Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 34 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP › Section 4-34-11 - State advisory board

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a)
			 The board established by the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 2018 Supp.
			 2-3902,
			 and amendments thereto, shall be recognized as the state advisory board.
			 Members shall be appointed by the secretary. The state advisory board shall
			 consist of at least five and no more than nine members. Membership shall
			 reflect the different geographic areas of the state equally, to the greatest
			 extent possible. Members of the state advisory board shall receive no
			 compensation for serving on the board, but may be paid subsistence allowances,
			 mileage, and other expenses as provided in
			 K.S.A.
			 75-3223, and amendments thereto. Each member
			 appointed to the state advisory board shall be recognized for knowledge and
			 leadership in at least one of the following sectors: crop research, industrial
			 hemp production or processing, law enforcement, seed certification, or any
			 other sector deemed relevant by the secretary. The secretary shall appoint one
			 member from the Kansas legislature to the state advisory board.
(b) Of the members first appointed to the
			 state advisory board, four members whose terms shall expire on June 30, 2021
			 shall be designated by the secretary. The remaining members' terms shall expire
			 on June 30, 2023. After the expiration of the initial terms, each member shall
			 be appointed by the secretary to serve for a term of four years until a
			 successor is appointed. Each member shall be limited to serving a total of two
			 full terms and shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which the
			 member is appointed or until a successor has been qualified and appointed. A
			 member may be appointed by the secretary to fill an unexpired term of any
			 member due to a vacancy on the state advisory board.
(c) Before being qualified and appointed as a
			 member of the state advisory board, each individual shall undergo and be
			 required to pass the state and national criminal history record check as
			 specified in K.A.R. 4-34-3. Upon determination that an individual is qualified,
			 that individual may be appointed by the secretary as a member of the state
			 advisory board and shall be issued an administrative license by the department.
			 No application or license fees shall be assessed for an administrative license
			 issued to a member of the state advisory board pursuant to this
			 regulation.
(d) A quorum of the
			 state advisory board shall be a majority of the members appointed to the state
			 advisory board. A quorum of the state advisory board shall organize by election
			 of a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and other officers as the state advisory
			 board deems appropriate.
(e) In
			 addition to the duties specified in K.S.A. 2018 Supp.
			 2-3902
			 and amendments thereto, the state advisory board shall perform other duties,
			 which may include the review of regulations and recommendation of potential
			 changes. The state advisory board shall make recommendations to the secretary
			 only if the recommendations are approved by a majority vote of the state
			 advisory board members.
(f) Any
			 member of the state advisory board may be removed by the secretary for
			 misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty.