performed under this section may include:(1) Assessment of security practices of information technology systems maintained or administered by any state agency or any entity subject to audit under the provisions of K.S.A. 46-1114(c), and amendments thereto; and(2) continuous audits of ongoing information technology projects by any state agency or any entity subject to audit under the provisions of K.S.A. 46-1114(c), and amendments thereto, including systems development and implementation.(b) Written reports on the results of such auditing shall be furnished to:(1) The entity which is being audited;(2) the chief information technology officer of the branch of government that the entity being audited is part of;(3) (A) the governor, if the entity being audited is an executive branch entity;(B) the legislative coordinating council, if the entity being audited is a legislative entity; or(C) the chief justice of the Kansas supreme court, if the entity being audited is a judicial entity;(4) the legislative post audit committee;(5) the joint committee on information technology; and(6) such other persons or agencies as may be required by law or by the specifications of the audit or as otherwise directed by the legislative post audit committee.(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 46-1106(e), and amendments thereto, shall apply to any audit or audit work conducted pursuant to this section.(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the legislative post audit act.History: L. 2015, ch. 101, § 1; L. 2016, ch. 18, § 1; L. 2018, ch. 89, § 34; July 1, 2019.
KS Stat § 46-1136 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 11 - Legislative Post Audit|46-1136 Performance audit of the Kansas public employees retirement system.

46-1136. Performance audit of the Kansas public employees retirement system. (a) At least once every three years, the legislative post audit committee shall direct the division of post audit to conduct a performance audit of the Kansas public employees retirement system. In considering performance audit subjects, the legislative post audit committee shall consider recommendations and requests for performance audits relating to the system or the management thereof by the joint committee on pensions, investments and benefits or by any other committee or individual member of the legislature.(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the legislative post audit act.History: L. 2018, ch. 89, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 46-1201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1201 Legislative coordinating council; membership; officers; meetings; notice of meetings to members of legislature and certain legislative officials; copies of minutes.

46-1201. Legislative coordinating council; membership; officers; meetings; notice of meetings to members of legislature and certain legislative officials; copies of minutes. (a) There is hereby established the legislative coordinating council which shall have eight members. Such members shall be the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the vice president of the senate, the speaker pro tem of the house of representatives, the majority leader of the senate, the majority leader of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives.(b) In even-numbered years, the speaker of the house of representatives shall be chairperson of the legislative coordinating council, and the president of the senate shall be vice chairperson. In odd-numbered years, the president of the senate shall be chairperson of the legislative coordinating council, and the speaker shall be vice chairperson.(c) The legislative coordinating council shall meet at least once each month in the interim between legislative sessions. Such council shall meet on the call of the chairperson or any three members of the council. The director of legislative administrative services, director of legislative research, revisor of statutes and each member of the legislature shall be given notice of each meeting of the council by the chairperson, except in cases of emergency. Each such notice shall state the date, time and place of the meeting. The chairperson also shall cause minutes to be prepared for each meeting of the council, and a copy thereof shall be sent to each person who is required to receive notice of the council's meetings by this subsection. It shall not be necessary to transmit with such minutes any accompanying documents for any item of business, but the minutes shall indicate whether there are supportive documents for any item of business, the nature of such documents and where they are filed or stored.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 157, § 9; L. 1976, ch. 233, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 7, § 3; March 25.
KS Stat § 46-1202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1202 Legislative coordinating council; general powers and functions; rules; majority vote of five members required, exceptions.

46-1202. Legislative coordinating council; general powers and functions; rules; majority vote of five members required, exceptions. The legislative coordinating council shall have general authority over all legislative services and such authority shall be exercised by such council as it shall determine, except as otherwise provided by chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. The legislative coordinating council shall represent the legislature when the legislature is not in session. The legislative coordinating council may adopt and amend rules applicable to its affairs or to the meetings and activities of special committees, standing committees or advisory committees, except that such rules shall not apply to standing committees meeting while the legislature is in session. When the legislature is not in session, the legislative coordinating council shall govern the mechanics and procedure of all legislative committee work and activities, except that of the interstate cooperation commission, legislative post-audit committee, state finance council and the ways and means of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives when meeting under authority of K.S.A. 46-134a and amendments thereto. A majority vote of five members of the legislative coordinating council shall be required for any action of the council, except that action relating solely to one house of the legislature may be authorized by the unanimous vote of the members of the legislative coordinating council who are members of such house of the legislature.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 196, § 7; Feb. 19.
KS Stat § 46-1204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1204 Authority to contract for personal property or services; delegation; limitations; employment of attorneys.

46-1204. Authority to contract for personal property or services; delegation; limitations; employment of attorneys. The legislative coordinating council shall be authorized to contract for purchases of personal property or services, and in the discretion of such council, the same may be made as provided in K.S.A. 75-3739 and amendments thereto. Such council may delegate such authority to make or contract for such purchases or services, except professional services, to the director of legislative administrative services. No member or committee of the legislature, except the legislative coordinating council, shall be authorized to employ or contract for professional services to be paid from appropriations for legislative expense or from appropriations to the legislative coordinating council. The legislative coordinating council may employ by contract and direct one or more attorneys, who are approved by a vote of 3/4 of the members of the legislative coordinating council, to represent the legislature, either house thereof, the legislative coordinating council, any legislator, any officer or employee of the legislative branch or any combination of the foregoing, and any such attorney shall be paid from appropriations for legislative expense. No contract made under authority of this section shall require approval under any other statute. Commencing in the fiscal year that commenced in calendar year 1995 and at least once every six years thereafter, the legislative coordinating council shall employ by contract and direct an independent actuary, approved by a vote of 3/4 of the members of the legislative coordinating council, to conduct an actuarial audit and evaluation for the purposes enumerated by K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 74-4908a and amendments thereto. Such actuarial audit and evaluation shall be paid from appropriations for legislative expense or from appropriations to the legislative coordinating council.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 211, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 271, § 5; L. 1995, ch. 267, § 30; July 1.
KS Stat § 46-1205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1205 Legislative study committees; special, select and standing committees; advisory committees; minority party representation on committees.

46-1205. Legislative study committees; special, select and standing committees; advisory committees; minority party representation on committees. (a) There shall be three principal types of legislative study committees. One principal type of legislative study committee shall be known as "special committees." The legislative coordinating council shall appoint members of the legislature to serve as members of various special committees. From the members so appointed, the legislative coordinating council shall appoint one member as the chairman of that special committee and one member as vice-chairman thereof. A second principal type of legislative study committee shall be the individual standing committees of the house of representatives and senate.(b) The legislative coordinating council may appoint, or authorize a special committee or a standing committee to appoint, one or more advisory committees. Whenever an advisory committee is appointed or authorized by the legislative coordinating council, the function and mode of operation of the advisory committee shall be prescribed by the legislative coordinating council.(c) The third principal type of legislative study committee shall be known as "select committees." Select committees shall be created by resolution of the house of representatives, resolution of the senate or by concurrent resolution. Any such resolution or concurrent resolution shall specify the manner in which the membership of the select committee shall be selected, all of which shall be legislators. Any such resolution or concurrent resolution shall specify the subject to be studied, the time that report is to be made thereon and the manner of selection of the chairman and vice-chairman of the select committee, but shall not specify other incidents related to procedure for the study.(d) Members of special committees and select committees shall be so appointed that the minority party has representation thereon.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 5; May 1.
KS Stat § 46-1206 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1206 Legislative studies; initiation by resolution or by council; statutory committee authorization retained; inherent powers recognized.

46-1206. Legislative studies; initiation by resolution or by council; statutory committee authorization retained; inherent powers recognized. (a) Legislative studies shall be initiated in one of the ways specified in this section.(b) The inherent power of the house of representatives or the senate to cause a legislative study to be made without the approval of the other house is recognized. Further, the inherent power of the two houses of the legislature to cause a legislative study to be made without the limitations prescribed in this act is also recognized.(c) Concurrent resolutions of the legislature may direct the legislative coordinating council to provide for legislative studies to be made by special committees or standing committees. Any such resolution shall specify the subject to be studied and the time that report is to be made thereon, but shall not specify the composition of the special committee nor other incidents related to procedure for the study.(d) The legislative budget committee, the legislative post-audit committee, the interstate cooperation commission and any other committee specifically authorized by statute to make a legislative study may initiate studies within the subject field of the committee within limitations prescribed by the authorizing statute.(e) The legislative coordinating council may initiate legislative studies proposed by one or more of its members, and when so initiated shall refer each study to an appropriate special committee or standing committee.(f) The legislative coordinating council shall refer each study initiated under subsection (c) of this section to an appropriate special committee or standing committee.(g) Any one or more legislators, any legislative committee or the governor may request the legislative coordinating council to cause a legislative study to be made. If such council approves any such request, either in whole or in part, it shall refer the study to an appropriate special committee or standing committee.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 271, § 6; Feb. 3.
KS Stat § 46-1207 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1207 Reports of legislative studies; call of committee meetings; publication of annual report on studies.

46-1207. Reports of legislative studies; call of committee meetings; publication of annual report on studies. (a) Whenever a special committee, select committee or a standing committee is authorized to make a legislative study, it shall meet on the call of its chairman as authorized by the legislative coordinating council. At the conclusion of each legislative study, the special committee, select committee or standing committee making the same shall make a report together with its recommendations thereon to the legislature. A copy of each report shall be filed with the legislative coordinating council not later than December 1, unless an extension of time is granted by such council. Every such report shall be transmitted by the legislative coordinating council, without change, to both houses of the legislature. The legislative coordinating council may provide for any special committee report, standing committee report or any report of any other legislative committee to be printed or duplicated and distributed. Any such report, or the substance thereof, or a listing thereof, may be included in the annual report of the legislative coordinating council.(b) The legislative coordinating council shall cause an annual report to be printed and published, and such report shall be entitled "report on Kansas legislative interim studies to the _____ legislature." Such report shall contain a statement of legislative study activities and such other information as is determined by the legislative coordinating council. Such report may be contained in one or more volumes, and shall ordinarily be published in December of each year.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 7; May 1.
KS Stat § 46-1208 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1208 Legislative budget committee.

46-1208. Legislative budget committee. (a) There is hereby established the legislative budget committee which shall consist of seven members of the legislature appointed by the legislative coordinating council for terms ending on the first day of the regular legislative session in odd-numbered years. In making such appointments, preference shall be given to members of the ways and means committee of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives. At least two of the members shall be of the minority party, at least one of whom shall be a senator and at least one of whom shall be a representative. The chairperson and the vice-chairperson of the legislative budget committee shall be appointed by the legislative coordinating council.(b) During and between sessions of the legislature the legislative budget committee shall compile fiscal information and shall make a continuous study of the state budget, revenues and expenditures. The legislative budget committee shall also ascertain facts and make recommendations to the legislature and to the houses thereof concerning the state budget, the revenues and expenditures of the state, and of the organization and functions of the state, its departments, subdivisions and agencies with a view of reducing the cost of state government and securing greater efficiency and economy.(c) Provisions of this act applicable to special committees shall apply to the legislative budget committee to the extent that the same do not conflict with the specific provisions of this act applicable to the legislative budget committee.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 8; L. 1974, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 196, § 8; Feb. 19.
KS Stat § 46-1211 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1211 Office of revisor of statutes; revisor of statutes; assistants and employees; duties and functions of office.

46-1211. Office of revisor of statutes; revisor of statutes; assistants and employees; duties and functions of office. (a) There is hereby established the office of revisor of statutes whose head shall be the revisor of statutes and who shall be appointed by the legislative coordinating council to serve under its direction. The revisor of statutes may be removed from office by a vote of five members of the legislative coordinating council taken at any regular meeting of such council. The revisor of statutes shall receive such compensation as is determined by the legislative coordinating council. The revisor of statutes, and any of the revisor of statutes' assistants specified by the legislative coordinating council, shall receive expenses and allowances for in-state and out-of-state travel as is provided by law for members of the legislature. The revisor of statutes shall appoint such assistants and employees of the office of revisor of statutes as are authorized by the legislative coordinating council and shall set their compensation subject to the approval of such council. The revisor of statutes and all assistants and employees of the office of revisor of statutes shall be in the unclassified service.(b) The office of revisor of statutes shall perform the following functions: Drafting of bills, resolutions and other legislative documents; legal consultation for members of the legislature and legislative committees; legal research; supervise revisions and compilations of the general laws of this state; prepare and publish Kansas Statutes Annotated, Supplements thereto and publication of additional and replacement volumes thereof; recommend to the standing judiciary committees or to other appropriate legislative committees such bills as will tend to update or clarify existing laws; other duties as provided by law; and such other legal duties as are directed by the legislative coordinating council.(c) The office of revisor of statutes, to the extent possible, shall provide a staff member in attendance at all meetings of all special committees, select committees and all standing committees when the legislature is not in session. Such staff member shall provide legislative legal consultation and bill drafting services, and shall suggest such technical changes in statutes and bill drafts as may be expedient to make the same more harmonious, clear or understandable, consistent with the policies espoused by such committee and within the subject field of its study. Such staff member shall also assist in legislative procedural matters as may be needed.(d) Special committees, select committees and standing committees are expected to utilize the foregoing staff services to the extent the same are available in making all studies.History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 11; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 13; June 1.
KS Stat § 46-1211a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 46 - Legislature|Article 12 - Legislative Coordinating Council|46-1211a Authority to authorize travel by officers and employees; delegation.

46-1211a. Authority to authorize travel by officers and employees; delegation. The legislative coordinating council may delegate to the revisor of statutes, director of legislative administrative services and the director of legislative research, respectively, authority to authorize in-state or out-of-state travel of officers and employees of such office, division and department. The provisions of K.S.A. 75-3208 shall not apply to any travel authorized under article 12 of chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.History: L. 1973, ch. 211, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 271, § 8; Feb. 3.