(b) Legislator members shall be appointed for terms coinciding with the terms for which such members are elected. Of the 11 members first appointed by the governor, six shall be appointed for terms of three years and five shall be appointed for terms of two years as determined by the governor. Thereafter, all members appointed by the governor shall be appointed for terms of three years. All members appointed to fill vacancies in the membership of the council and all members appointed to succeed members appointed to membership on the council shall be appointed in like manner as that provided for the original appointment of the member succeeded.
(c) On July 1 of each year the council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. The council shall meet at least four times each year at the call of the chairperson of the council. Nine voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum.
(d) Members of the council attending meetings of such council, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such council, shall be paid amounts for mileage as provided in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 75-3223 and amendments thereto, or a lesser amount as determined by the secretary of commerce. Amounts paid under this subsection to ex officio members of the council, or their designees, shall be from appropriations to the state agencies of which such members are officers or employees upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chief administrative officers of such agencies. Amounts paid under this subsection to voting members of the council shall be from moneys available for the payment of such amounts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the council.
History: L. 1987, ch. 279, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 171, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 83, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 84; July 1.
History: L. 1987, ch. 279, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 205, § 4; L. 1997, ch. 171, § 6; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 85; July 1.
(b) The secretary of commerce shall administer the provisions of this act. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations establishing criteria for obtaining grants and other expenditures from such fund and other matters deemed necessary for the administration of this act.
(c) All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation 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.
(d) The secretary of commerce shall prepare and submit budget estimates for all proposed expenditures from the state tourism fund in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3717 and 75-3717b and amendments thereto. Such budget estimates shall include detailed information regarding all proposed expenditures for programs, projects, activities and other matters and shall set forth separately each program, project, activity or other expenditure for which the proposed expenditures from the state tourism fund for a fiscal year are for an amount that is equal to $50,000 or more. Appropriations for the department of commerce of moneys in the state tourism fund for each program, project, activity or other expenditure for a fiscal year for an amount that is equal to $50,000 or more shall be made as a separate item of appropriation.
(e) The legislature shall approve or disapprove of any itemized expenditure from the state tourism fund.
(f) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the state tourism fund established in subsection (a) interest earnings based on:
(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the state tourism fund for the preceding month; and
(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.
History: L. 1997, ch. 171, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 86; July 1.
(b) The council, by a majority vote, shall determine for inclusion in the department of commerce budget expenditures from the state tourism fund.
History: L. 1997, ch. 171, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 87; July 1.
(b) A notice of the request for proposals shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the community at least 30 days before any action thereon. The request for proposals shall also be posted on readily accessible bulletin boards in all offices of the department of commerce and sent elsewhere as the director of travel and tourism development deems best.
(c) The request for proposals shall provide performance specifications, terms, conditions and other information as deemed advisable to facilitate the submission of a comprehensive proposal, including, but not limited to, the fact that the study will:
(1) Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that face development of Kansas tourism;
(2) address the interrelationship between public and private sector efforts in developing Kansas tourism;
(3) address the interrelationship between state and local interests in developing Kansas tourism;
(4) make specific recommendations for the attraction, development and improvement of tourism in Kansas; and
(5) be completed by January 1, 1998, with a report on the study's results and recommendations derived therefrom to be presented to the legislature, house committee on tourism, senate committee on transportation and tourism and to the governor during the 1998 legislative session.
(d) Once the requested proposals are submitted, it shall be the duty of the council on travel and tourism, established under K.S.A. 74-9001, and amendments thereto, to review the proposals and participate in the interviewing process and final selection of a consultant.
(e) Following negotiations and development of the proposed agreement, the council on travel and tourism shall approve the final contract.
(f) Once the consultant is selected and the contract approved under this section, the selected plan's implementation shall be subject to oversight, review and approval by the council on travel and tourism.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the funds required to pay for the study shall come from state funds taken from the economic development initiatives fund under K.S.A. 79-4804, and amendments thereto which are appropriated to the department of commerce.
History: L. 1997, ch. 171, § 3; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 88; July 1.