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 9  AN ACT relating to funding and administration of death benefits for
10    certain state officers or employees; authorizing the secretary of ad-
11    ministration to provide such benefits.
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13  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14    Section 1.  (a) The secretary of administration is authorized to pro-
15  vide the following from the closure term life insurance fund:
16    (1)  The death benefits authorized by K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-4373, and
17  amendments thereto, on a self-insured basis; and
18    (2)  the costs of self-administering such benefits or of contracting with
19  a third party for administration of the benefits.
20    (b)  Upon request of the secretary of administration, the director of
21  accounts and reports shall make periodic transfers during fiscal year 1997
22  and fiscal year 1998 in amounts specified by the secretary of administra-
23  tion from the state hospital closure account of the state general fund at
24  the department of social and rehabilitation services to the closure term
25  life insurance fund of the department of administration.
26    (c)  Upon certification by the secretary of administration to the direc-
27  tor of accounts and reports that the unencumbered balance in the closure
28  term life insurance fund is insufficient to pay an amount for which the
29  fund is liable and that there are insufficient funds in the state hospital
30  closure account to transfer pursuant to subsection (b), the director of
31  accounts and reports shall transfer an amount equal to the insufficiency
32  from the state general fund to the closure term life insurance fund.
33    (d)  If the death benefits authorized by K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-4373,
34  and amendments thereto, are provided on a self-insured basis pursuant
35  to subsection (a), the net amount of the death benefit shall be equal to
36  150% of the annual rate of compensation of the covered state officer or
37  employee, as of the date the covered state officer or employee is laid off.
38    Sec. 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
39  publication in the statute book.