History: L. 1911, ch. 30, §§ 1 to 3; R.S. 1923, 76-701 to 76-703; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 466, § 1; June 30.
History: R.S. 1923, 76-704; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 466, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1911, ch. 30, §§ 5, 6; R.S. 1923, 76-705, 76-706; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 466, § 1; June 30.
History: R.S. 1923, 76-707; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 466, § 1; June 30.
(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.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 25; L. 1985, ch. 302, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 272, § 22; May 2.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 26; L. 1990, ch. 338, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 27; April 21.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 5; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 28; April 21.
(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; July 1.
(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 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 of such institution. The amount of leave time may vary from the amount of leave time provided to classified 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; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 6; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 29; April 21.
(1) Each Kansas resident who has graduated from an accredited Kansas high school and who is seeking admission to a state educational institution shall be admitted if the applicant for admission has achieved at least one of the following:
(A) The applicant has completed the precollege curriculum prescribed by the board of regents with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or has been recognized by the board of regents as having attained a functionally equivalent level of education; or
(B) the applicant has a composite American college testing program (ACT) score of not less than 21 points; or
(C) the applicant ranks in the top 1/3 of the applicant's high school class upon completion of seven or eight semesters.
(2) Admission to all state educational institutions shall be granted to each Kansas resident under 21 years of age who has earned the general educational development (GED) certificate with an overall score of not less than 50 points.
(3) Admission to all state educational institutions shall remain open for each Kansas resident who is 21 years of age or older and who has:
(A) Graduated from an accredited Kansas high school; or
(B) earned the general educational development (GED) certificate with an overall score of not less than 50 points.
(4) Each state educational institution shall establish and maintain a policy permitting the admission of not more than 10% of the total number of freshman class admissions to the state educational institution as exceptions to the minimum admissions standards prescribed by this section. These exceptions shall only be applied to students who are bona fide residents of Kansas in accordance with rules and regulations of the board of regents and which rules and regulations are substantially similar to law, rule or regulation relative to the determination of resident status for tuition purposes. The board of regents shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing criteria and guidelines to be applied on a system-wide basis to policies established by the state educational institutions for the purpose of permitting freshman class admissions to the institutions as exceptions to the minimum admissions standards prescribed by this section and shall submit an annual report to the legislature containing the number and percentage of freshman class admissions permitted as exceptions to such standards. The information contained in the annual report shall be disaggregated by institution.
(5) Each Kansas resident who has earned at least 24 credit hours of transferable course work with a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale at an accredited community college, university or other college shall be admitted as a transfer student to the state educational institutions.
(6) Each person who is not a resident of Kansas and who has graduated from an accredited high school may be admitted as a freshman to any of the state educational institutions if the person has achieved at least one of the following:
(A) The person has completed the precollege curriculum prescribed by the board of regents with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale or has been recognized by the board of regents as having attained a functionally equivalent level of education; or
(B) the person has a composite American college testing program (ACT) score of not less than 21 points; or
(C) the person ranks in the top 1/3 of the person's high school class upon completion of seven or eight semesters.
(7) Each person who is not a resident of Kansas and who has earned at least 24 credit hours of transferable course work with a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale at an accredited community college, university or other college may be admitted as a transfer student to any of the state educational institutions.
(b) The board of regents may prescribe a precollege curriculum which includes, but need not be limited to, four units of English, three units of mathematics, three units of social studies, three units of natural science, and one unit in the field of computer technology which is designed for the development of computer literacy including a basic understanding of computer operations, applications and programming.
(c) When a Kansas high school is organized in a manner that provides for documentation of a student's performance in terms other than units of credit or grade point averages, or both, the board of regents shall determine for the students of such school a level of education that is functionally equivalent to the completion of the precollege curriculum with a grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. The determination of a functionally equivalent level of education required under this subsection shall be made by the board of regents after consultation with the state board of education and the board of education or other governing authority having jurisdiction over the students of the affected school.
(d) The board of regents shall determine a level of education that is functionally equivalent to the completion of the precollege curriculum with a grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale for persons who are not residents of Kansas.
(e) The board of regents may authorize the chief executive officer of each state educational institution to adopt additional rules and policies relating to admissions of students so long as such rules and policies are not in conflict with the provisions of this section.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 7; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 30; L. 1996, ch. 110, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 8; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 31; April 21.
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;
(b) United States treasury bills or notes with maturities as the investing agent shall determine; or
(c) insured savings and loan associations to the extent of the insurance provided by the F.S.L.I.C.
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; July 1.
(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. 2007 Supp. 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.
History: L. 1974, ch. 406, § 1; March 20.
History: L. 1974, ch. 406, § 2; March 20.
(b) Subject to the provisions of appropriation acts and in accordance with policies adopted by the state board of regents, on and after August 1, 2001, the chancellor or president of each state educational institution, in the discretion of the chancellor or president, may grant a tuition and fee waiver to one or more graduate students of the state educational institution who is awarded a national fellowship and who is not determined to be a Kansas resident under K.S.A. 76-719 and amendments thereto, and any policies adopted thereunder. Each such tuition and fee waiver shall be in addition to any other financial assistance, grants or tuition or fee waivers and shall be in an amount equal to the difference between the aggregate amount of resident tuition and fees and nonresident tuition and fees for the course of study such graduate student has enrolled in at the state educational institution.
History: L. 1974, ch. 406, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 34; L. 2000, ch. 143, § 6; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 10; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 35; April 21.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 11; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 36; L. 1979, ch. 289, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 114, § 5; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 324, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 303, § 5; July 1.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 12; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 37; April 21.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 13; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 38; April 21.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 14; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 39; April 21.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 15; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 40; April 21.
(2) on the streets, property and highways immediately adjacent to the campus of the state educational institution;
(3) within the city where such property as described in this subsection is located, as necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of students and faculty of the state educational institution or municipal university, with appropriate agreement by local law enforcement agencies. Such agreements shall include provisions, defining the geographical scope of the jurisdiction conferred, circumstances requiring the extended jurisdiction, scope of law enforcement powers and duration of the agreement. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this provision shall be approved by the governing body of the city or county, or both, having jurisdiction where such property is located, and the chief executive officer of the state educational institution or municipal university involved before such agreement may take effect; and
(4) additionally when there is reason to believe that a violation of a state law, a county resolution, or a city ordinance has occurred on property described in provisions (1) or (2), such officers, with appropriate notification of, and coordination with, local law enforcement agencies, may investigate and arrest persons for such a violation anywhere within the city where such property, streets and highways are located. University police officers shall also have authority to transport persons in custody to an appropriate facility, wherever it may be located. University police officers at the university of Kansas medical center may provide emergency transportation of medical supplies and transplant organs.
(b) In addition to enforcement of state law, county resolutions and city ordinances, university police officers shall enforce rules and regulations of the board of regents and rules and policies of the state educational institution, whether or not violation thereof constitutes a criminal offense. Every university police officer shall, while on duty, wear and publicly display a badge of office, except that no such badge shall be required to be worn by any plain clothes investigator or departmental administrator, but any such person shall present proper credentials and identification when required in the performance of such officer's duties. In performance of any of the powers, duties and functions authorized by this act or any other law, university police officers shall have the same rights, protections and immunities afforded to other law enforcement officers.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 16; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 41; L. 1977, ch. 316, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 380, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 20, § 2; July 1.
(b) (1) Subject to the limitations of rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of administration, the state board of regents may agree to reimburse an applicant for the position of chief executive officer of a state educational institution or an applicant for any position in the office of the state board of regents for all or part of the applicant's moving expenses from the applicant's usual place of residence to the applicant's new place of residence as an inducement to the applicant to accept such position of employment.
(2) The amount to be paid for moving expenses shall not exceed the amount of the actual moving expenses verified by receipts or the amount of moving expenses for moving 12,000 pounds of household goods, whichever is the lesser amount. The applicant shall be required to sign an agreement that if the applicant leaves the position of employment within one year from the beginning date of employment, the applicant will reimburse the state board of regents the full amount so paid for moving expenses, and the obligation to repay shall constitute a lien and setoff by the state against the applicant employee's unpaid wages or salary. The moving expenses shall be paid from funds available or appropriated for moving expenses.
(3) Reimbursement for moving expenses may be made to applicants for positions in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act at state educational institutions other than chief executive officers in accordance with this section if such reimbursement is from private funds provided to the state educational institutions by the endowment associations or other affiliated corporations of such state educational institutions.
(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 75-3218, and amendments thereto, and subsection (a) of K.S.A. 75-3225, shall not apply to state educational institutions.
(d) The chief executive officer of any state educational institution, or any person or persons designated by such officer for the purpose, with the approval of the state board of regents, may travel to any place or places in the United States for the purpose of interviewing persons as prospective members of the faculty of such state educational institution, and in such case, such state educational institution shall pay the transportation and subsistence expenses of persons making such trips. The travel and subsistence shall be paid at the same rates and subject to the same limitations as now provided for state employees for out-of-state travel. The travel and subsistence shall be paid from funds available or appropriated for travel and subsistence.
History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 17; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 42; L. 1984, ch. 343, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 274, § 23; L. 1997, ch. 115, § 5; L. 2000, ch. 112, § 8; Apr. 27.
History: L. 1968, ch. 117, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 371, § 18; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 43; April 21.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall be applicable to any person enrolling at a state educational institution from and after July 1, 2006. Any person who (A) qualifies as a resident of the state of Kansas for fee purposes under the provisions of this subsection, (B) attended a state educational institution during academic year 2006-2007 and (C) paid fees as if such person was not a resident of the state of Kansas, may apply to such state educational institution to be reimbursed in an amount equal to the difference between the amount the person paid in fees and the amount the person would have paid if such person had been treated as a resident of the state of Kansas. Such reimbursement shall be paid by the state educational institution at which such person was enrolled during academic year 2006-2007.
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person who is deemed a resident for fee purposes pursuant to K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 76-731a, and amendments thereto.
(b) The state board of regents may authorize the following persons, or any class or classes thereof, and their spouses and dependents to pay an amount equal to resident fees:
(1) Persons who are employees of a state educational institution;
(2) persons who are in military service;
(3) persons who are domiciliary residents of the state, who were in active military service prior to becoming domiciliary residents of the state, who were present in the state for a period of not less than two years during their tenure in active military service, whose domiciliary residence was established in the state within 30 days of discharge or retirement from active military service under honorable conditions, but whose domiciliary residence was not timely enough established to meet the residence duration requirement of subsection (a);
(4) persons having special domestic relations circumstances;
(5) persons who have lost their resident status within six months of enrollment;
(6) persons who are not domiciliary residents of the state, who have graduated from a high school accredited by the state board of education within six months of enrollment, who were domiciliary residents of the state at the time of graduation from high school or within 12 months prior to graduation from high school, and who are entitled to admission at a state educational institution pursuant to K.S.A. 72-116, and amendments thereto;
(7) persons who are domiciliary residents of the state, whose domiciliary residence was established in the state for the purpose of accepting, upon recruitment by an employer, or retaining, upon transfer required by an employer, a position of full-time employment at a place of employment in Kansas, but the domiciliary residence of whom was not timely enough established to meet the residence duration requirement of subsection (a), and who are not otherwise eligible for authorization to pay an amount equal to resident fees under this subsection;
(8) persons who have graduated from a high school accredited by the state board of education within six months of enrollment and who, at the time of graduation from such a high school or while enrolled and in attendance at such a high school prior to graduation therefrom, were dependents of a person in military service within the state; if the person, whose dependent is eligible for authorization to pay an amount equal to resident fees under this provision, does not establish domiciliary residence in the state upon retirement from military service, eligibility of the dependent for authorization to pay an amount equal to resident fees shall lapse; and
(9) persons who have retired or have been honorably discharged from military service, had a permanent change of station order for active duty in Kansas during such military service and live in Kansas at the time of enrollment.
(c) (1) The state board of regents shall authorize the following class of persons to pay an amount equal to resident fees: Any dependent or spouse of a person in military service who is reassigned from Kansas to another duty station so long as such dependent or spouse continues to reside in Kansas.
(2) So long as a person remains continuously enrolled, exclusive of summer sessions, a person who qualifies to pay resident fees by virtue of being a spouse or dependent of a person in military service shall not lose such status because of a divorce or the death of a spouse.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) "Parents" means and includes natural parents, adoptive parents, stepparents, guardians and custodians.
(2) "Guardian" has the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 59-3051, and amendments thereto.
(3) "Custodian" means a person, agency or association granted legal custody of a minor under the revised Kansas code for care of children.
(4) "Domiciliary resident" means a person who has present and fixed residence in Kansas where the person intends to remain for an indefinite period and to which the person intends to return following absence.
(5) "Full-time employment" means employment requiring at least 1,500 hours of work per year.
(6) "Dependent" means: (A) A birth child, adopted child or stepchild; or
(B) any child other than the foregoing who is actually dependent in whole or in part on the person in military service and who is related to such individual by marriage or consanguinity.
(7) "Military service" means: (A) Any active service in any armed service of the United States; or (B) membership in the Kansas army or air national guard.
(8) "Academic year" means the twelve-month period ending June 30.
History: L. 1971, ch. 290, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 469, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 44; L. 1987, ch. 264, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 363, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 214, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 165, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 176, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 114, § 77; L. 2005, ch. 120, § 4; L. 2006, ch. 168, § 7; L. 2007, ch. 173, § 10; July 1.
History: L. 1971, ch. 290, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 469, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 44; L. 1987, ch. 264, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 363, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 214, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 165, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 176, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 114, § 77; L. 2005, ch. 120, § 4; L. 2006, ch. 200, § 119; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 72, § 2; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 173, § 20; July 1.
(b) If the state board of regents authorizes persons specified in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 76-729 and amendments thereto to pay an amount equal to resident fees when enrolling at the state educational institutions, the state board shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing criteria or guidelines for determination of eligibility of such persons therefor, and shall determine the evidence deemed necessary to be submitted as proof of eligibility. Evidence submitted by a person as proof of eligibility claimed under subsection (b)(7) of K.S.A. 76-729 and amendments thereto must include, but not by way of limitation, certification of the claim by the employer of the person.
(c) The state board of regents shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing guidelines for the membership composition and procedure of a residence committee for each state educational institution under its control and supervision.
History: L. 1971, ch. 290, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 45; L. 1987, ch. 264, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 363, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 408, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 46; April 21.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 74-3201b, and amendments thereto; and
(2) "individual" means a person who (A) has attended an accredited Kansas high school for three or more years, (B) has either graduated from an accredited Kansas high school or has earned a general educational development (GED) certificate issued within Kansas, regardless of whether the person is or is not a citizen of the United States of America; and (C) in the case of a person without lawful immigration status, has filed with the postsecondary educational institution an affidavit stating that the person or the person's parents have filed an application to legalize such person's immigration status, or such person will file such an application as soon as such person is eligible to do so or, in the case of a person with a legal, nonpermanent immigration status, has filed with the postsecondary educational institution an affidavit stating that such person has filed an application to begin the process for citizenship of the United States or will file such application as soon as such person is eligible to do so.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any individual who:
(1) Has a valid student visa; or
(2) at the time of enrollment, is eligible to enroll in a public postsecondary educational institution located in another state upon payment of fees and tuition required of residents of such state.
(d) Any individual who: (1) Files an affidavit which contains false information; (2) fails to file an application to legalize such person's immigration status within one year of becoming eligible; (3) fails to begin the process for citizenship within one year of becoming eligible; or (4) fails to maintain an active application for citizenship after filing therefor shall not be deemed a resident of the state of Kansas for the purpose of tuition and fees. In addition, such individual shall be required to repay the difference between the amount of fees and tuition actually paid and the amount such person would have paid as a nonresident of the state of Kansas, plus interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum under K.S.A. 16-201, and amendments thereto, for the time such individual was enrolled as a resident pursuant to this section.
History: L. 2004, ch. 172, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 410, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 47; April 21.
History: L. 1974, ch. 410, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 410, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1974, ch. 415, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 3; April 21.
History: L. 1977, ch 237, § 1; April 21.
History: L. 1977, ch 237, § 2; April 21.
History: L. 1977, ch 300, § 1; July 1.
(b) "Institution" means any institution under the control and supervision of the state board of regents.
(c) "State agency" means any state agency, as defined in K.S.A. 75-3701, including any institution.
(d) "Research project" means any sponsored project or activity which is conducted by an institution for a state agency pursuant to a contract with the state agency and which project or activity is financed by federal funds.
(e) "Federal funds" means funds which are received by a state agency directly or indirectly from any agency of the federal government and which may be expended to finance a research project.
(f) "Direct cost" means a cost which is associated with the performance of a specific contract for a research project by an institution which can be specifically attributed with a high degree of accuracy to the performance of such contract.
(g) "Indirect cost" means a cost which is associated with and incurred in whole or in part for the performance of one or more research projects by an institution and which is of such a nature that it cannot be attributed to a specific research project.
History: L. 1979, ch. 301, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1979, ch. 301, § 2; July 1.
(b) Upon specific authorization of the state board of regents and in accordance with policies adopted pursuant to this section, each state educational institution under the control and supervision of the state board of regents may setoff for any fines, fees or penalties owed to the institution by any officer or employee of that institution against any salary, other compensation or other amounts payable to such officer or employee.
(c) The state board of regents shall adopt policies governing the procedures and conditions under which state educational institutions may withhold state warrants under subsection (a) or the exercise of the right of setoff under subsection (b) prior to granting any such authority under this section. The state board of regents shall notify the director of accounts and reports of all policies adopted and authorizations granted under this section.
(d) The director of accounts and reports shall prescribe procedures under the central accounting system for state agencies, including the system of centralized accounting for receivables, to provide for necessary reporting, procedures and transactions to effectuate the withholding of warrants and the setoff of amounts owed under this section.
History: L. 1980, ch. 260, § 2; July 1.
(b) As used in this section, "student fees" includes student activity fees, special fees and other fees which are charged to students for the purpose of providing revenue for payment of debt service on bonded indebtedness for one or more buildings or facilities, but shall not include any user fee, rent or similar charge which arises from the operation of a building or facility and which is imposed in connection with or for the use of all or part of a building or facility.
History: L. 1982, ch. 379, § 1; July 1.
(a) The average daily balance of moneys in each national direct student loan fund of state educational institutions under the control and supervision of the state board of regents for the preceding month; and
(b) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.
History: L. 1983, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 253, § 33; May 23.
History: L. 1983, ch. 249, § 2; July 1.
(b) The state board of regents shall convene a negotiating committee to obtain collection services. The negotiating committee is authorized to negotiate contracts with one or more qualified parties to provide collection services for the state educational institutions and such contracts may be entered on a multi-year basis.
(c) Prior to negotiating for collection services, the committee shall advertise for proposals, negotiate with firms submitting proposals and select among those submitting such proposals the party or parties to contract with for the purposes of collection services.
(d) Contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3738 to 75-3740a, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1984, ch. 340, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 338, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 12, § 17; Feb. 26.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "unclassified employee" means an employee of a state educational institution, except health care employees, who is within the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act, who is a participant in the retirement plan of the state board of regents, as provided in subsection (1)(a) of K.S.A. 74-4925, and amendments thereto, and who meets minimum age and service requirements as determined and prescribed by the board of regents.
History: L. 1984, ch. 290, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 302, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 293, § 30; L. 2005, ch. 196, § 14; May 19.
History: L. 1985, ch. 253, § 2; July 1.
(b) As used in this section, "state educational institution" has the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 76-711 and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1986, ch. 330, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 76, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1986, ch. 352, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1986, ch. 348, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 297, § 20; L. 1991, ch. 272, § 19; May 2.
(b) In accordance with the provisions of appropriations acts, expenditures for a sponsored research project from a project account in the restricted fees fund, or another special revenue fund of the state educational institution, may be made at any time during the term of the grant or contract for the project regardless of the state fiscal year in which the expenditures are made. Expenditures from such a sponsored research project account which are required to be made in one or more foreign nations for the sponsored research project shall not be subject to K.S.A. 75-3738 to 75-3740a, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1986, ch. 348, § 2; July 1.
(b) All moneys received by a state educational institution as overhead costs on sponsored research projects shall be deposited to the credit of the sponsored research overhead fund.
(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 sponsored research overhead 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) In accordance with the provisions of appropriations acts, expenditures may be made from the sponsored research overhead fund of a state educational institution for administration, operation and development of research and for matching federal funds available for capital improvements and equipment that qualify for research purposes.
(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. 2007 Supp. 76-7,102, and amendments thereto.
(f) As used in this section, "sponsored research overhead fund" includes the research and institutional overhead fund of Emporia state university.
History: L. 1986, ch. 348, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 200, § 18; May 24.
History: L. 1986, ch. 345, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 297, § 21; L. 1991, ch. 272, § 20; May 2.
(b) The service clearing fund at a state educational institution shall be used only as a working capital fund to finance the internal service activities rendered to the state educational institution's own departments, other institutional related organizations and specific organizations and classes of individuals approved by the state board of regents, which activities are specified in appropriations acts for the service clearing fund or which are authorized for the service clearing fund by the state board of regents with the approval of the state finance council acting on this matter which is hereby characterized as a matter of legislative delegation and subject to the guidelines prescribed in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 75-3711c and amendments thereto.
(c) The director of accounts and reports shall approve the accounting procedures to be used for service clearing funds to insure a self-supporting operation of each service clearing fund.
History: L. 1986, ch. 345, § 2; July 1.
(a) "State educational institution" means Fort Hays state university, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Kansas state university veterinary medical center, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, university of Kansas, university of Kansas medical center, Wichita state university and Kansas state university, college of technology at Salina.
(b) "Endowment association" means:
(1) For the Fort Hays state university, the Fort Hays state university endowment association;
(2) for the Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, the Kansas state university veterinary medical center, and the Kansas state university--Salina, college of technology, the Kansas state university foundation;
(3) for the Emporia state university, the Emporia state university foundation;
(4) for the Pittsburg state university, the Pittsburg state university foundation;
(5) for the university of Kansas and the university of Kansas medical center, the Kansas university endowment association; and
(6) for the Wichita state university, the Wichita state university board of trustees and the Wichita state university foundation.
History: L. 1986, ch. 349, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 297, § 22; L. 1989, ch. 281, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 272, § 21; L. 1992, ch. 16, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 2, § 3; July 1.
(b) The endowment association for a state educational institution is authorized to repair, remodel or renovate state buildings and facilities of the state educational institution from any private moneys granted or given to the endowment association if the capital improvement projects for such repairs, remodeling or renovations have received prior approval by the state board of regents and the plans and specifications for such projects have received prior approval by the secretary of administration. Such capital improvement projects shall be totally financed from private moneys and the repairs, remodeling or renovations shall become the property of Kansas upon completion and acceptance by the secretary of administration. No such capital improvement project to repair, remodel or renovate any state building or facility shall be approved by the state board of regents without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction.
History: L. 1986, ch. 349, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1986, ch. 346, § 1; July 1.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Capital improvement project" means a project to construct one or more buildings or facilities for a state educational institution or to repair, remodel or renovate one or more state buildings or facilities of a state educational institution;
(2) "research foundation" means any not-for-profit research foundation organized and operated for the primary purpose of encouraging, fostering and conducting scholarly investigation and other types of research for the benefit of a state educational institution;
(3) "nonstate moneys" means moneys received from any source except the state of Kansas or any agency thereof; and
(4) "state educational institution" has the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 76-711 and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2000, ch. 149, § 6; L. 2005, ch. 43, § 1; July 1.
(1) "Capital improvement project" means a project which has a total cost of $1,000,000 or less;
(2) "private moneys" means moneys from nongovernmental sources; and
(3) "state educational institution" has the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 76-711 and amendments thereto.
(b) Each state educational institution is authorized to construct buildings and facilities on state-owned property of the state educational institution from private moneys granted or given to such institution if the capital improvement projects for such buildings and facilities have received prior approval by the state board of regents and the plans and specifications for such projects have received prior approval by the secretary of administration. Such capital improvement projects shall be inspected by the division of architectural services. Such capital improvement projects financed totally from private moneys shall be exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739, 75-3740, 75-3740a, 75-3741, 75-3741a, 75-3741b, 75-3742, 75-3743 and 75-3744, and amendments thereto. Such capital improvement projects shall be totally financed from private moneys and the buildings and facilities constructed shall become the property of the state of Kansas upon completion and acceptance by the secretary of administration. No such capital improvement project for a building or facility shall be approved by the state board of regents without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction.
(c) Each state educational institution is authorized to repair, remodel or renovate state buildings and facilities of the state educational institution from private moneys granted or given to such institution if the capital improvement projects for such repairs, remodeling or renovations have received prior approval by the state board of regents and the plans and specifications of such projects have received prior approval by the secretary of administration. Such capital improvement projects shall be inspected by the division of architectural services. Such capital improvement projects financed totally from private moneys shall be exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739, 75-3740, 75-3740a, 75-3741, 75-3741a, 75-3741b, 75-3742, 75-3743 and 75-3744, and amendments thereto. Such capital improvement projects shall be totally financed from private moneys and the improvements shall become the property of the state of Kansas upon completion and acceptance by the secretary of administration. No such capital improvement project to repair, remodel or renovate any such state building or facility shall be approved by the state board of regents without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction.
History: L. 1993, ch. 211, § 1; Revived and amend., L. 1996, ch. 259, § 39; L. 2000, ch. 149, § 7; June 1.
History: L. 1985, ch. 296, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 66, § 2; July 1.
(b) Nothing in this section shall require or be construed to require any college or university to provide or to pay for any vaccination against meningitis.
History: L. 2006, ch. 111, § 3; July 1.
(1) A housing system suspense fund;
(2) a housing system operations fund; and
(3) a housing system repairs, equipment and improvement fund.
(b) Payments received for rents and boarding fees and other charges in connection with the operation of the housing system 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 in the state treasury to the credit of the housing system suspense fund.
(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the housing system suspense fund of each state educational institution interest earnings based on:
(1) The aggregate of (A) the average daily balance of moneys in the housing system suspense fund (B) the average daily balance of moneys in the housing system operations fund, and (C) the average daily balance of moneys in the housing system repairs, equipment and improvement fund of the state educational institution for the preceding month; and
(2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.
(d) The housing system operations fund shall be used to pay the expenses of operation of the housing systems and for the operation and maintenance of the system. The state educational institution shall transfer from the housing system suspense fund to the operations fund amounts needed for the operation and maintenance of the system. Each state educational institution shall establish such accounts within the housing system operations fund as are required for the efficient management of the system.
(e) The housing system repairs, improvements and equipment fund shall be used for repairs, equipment, improvements and expansion of the housing system that cannot be financed from the housing system operations fund. Transfers may be made to this fund from the housing system suspense fund or the housing system operations fund as determined by the state educational institution. Expenditures from this fund may be made for projects that have been approved by the state board of regents.
History: L. 1985, ch. 296, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 253, § 34; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 421; L. 2006, ch. 132, § 12; July 1, 2007.
History: L. 1985, ch. 296, § 3; April 25.
History: L. 1985, ch. 296, § 4; April 25.
History: L. 1985, ch. 296, § 5; April 25.
History: L. 1985, ch. 296, § 6; April 25.
(b) The center for innovative school leadership shall:
(1) Provide consultation and assistance, upon request of school districts, for the purpose of improving administrative efficiency.
(2) Provide consultation and assistance, upon request of school districts, for the purpose of assisting school districts in administrative evaluation and problem solving.
(3) Form teams which include representatives from the fields of education, business and industry to consult with and assist school districts with improvements in administrative and efficiency issues.
(4) Form cooperative or outsourcing arrangements among school districts to assist districts in improving administrative efficiency.
(5) Provide assistance to school districts, for the purpose of improving academic efficiencies.
(c) Subject to appropriations therefor, the presidents of the three cooperating universities shall appoint a director for the center for innovative school leadership. The first three years of funding for the center shall be subject to appropriations by the state.
(d) The presidents of the three cooperating universities annually shall submit a report to the chairpersons of the senate committee on ways and means and the house committee on appropriations concerning the center's consultation to local school districts and other activities of the center undertaken pursuant to this section.
(e) The center will negotiate with school districts on the costs for utilizing services of the center. Such costs may be based on: (1) A set flat fee for services; (2) a percentage of dollars saved; or (3) a combination of (1) and (2).
History: L. 2004, ch. 124, § 2; July 1.
(1) No postsecondary educational institution shall print or encode a person's social security number on or into the person's identification card.
(2) Any distinguishing identifier assigned to the person's identification card shall be a combination of numbers or letters or both, which is unique to such person.
(3) A person's distinguishing identifier shall not, in any way, be based on or depend on the person's social security number.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Person" means an employee of or a student enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution.
(2) "Postsecondary educational institution" means and includes area vocational schools, area vocational-technical schools, community colleges, the municipal university, state educational institutions, technical colleges and private institutions of postsecondary education.
History: L. 2004, ch. 185, § 48; June 10.
(b) Nothing contained in article 32 of chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated shall be construed to limit or prescribe the conduct of any in-state or out-of-state travel or to limit expense allowances for such travel which is undertaken for and funded as a part of any research and development activity of a state educational institution if such expense is funded 50% or more by moneys received from the Kansas technology enterprise corporation, federal agencies or other external sources. The provisions of K.S.A. 75-3208 and amendments thereto shall not apply to any such travel.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) "Research and development activity" means any center of excellence at a state educational institution, any research or development project or activity at the state educational institution funded under a research matching grant program of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation, or any other sponsored research project at a state educational institution; and
(2) "state educational institution" means a state educational institution as defined by K.S.A. 76-711 and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1987, ch. 338, § 1; May 7.
(b) In each fiscal year, commencing with the 2003 fiscal year, each state educational institution is eligible to receive a quality performance grant from the state general fund. If the state board determines that the state educational institution has demonstrated effectiveness in complying with its role and mission statement and has met or exceeded the core indicators of quality performance for the state educational institutions identified and approved by the state board, the state educational institution shall receive a quality performance grant in an amount that shall be determined by the state board by computing 2% of the amount of the institution's appropriation from the state general fund for the preceding fiscal year. The computed amount is the amount of the quality performance grant the state educational institution shall receive for the fiscal year.
History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 75; May 20.
History: L. 1999, ch. 147, § 76; Expired, June 30, 2004.
(a) "Eligible educational institution" means any state educational institution, municipal university, community college, technical college or vocational education school under the governance or coordination of the state board of regents.
(b) "Endowment association" means a not-for-profit endowment association or foundation that is organized and operated exclusively to receive, hold, invest and administer moneys and property as a permanent fund for the support and sole benefit of an eligible educational institution.
(c) "Qualifying gift" means a monetary donation which (1) is a single monetary donation from a single donor or entity or is a joint monetary donation from or on behalf of two or more donors or entities that are directly related or associated or that otherwise are determined by the state board of regents to have common characteristics or similarities such that the joint monetary donation conforms with the purposes of the program, (2) is made in cash or the equivalent of cash, (3) has been received by the endowment association of an eligible educational institution from a single donor or entity for the purpose of endowing a professorship at the eligible educational institution in accordance with the program, and (4) is:
(A) For community colleges, technical colleges and vocational education schools, an aggregate amount of at least $50,000;
(B) for Fort Hays state university, Emporia state university and Pittsburg state university, an aggregate amount of at least $200,000;
(C) for Washburn university, an aggregate amount of at least $300,000;
(D) for Wichita state university, an aggregate amount of at least $350,000; and
(E) for the university of Kansas, the university of Kansas medical center and Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, an aggregate amount of at least $500,000.
(d) "Endowed professorship" means the position of a professor of the faculty of an eligible educational institution for which a qualifying gift is received by the endowment association of the eligible educational institution in accordance with the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program.
(e) "Program" means the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program established by this act.
(f) "State educational institution," "municipal university," "community college," "technical college," "vocational education school" and "state board of regents" have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 74-3201b and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2000, ch. 90, § 1; July 1.
(b) Each eligible educational institution shall establish within the general budget of the eligible educational institution a faculty of distinction matching fund. The eligible educational institution shall establish an endowed professorship account in the faculty of distinction matching fund for each endowed professorship established under the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program. All expenditures from the faculty of distinction matching fund shall be for one or more endowed professorships to supplement salary and to provide additional operating support for assistants, travel, equipment or other expenses of the endowed professorships.
(c) The chancellor, president, director or other chief executive officer of an eligible educational ins