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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a29 Construction of certain buildings authorized.

76-6a29.
Construction of certain buildings authorized.
The state board of regents is hereby authorized, pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 76-6a13, to construct the following:
(a) A satellite union facility at the university of Kansas; and
(b) a student recreational building at Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 408, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a30 Same; issuance of bonds.

76-6a30.
Same; issuance of bonds.
For the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of the construction authorized in K.S.A. 76-6a29, the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 408, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a31 Acquisition of Fairmount Towers authorized.

76-6a31.
Acquisition of Fairmount Towers authorized.
(a) As used in this act, "Fairmount Towers" shall mean the property consisting of:
(1) The real property which is located in the city of Wichita, county of Sedgwick and state of Kansas and which is described as follows:
Parcel 1: Lots 1 and 2, Campus Addition
Parcel 2: Lot 1, Campus 2nd Addition
Parcel 3: East one hundred forty (140) feet of Lot 55, Hillside Garden Subdivision; and
(2) the buildings and improvements located on the real property described in subsection (1) above; and
(3) all fixtures, facilities, machinery, apparatus, installations, furniture, equipment and other property, whether real, personal or mixed, located on or in the property described in subsections (1) and (2) above and used in connection with or on the property described in subsections (1) and (2) above, including all consumable personal property and inventories.
(b) The state board of regents is hereby authorized to acquire fee simple title to the Fairmount Towers on or before August 1, 1976, to be utilized as a student dormitory for Wichita state university, for a purchase price of not to exceed two million four hundred thousand dollars ($2,400,000). Not more than one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) of said amount may be paid in cash and not more than one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) thereof may be paid from the proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds issued by the state board of regents pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a13 et seq. The amount of revenue bonds issued and sold by the state board of regents for such purpose shall not exceed one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000). The final purchase price shall not exceed said two million four hundred thousand dollars ($2,400,000).
History:
L. 1976, ch. 335, § 1; May 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a32 Same; appraisal.

76-6a32.
Same; appraisal.
The state board of regents shall obtain one appraisal of Fairmount Towers in the manner provided by K.S.A. 75-3043a and shall consider such appraisal before completing the purchase authorized under K.S.A. 76-6a31.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 335, § 2; May 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a33 Construction of parking facility at KUMC authorized.

76-6a33.
Construction of parking facility at KUMC authorized.
The state board of regents is hereby authorized, pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 76-6a13, to construct the following: A multi-level parking facility at the university of Kansas medical center.
History:
L. 1977, ch 312, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a34 Same; issuance of bonds.

76-6a34.
Same; issuance of bonds.
For the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of the construction authorized in K.S.A. 76-6a33, the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq.
History:
L. 1977, ch 312, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a35 Construction of medical library at KUMC authorized; issuance of bonds.

76-6a35.
Construction of medical library at KUMC authorized; issuance of bonds.
(a) The state board of regents is hereby authorized, pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 76-6a13, to construct and equip a medical library at the university of Kansas medical center.
(b) For the purpose of paying part of the costs of the capital improvement project to construct and equip a medical library at the university of Kansas medical center, the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 23, § 5; May 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a36 Construct and equip coliseum at Kansas state university; issuance of bonds.

76-6a36.
Construct and equip coliseum at Kansas state university; issuance of bonds.
(a) The state board of regents is hereby authorized, pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 76-6a13 and amendments thereto, to construct and equip a coliseum at Kansas state university.
(b) For the purpose of paying part of the costs of the capital improvement project to construct and equip a coliseum at Kansas state university, the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 300, § 1; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a37 Renovation of student union building at university of Kansas authorized; consultation with joint committee on state building construction.

76-6a37.
Renovation of student union building at university of Kansas authorized; consultation with joint committee on state building construction.
(a) The state board of regents is hereby authorized, pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 76-6a13 and amendments thereto, to renovate the student union building at the university of Kansas.
(b) For the purposes of paying all or part of the costs of the capital improvement project to renovate the student union building at the university of Kansas, the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq. and amendments thereto.
(c) The state board of regents shall not initiate the capital improvement project to renovate the student union building at the university of Kansas or issue revenue bonds therefor, as authorized by this act, without having first advised and consulted on such capital improvement project with the joint committee on state building construction.
History:
L. 1986, ch. 359, § 5; May 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a38 Construction of second parking facility at university of Kansas medical center authorized; issuance of bonds.

76-6a38.
Construction of second parking facility at university of Kansas medical center authorized; issuance of bonds.
(a) The state board of regents is hereby authorized, pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 76-6a13 and amendments thereto, to construct a second multilevel parking facility at the university of Kansas medical center.
(b) For the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of the construction authorized in subsection (a), the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq. and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 289, § 1; May 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a39 Construction of parking facility at university of Kansas; issuance of bonds; precedent condition.

76-6a39.
Construction of parking facility at university of Kansas; issuance of bonds; precedent condition.
(a) The state board of regents is hereby authorized, pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 76-6a13 and amendments thereto, to construct a multilevel parking facility at the university of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.
(b) For the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of the construction authorized in subsection (a), the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq. and amendments thereto.
(c) No expenditures may be made to construct the multilevel parking facility authorized in subsection (a) unless the preliminary plans, including the proposed design and location, for the facility have been presented to the joint committee on state building construction.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 289, § 2; May 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a40 Capital improvements for an out-patient center for cancer-related services and treatment; definitions.

76-6a40.
Capital improvements for an out-patient center for cancer-related services and treatment; definitions.
As used in K.S.A. 76-6a40 through 76-6a44:
(a) "Building" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 76-6a13 and amendments thereto; and
(b) "private organization" means any private corporation organized for profit or not for profit and existing or qualified to do business under the laws of Kansas for the delivery of out-patient detection, screening, diagnostic and treatment services relating to cancer.
History:
L. 1991, ch. 274, § 1; May 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a43 Same; lease of medical center property to private organization; required lease provisions; review by attorney general; approval, conditions precedent; exemptions.

76-6a43.
Same; lease of medical center property to private organization; required lease provisions; review by attorney general; approval, conditions precedent; exemptions.
(a) The state board of regents for and on behalf of the university of Kansas medical center, with or without receiving direct monetary consideration therefor, may negotiate and enter into an agreement with a private organization for not to exceed 35 years in duration to lease a portion of the property of the university of Kansas medical center for the purposes of the establishment and operation of an out-patient center providing detection, screening, diagnostic and treatment services relating to cancer by such private organization, together with such other restrictions as to use as the state board of regents deems necessary.
(b) The agreement shall specify the purposes for which the leased property may be used, including any restrictions upon the use of such property, and, in the event such property shall cease to be used for such purposes or the restrictions specified upon the use of such property are violated, the lease shall terminate and the possession of the property shall immediately revert to Kansas. The proposed agreement shall be submitted to the attorney general for review and approval as to form and legality. After such approval, the agreement shall be signed by the chairperson of the state board of regents.
(c) The agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be renewable at the end of the term of the agreement or may be deemed canceled at the end of the term of the lease at the insistence of either of the parties thereto. Upon the termination of the agreement, all improvements on the real estate of such agreement made by the private organization shall become property of the state of Kansas.
(d) The agreement authorized by this section shall not be entered into until after the proposed agreement and the terms thereof have been presented to the joint committee on state building construction and the state board of regents has determined that pursuant to such proposed agreement and the terms thereof additional hospital revenues will be generated from the out-patient center providing detection, screening, diagnostic and treatment services relating to cancer in an amount that will exceed the costs incurred by the university of Kansas medical center under this act during the term of any revenue bonds issued under this act. The provisions of K.S.A. 75-430a and 75-3739 and amendments thereto shall not apply to the agreement authorized by this section.
History:
L. 1991, ch. 274, § 4; May 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6a - Student Union And Other Buildings › 76-6a44 Same; acquisition of real estate in Wyandotte county; approval of title and form of deed; eminent domain; revenue bonds, prior consultation with joint committee on state building construction.

76-6a44.
Same; acquisition of real estate in Wyandotte county; approval of title and form of deed; eminent domain; revenue bonds, prior consultation with joint committee on state building construction.
(a) The state board of regents is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire fee simple title to lots or tracts of land and any improvements thereon located within Wyandotte county, Kansas, for the use by the university of Kansas medical center for storage facilities. Before paying the consideration for any such purchase of such real estate, the state board of regents shall secure an approval of the title and the form of the deed from the attorney general. Each such conveyance shall be made to the state of Kansas and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The provisions of K.S.A. 75-3043a and amendments thereto shall not apply to any purchase of real property under this section.
(b) If the state board of regents and the owners of any real estate which the state board of regents desires to purchase under this section cannot agree as to the price to be paid therefor, or if the owner of the property refuses to sell the real property, the state board of regents is authorized to exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by K.S.A. 26-501 through 26-516 and amendments thereto.
(c) For the purpose of paying all or a part of the cost of the acquisition of such real estate, the state board of regents is authorized to issue revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 76-6a12 et seq., and amendments thereto, except that (1) the state board of regents shall not issue any such bonds unless the state board of regents has first advised and consulted on such acquisition with the joint committee on state building construction, and (2) such bonds shall be payable as to both principal and interest solely and only out of income and revenues arising from the operation of the university of Kansas hospital.
History:
L. 1991, ch. 274, § 5; May 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b01 Annual tax levy for institutions of higher education; apportionment; proceeds to state treasurer; disposition.

76-6b01.
Annual tax levy for institutions of higher education; apportionment; proceeds to state treasurer; disposition.
(a) There is hereby levied an annual permanent state tax upon all tangible property in this state which is subject to ad valorem taxation. The tax levy shall be .6 mill in the year 2003 and 1 mill in the year 2004 and each year thereafter until changed by statute. Such tax levy shall be in addition to all other state tax levies authorized by law. Such tax levy shall be for the use and benefit of the state institutions of higher education. The proceeds of such tax levy shall be apportioned in accordance with this act.
(b) The county treasurer of each county shall make the proceeds of the tax levy provided for in this section available to the state treasurer immediately upon collection. When available the state treasurer shall withdraw from each county the proceeds of the taxes raised by such tax levy. Upon such withdrawal the state treasurer shall deposit the same in the state treasury and shall credit the same as provided in K.S.A. 76-6b02.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 388, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 458, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 382, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 501, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 430, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 484, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 414, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 305, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 146, § 12; October 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b02 Annual tax levy for institutions of higher education; moneys credited to Kansas educational building fund; authorized uses; pledging of moneys appropriated, effect.

76-6b02.
Annual tax levy for institutions of higher education; moneys credited to Kansas educational building fund; authorized uses; pledging of moneys appropriated, effect.
(a) All moneys received by the state treasurer under K.S.A. 76-6b01, and amendments thereto, shall be credited to the Kansas educational building fund to be used for the construction, reconstruction, equipment and repair of buildings and grounds at the state educational institutions under the control and supervision of the state board of regents and for payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued to finance such projects, all subject to appropriation by the legislature.
(b) Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the state board of regents is authorized to pledge funds appropriated to it from the Kansas educational building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the state board of regents specified by statute for the payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued for the purposes set forth in subsection (a). Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the state board of regents is also authorized to pledge any funds appropriated to it from the Kansas educational building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the state board of regents specified by statute as a priority for the payment of debt service on such revenue bonds. Neither the state or the state board of regents shall have the power to pledge the faith and credit or taxing power of the state of Kansas for such purposes and any payment by the state board of regents for such purposes shall be subject to and dependent on appropriations being made from time to time by the legislature. Any obligation of the state board of regents for payment of debt service on revenue bonds and any such revenue bonds issued for the purposes set forth in subsection (a) shall not be considered a debt or obligation of the state for the purpose of section 6 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 388, § 2; L. 1945, ch. 339, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 382, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 430, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 484, § 2; L. 1969, ch. 419, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 414, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 23; L. 1996, ch. 259, § 37; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b03 Same; annual report and recommendations to legislature of building needs; inclusion in budget request.

76-6b03.
Same; annual report and recommendations to legislature of building needs; inclusion in budget request.
The state board of regents shall submit to the legislature at each regular session a report showing the long-range building needs of the institutions named in K.S.A. 76-6b02, and including recommendations regarding the construction, reconstruction, equipment and repair of buildings and grounds at such institutions during the ensuing fiscal year. Such provisions and appropriations for these purposes as the legislature shall deem proper shall be made by it. Such report and recommendations shall be made by, through, and included in the budget request made by said board as provided by law. The report of the long-range building needs shall be made as a supplemental part of the said budget request for informational purposes, and the recommendations for the ensuing fiscal year shall be included as a part of the regular budget requests.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 388, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 431, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 414, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b04 Tax levy for state institutions for caring for certain persons and children.

76-6b04.
Tax levy for state institutions for caring for certain persons and children.
(a) There is hereby levied an annual permanent state tax upon all tangible property in this state which is subject to ad valorem taxation. The tax levy shall be .3 mill in the year 2003 and .5 mill in the year 2004 and each year thereafter until changed by statute. The tax levy shall be in addition to all other state tax levies authorized by law. The tax levy shall be for the use and benefit of state institutions caring for persons who are mentally ill, retarded, visually handicapped, with a handicapping hearing loss or tubercular or state institutions caring for children who are deprived, wayward, miscreant, delinquent, children in need of care or juvenile offenders and who are in need of residential care or treatment, or institutions designed primarily to provide vocational rehabilitation for handicapped persons. As used in this section, "state institutions" shall include, but not be limited to, those institutions under the authority of the commissioner of juvenile justice. The proceeds of such tax levy shall be apportioned in accordance with this act.
(b) The county treasurer of each county shall make the proceeds of the tax levy provided for in this section available to the state treasurer immediately upon collection. When available, the state treasurer shall withdraw from each county the proceeds of the taxes raised by such tax levy. Upon such withdrawal the state treasurer shall deposit the same in the state treasury and shall credit the same as provided in K.S.A. 76-6b05, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 459, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 383, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 501, § 4; L. 1961, ch. 430, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 485, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 486, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 381, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 414, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 409, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 313, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 146; L. 1983, ch. 305, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 360, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 357, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 337, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 156, § 103; L. 2003, ch. 146, § 13; October 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b07 Transfer of balance in Kansas charitable institutions and mental hospitals building fund to state institutions building fund.

76-6b07.
Transfer of balance in Kansas charitable institutions and mental hospitals building fund to state institutions building fund.
On July 1, 1974, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer the balance in the Kansas charitable institutions and mental hospitals building fund to the state institutions building fund.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 414, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b08 School dormitory fund; uses; limitation; transfer to education building fund.

76-6b08.
School dormitory fund; uses; limitation; transfer to education building fund.
The state school dormitory fund is hereby continued in existence in the state treasury. The moneys in such fund shall be used only to supplement moneys derived from donations, gifts, bequests or the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of constructing and equipping student dormitories and grounds, but not more than fifty percent (50%) of the cost of construction and equipping any one dormitory shall be paid from that portion of the funds derived from the tax levies formerly imposed by K.S.A. 76-6b01 for the state school dormitory fund. On July 1, 1975, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the state school dormitory fund to the Kansas educational building fund.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 414, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 468, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b09 Tax levy for state correctional institutions; proceeds credited to correctional institutions building fund; use.

76-6b09.
Tax levy for state correctional institutions; proceeds credited to correctional institutions building fund; use.
(a) There is hereby levied in the year 1990, a state tax of .25 mill upon all taxable tangible property in the state. Such tax levy shall be in addition to all other state tax levies authorized by law. Such tax levy shall be for the use and benefit of state correctional institutions.
(b) The county treasurer of each county shall make the proceeds of the tax levy provided for in this section available to the state treasurer immediately upon collection. When available the state treasurer shall withdraw from each county the proceeds of the taxes raised by such tax levy. Upon such withdrawal the state treasurer shall deposit the same in the state treasury.
(c) All moneys received by the state treasurer shall be credited to the correctional institutions building fund, which is hereby created, to be appropriated by the legislature for use and benefit of state correctional institutions.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 409, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 313, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 360, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 357, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 337, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b11 Accounting procedures, moneys credited to Kansas educational building fund, state institutions building fund and correctional institutions building fund.

76-6b11.
Accounting procedures, moneys credited to Kansas educational building fund, state institutions building fund and correctional institutions building fund.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), on July 1 of each year, the director of accounts and reports shall record a debit to the state treasurer's receivables for the Kansas educational building fund, the state institutions building fund and the state general fund and shall record a corresponding credit to each such fund in an amount equal to 95% of the amount credited respectively to each such fund during the immediately preceding fiscal year, except that such amount shall be proportionally adjusted with respect to any such fund in any fiscal year for any change in the tax levy rate for any such fund.
(b) All taxes received by the state treasurer under K.S.A. 76-6b01, 76-6b04 and section 15 [L. 2003, ch. 146, § 15], and amendments thereto, during the current fiscal year shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas educational building fund, the state institutions building fund and the state general fund, respectively, and shall reduce the amount debited and credited to such funds under subsection (a).
(c) On June 30 of each year, the director of accounts and reports shall adjust the amounts debited and credited to the state treasurer's receivables and to the Kansas educational building fund, the state institutions building fund and the state general fund pursuant to this section, to reflect the taxes actually received by the state treasurer and deposited during the fiscal year in the state treasury to the credit of each such fund.
(d) The director of accounts and reports shall notify the state treasurer of all amounts debited and credited to the Kansas educational building fund, the state institutions building fund and the state general fund pursuant to this section and all reductions and adjustments thereto made pursuant to this section. The state treasurer shall enter all such amounts debited and credited and shall make reductions and adjustments thereto on the books and records kept and maintained for such funds by the state treasurer in accordance with the notice thereof.
(e) On October 1, 2003, the director of accounts and reports shall make such adjustments and amendments as may be required to reflect and account for the property tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-2976 as if such tax had been in effect on July 1, 2003.
History:
L. 1987, ch. 358, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 146, § 14; October 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 6b - State Tax Levies For Buildings › 76-6b12 Transfer of moneys appropriated from Kansas educational building fund for certain capital improvement projects.

76-6b12.
Transfer of moneys appropriated from Kansas educational building fund for certain capital improvement projects.
On the first day of fiscal year 1998 and on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2012, moneys in the Kansas educational building fund which are appropriated for such fiscal year for debt service for capital improvement projects pursuant to subsection (d) of section 13 of chapter 259 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas or pursuant to future appropriation acts shall be transferred by the director of accounts and reports to the comprehensive rehabilitation and repair fund of the state board of regents established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 13 of chapter 259 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 259, § 14; May 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-711 Definitions.

76-711.
Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "State educational institution" means the university of Kansas, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, and Fort Hays state university.
(b) "Board of regents" means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state and described in article 32 of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 371, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 415, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 24; L. 1988, ch. 297, § 19; L. 1991, ch. 272, § 18; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-712 Operation and management under control and supervision of state board of regents; closure, combination or merger subject to legislative authorization.

76-712.
Operation and management under control and supervision of state board of regents; closure, combination or merger subject to legislative authorization.
Except as otherwise provided by act of the legislature, the state educational institutions are separate state agencies and state institutions and shall be controlled by and operated and managed under the supervision of the board of regents. For such control, operation, management or supervision, the board of regents may make contracts and adopt orders, policies or rules and regulations and do or perform such other acts as are authorized by law or are appropriate for such purposes, except that no state educational institution, or campus thereof, shall be closed, combined or merged with any other state educational institution, for administrative or management or other purposes, except as specifically authorized by appropriations or other act of the legislature.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 371, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 25; L. 1985, ch. 302, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 272, § 22; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-713 Lawsuits by or against board of regents, state educational institutions; representation by attorney general; exception.

76-713.
Lawsuits by or against board of regents, state educational institutions; representation by attorney general; exception.
The board of regents may sue in its own name or in the name of any state educational institution, or may authorize suit to be brought by the chief executive officer of any state educational institution in the name of such state educational institution. The board of regents may be sued and may defend any action brought against the board of regents or any state educational institution. Any state educational institution may be sued and may defend any action brought against it. The attorney general, or an attorney designated by the attorney general, shall represent the board of regents and any state educational institution in all litigation, except that litigation arising pursuant to contracts for collection services entered into under K.S.A. 76-745 and amendments thereto shall not be subject to this requirement and the board of regents and any state educational institution shall be represented in any such litigation in accordance with such contracts entered into under K.S.A. 76-745 and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 371, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 26; L. 1990, ch. 338, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-714 Chief executive officers; titles; appointment; compensation.

76-714.
Chief executive officers; titles; appointment; compensation.
The chief executive officer of the university of Kansas shall have the title of chancellor. The chief executive officers of other state educational institutions shall have the title of president. The chief executive officers of the state educational institutions shall be appointed by the board of regents. Such chief executive officers shall serve at the pleasure of the board of regents and shall receive such compensation as the board of regents prescribes.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 371, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 27; April 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-715 Appointment of employees; compensation.

76-715.
Appointment of employees; compensation.
The chief executive officer of each state educational institution shall appoint such employees as are authorized by the board of regents. Employees in the unclassified service shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer of the state educational institution, subject to policies approved by the board of regents. Unclassified employees shall receive such compensation as is prescribed by the chief executive officer of the state educational institution within authorizations by the board of regents. Employees of the state educational institutions, who are not in the unclassified service, shall be in the classified service of the Kansas civil service act.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 5; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 28; April 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-715a Conversion of certain employees to the unclassified service.

76-715a. Conversion of certain employees to the unclassified service.
(a) The state board of regents, in accordance with the provisions of this section, may authorize any state institution of higher education to convert all classified staff employee positions or any portion thereof in the institution to the unclassified service of state employment. Except as otherwise provided for leave time in K.S.A. 76-715b, and amendments thereto, those classified staff employees whose positions are converted from classified to unclassified status shall retain all health and flexible benefits and leave and retirement benefits provided to them under the state classified employee system. Each institution designated by the board shall develop a plan for a system for administration of all other aspects of employment for these employees, including personnel policies and procedures, and each such system of administration shall be subject to approval by the state board of regents. Such personnel policies and procedures shall include a disciplinary and grievance process which provides for the right to appeal and due process procedures. Development of such plan shall be subject to input from affected classified employees. Implementation of this section shall not cause a salary reduction or layoff of any classified employee. This section shall not be implemented by the state board of regents at any state institution of higher education unless an election has been held for classified staff employees affected by such proposal at such institution and the classified staff employees voting at the election by majority vote approve the conversion of the classified staff employee positions affected by such proposal at that institution to unclassified positions. Any such election held after the effective date of this act shall be preceded by an official announcement providing at least 90 days' notice of the date, time and place of the election. After a vote of approval, the state educational institution shall provide all affected employees with opportunities for input into the development of the plan that is to be presented to the state board of regents.
(b) For the limited purposes of this section, and K.S.A. 74-4925, and amendments thereto, these newly designated unclassified employees shall be referred to as "university support staff" and the university of Kansas medical center shall be considered a state institution of higher education separate from the university of Kansas, Lawrence, and its campuses.
(c) Nothing in this act shall affect the representation rights of collective bargaining organizations that represent employees of a state institution of higher education, nor shall the provisions of this act affect any term or condition of any collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of this act.
History:
L. 2005, ch. 94, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 92, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-715b Leave time for classified employees of state education institutions, authorization.

76-715b. Leave time for classified employees of state education institutions, authorization.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "State board" means the state board of regents.
(2) "State educational institution" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto.
(3) "Leave time" means vacation leave and discretionary day leave.
(b) The state board may adopt a policy which authorizes state educational institutions to provide leave time to the classified employees and university support staff of any such institution in an amount not to exceed the amount of leave time provided to unclassified employees of such institution.
(c) Subject to the policy of the state board adopted pursuant to this section, each state educational institution may provide leave time to classified employees and university support staff of such institution. The amount of leave time may vary from the amount of leave time provided to classified or unclassified employees of state agencies that are not state educational institutions.
(d) The state board shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 168, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 92, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-716 Determination of programs offered and degrees to be granted.

76-716.
Determination of programs offered and degrees to be granted.
The state board of regents shall determine the programs which shall be offered and the degrees which may be granted by each state educational institution. In the case of honorary degrees the board of regents shall approve each individual award.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 371, § 6; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 29; April 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-717a Report to legislature.

76-717a. Report to legislature.
The state board of regents shall conduct a study regarding the retention and graduation rates of students who are accepted into state universities through the exceptions to the minimum admissions standards prescribed in K.S.A. 76-717, and amendments thereto, and report the findings of such study to the committee on education of the house of representatives and the committee on education of the senate on or before January 13, 2014.
History:
L. 2012, ch. 168, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-717b Entitlement to admission to state educational institutions; requirements.

76-717b.
Entitlement to admission to state educational institutions; requirements.
(a) Any person who graduates from any high school accredited by the state board of education and who meets the admission requirements established by the state board of regents pursuant to K.S.A. 76-717, and amendments thereto, shall be entitled to admission to the freshman class of the state educational institutions which are under the control and supervision of the state board of regents upon presenting a statement containing a transcript of the high school record of the person signed by the principal of the school or superintendent of the school district and certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the course requirements of the state board of education necessary for graduation from high school.
(b) Any person who is a resident of the state of Kansas, who graduates from an accredited high school located outside the state of Kansas and who meets the admission requirements established by the state board of regents pursuant to K.S.A. 76-717, and amendments thereto, for persons who have graduated from an accredited Kansas high school shall be entitled to admission to the freshman class of the state educational institutions which are under the control and supervision of the state board of regents upon presenting a statement containing a transcript of the high school record of the person signed by the principal of the school or superintendent of the school district and certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed the course requirements necessary for graduation from high school.
History
: L. 1945, ch. 282, § 11; L. 1969, ch. 309, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 110, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 168, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-718 Dedication of certain moneys.

76-718.
Dedication of certain moneys.
All moneys received from the rent or sale of property, interest on endowment funds, moneys from the federal government, or from any other source by state educational institutions or their employees under the law or the order of the board of regents or by the state for such state educational institutions are hereby dedicated to the use of the state educational institution collecting or for which the same are collected.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 8; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 31; April 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-718a Investment of moneys in certain funds by investing agents for certain state educational institutions.

76-718a.
Investment of moneys in certain funds by investing agents for certain state educational institutions.
The Kansas university endowment association is hereby authorized to act as the investing agent for the permanent university fund referred to in K.S.A. 76-308, and the amendments thereto. The Kansas state university foundation is hereby authorized to act as the investing agent for the state agricultural university fund referred to in K.S.A. 76-410a, and amendments thereto. The Emporia state university foundation, inc., is hereby authorized to act as the investing agent for the state normal school fund referred to in K.S.A. 76-604, and amendments thereto.
Such investing agents shall invest and reinvest moneys in such funds in:
(a) Time deposit, open accounts for periods of not less than 30 days, or certificates of deposit for periods of not less than 90 days, in commercial banks located in Kansas or offered by financial institutions to the extent of insurance provided by the FDIC or NCUSIF;
(b) United States treasury bills or notes with maturities as the investing agent shall determine; or
(c) the permanent endowment fund of the endowment association or foundation.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 294, § 11; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 32; L. 1980, ch. 295, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 48, § 99; L. 1992, ch. 16, § 2; L. 2010, ch. 138, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 76 - State Institutions And Agencies; Historical Property › Article 7 - State Educational Institutions; Management And Operation › 76-719 Fixing tuition, fees and charges; student-activity fees, required use; interest earnings on funds.

76-719.
Fixing tuition, fees and charges; student-activity fees, required use; interest earnings on funds.
(a) Subject to K.S.A. 76-742, and amendments thereto, the board of regents shall fix tuition, fees and charges to be collected by each state educational institution. If a state educational institution collects a student-activity fee, the funds so collected shall be set apart and used for the purpose of supporting appropriate student activities.
(b) All moneys received by a state educational institution for tuition fixed by the state board of regents shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fees fund of the state educational institution. All moneys received for any student-activity fee or for any other fees or charges fixed by the state board of regents shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the appropriate account of the restricted fees fund of the state educational institution or to another appropriate special revenue fund of the state educational institution.
(c) On or before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the deferred maintenance support fund of each state educational institution interest earnings based on:
(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the general fees fund of the state educational institution for the preceding month; and
(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.
(d) On or before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the deferred maintenance support fund of each state educational institution interest earnings based on:
(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the restricted fees fund of the state educational institution for the preceding month; and
(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.
(e) All moneys transferred to the deferred maintenance support fund pursuant to this section shall be expended solely to finance infrastructure improvement projects as defined by K.S.A. 76-7,102, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 9; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 33; L. 1982, ch. 379, § 2; L. 2006, ch. 132, § 11; L. 2007, ch. 200, § 17; May 24.