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 9  AN ACT relating to state finances; concerning biennial budget estimates
10    for state agencies; legislative sessions and meetings relating thereto;
11    amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-3717 and 75-6701 and repealing the
12    existing sections.
13
14  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15    Section 1.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-3717 is hereby amended to read as
16  follows: 75-3717. (a) As provided in this section, each state agency, other
17  than a state agency that is listed in subsection (f), not later than October
18  1 of each year, 1998, and every two years thereafter, shall file with the
19  division of the budget its budget estimates for the next fiscal year and for
20  the ensuing fiscal year thereafter, and all amendments and revisions
21  thereof, except that, in lieu of such annual filing,. As provided in this
22  section, each agency listed in subsection (g) (f), not later than October 1,
23  1994, and every two years thereafter, shall file its budget estimates for
24  the next fiscal year and for the ensuing fiscal year thereafter, and all
25  amendments and revisions thereof. Each state agency listed in subsection
26    (g) may file adjustments to such agency's budget that was approved by
27  the legislature during a prior fiscal year. All such budget estimates shall
28  be in the form provided by the director of the budget. Each agency's
29  budget estimates shall include:
30    (1)  A full explanation of the agency's request for any appropriations
31  for the expansion of present services or the addition of new activities,
32  including an estimate of the anticipated expenditures for the next fiscal
33  year and for each of the three ensuing fiscal years which would be re-
34  quired to support each expansion of present services or addition of new
35  services as requested by the state agency; and
36    (2)  a listing of all programs of the agency that provide services for
37  children and their families and the following information regarding each
38  such program: Of the amount of the agency's request for appropriations
39  to fund the program, that amount which will be spent on services for
40  children or families with children and the number of children or families
41  with children who are served by the program.
42    (b)  At the same time as each state agency submits to the division of
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 1  the budget a copy of its budget estimate, and all amendments and revi-
 2  sions thereof, each such state agency shall submit a copy of such estimate,
 3  and all amendments and revisions thereof, directly to the legislative re-
 4  search department for legislative use.
 5    (c)  The director of the budget shall require the agencies to submit a
 6  sufficient number of copies of their budget estimates, and all amendments
 7  and revisions thereof, to the director's office to satisfy the requirements
 8  of such office and one additional copy for legislative use which shall be
 9  retained in the division of the budget until the budget of the governor is
10  submitted to the legislature. On or before the day that such budget is
11  submitted to the legislature such legislative use copy, posted to reflect
12  the governor's budget recommendations, shall be submitted to the leg-
13  islative research department for use by the ways and means committee
14  of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of rep-
15  resentatives. Following presentation of the governor's budget report to
16  the legislature, the legislative research department may request and shall
17  receive detailed information from the division of the budget on the gov-
18  ernor's budget recommendations.
19    (d)  The director of the budget may prepare budget estimates for any
20  state agency failing to file a request.
21    (e)  As used in this section, ``services for children and their families''
22  includes but is not limited to any of the following services, whether pro-
23  vided directly or made accessible through subsidies or other payments:
24    (1)  Financial support for children and families with children or en-
25  forcement of the obligation to support a child or a family with one or
26  more children;
27    (2)  prenatal care, health care for children or immunizations for chil-
28  dren;
29    (3)  mental health or retardation services for children;
30    (4)  nutrition for children or families with children or nutritional coun-
31  seling or supplements for pregnant or nursing women;
32    (5)  child care, early childhood education or parenting education;
33    (6)  licensure or regulation of child care or early childhood education
34  programs;
35    (7)  treatment, counseling or other services to preserve families;
36    (8)  care, treatment, placement or adoption of children without func-
37  tioning families;
38    (9)  services to prevent child abuse and to treat and protect child
39  abuse victims;
40    (10)  services for children who are pregnant, substance abusers or oth-
41  erwise involved in high risk behavior;
42    (11)  services related to court proceedings involving children; and
43    (12)  youth employment services.
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 1    (f)  As provided in this section, all state agencies shall file budget es-
 2  timates on a biennial basis, commencing with fiscal years 2000 and 2001,
 3  except that the following state agencies shall continue to file budget es-
 4  timates under the provisions of subsection (a) on a biennial basis which
 5  commenced with fiscal years 1996 and 1997: Abstracters' board of ex-
 6  aminers, behavioral sciences regulatory board, board of accountancy,
 7  board of examiners in optometry, board of nursing, consumer credit com-
 8  missioner, Kansas board of barbering, Kansas board of examiners in fitting
 9  and dispensing of hearing aids, Kansas dental board, Kansas real estate
10  commission, Kansas state board of cosmetology, office of the securities
11  commissioner of Kansas, real estate appraisal board, state bank commis-
12  sioner, state board of healing arts, state board of mortuary arts, state board
13  of pharmacy, state board of technical professions, state board of veterinary
14  examiners and state department of credit unions.
15    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-6701 is hereby amended to read as
16  follows: 75-6701. (a) On or before each December 4, 1997, and on or
17  before each April 4, 1998, the director of the budget and the director of
18  the legislative research department shall prepare a joint estimate of rev-
19  enue to the state general fund for the current fiscal year and the ensuing
20  fiscal year.
21    On or before December 4, 1998, and on or before April 4, 1999, and
22  on or before each December 4 and on or before each April 4 thereafter,
23  the director of the budget and the director of the legislative research de-
24  partment shall prepare a joint estimate of revenue to the state general
25  fund for the current fiscal year and for each of the two ensuing fiscal
26  years.
27    (b)  If prior to final adjournment of any regular session of the legis-
28  lature any law is enacted providing for additional or less revenues to be
29  deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund, the
30  director of the budget and the director of the legislative research de-
31  partment shall prepare a joint estimate of such revenues for such fiscal
32  years. Commencing with calendar year 2000, the duration of regular ses-
33  sions of the legislature held in even-numbered years shall not exceed 60
34  calendar days unless extended beyond 60 calendar days by an affirmative
35  vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house. Commencing
36  with calendar year 2000, and thereafter during each regular session of
37  the legislature held in even-numbered years, neither the appropriations
38  committee of the house of representatives nor the ways and means com-
39  mittee of the senate shall meet for the purpose of making appropriations
40  of moneys or make or recommend any appropriation of moneys.
41    (c)  In the event of a disagreement or failure to agree upon a joint
42  estimate of revenue pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), the legislature shall
43  utilize the estimates for such fiscal years of the director of the legislative
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 1  research department and the governor shall utilize the estimates for such
 2  fiscal years of the director of the budget.
 3    Sec. 3.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-3717 and 75-6701 are hereby repealed.
 4    Sec. 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
 5  publication in the statute book.