Session of 1998
                   
HOUSE BILL No. 2971
         
By Committee on Appropriations
         
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            9             AN ACT concerning state educational institutions; relating to recruitment
10             of certain personnel; reimbursement of moving expenses; amending
11             K.S.A. 76-727 and repealing the existing section.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14           Section 1. K.S.A. 76-727 is hereby amended to read as follows: 76-
15       727. (a) The chief executive officer of any state educational institution,
16       when approved by the state board of regents, may extend an invitation to
17       any person to meet with representatives of such state educational insti-
18       tution for the purpose of consultation preliminary to such person's pos-
19       sible selection as a member of the unclassified staff at such state educa-
20       tional institution, and in such case, such state educational institution may
21       pay the actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses of such in-
22       vitee in meeting with such representatives. The state board of regents
23       may extend an invitation to any person to meet with the state board of
24       regents or with representatives of such board for the purpose of consul-
25       tation preliminary to such person's possible selection as chief executive
26       officer of a state educational institution under the control and supervision
27       of the state board of regents or as executive officer of the state board of
28       regents, and in such case, the state board of regents may pay the actual
29       and necessary travel and subsistence expenses of such invitee and such
30       invitee's spouse in meeting with the board or with such representatives.
31       The travel and subsistence expenses shall be paid from funds available or
32       appropriated for travel and subsistence.
33           (b) (1) Subject to the limitations of rules and regulations adopted by
34       the secretary of administration, the state board of regents may agree to
35       reimburse an applicant for the position of chief executive officer of an
36       unclassified position at a state educational institution or an applicant for
37       any position in the office of the state board of regents for all or part of
38       the applicant's moving expenses from the applicant's usual place of resi-
39       dence to the applicant's new place of residence as an inducement to the
40       applicant to accept such position of employment.
41           (2) The amount to be paid for moving expenses shall not exceed the
42       amount of the actual moving expenses verified by receipts or the amount
43       of moving expenses for moving 12,000 pounds of household goods, which-

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  1       ever is the lesser amount. The applicant shall be required to sign an
  2       agreement that if the applicant leaves the position of employment within
  3       one year from the beginning date of employment, the applicant will re-
  4       imburse the state board of regents the full amount so paid for moving
  5       expenses, and the obligation to repay shall constitute a lien and setoff by
  6       the state against the applicant employee's unpaid wages or salary. The
  7       moving expenses shall be paid from funds available or appropriated for
  8       moving expenses.
  9           (c) The provisions of K.S.A. 75-3218, and amendments thereto, and
10       subsection (a) of K.S.A. 75-3225, shall not apply to state educational in-
11       stitutions.
12           (d) The chief executive officer of any state educational institution, or
13       any person or persons designated by such officer for the purpose, with
14       the approval of the state board of regents, may travel to any place or
15       places in the United States for the purpose of interviewing persons as
16       prospective members of the faculty of such state educational institution,
17       and in such case, such state educational institution shall pay the trans-
18       portation and subsistence expenses of persons making such trips. The
19       travel and subsistence shall be paid at the same rates and subject to the
20       same limitations as now provided for state employees for out-of-state
21       travel. The travel and subsistence shall be paid from funds available or
22       appropriated for travel and subsistence.
23           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 76-727 is hereby repealed.
24           Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
25       publication in the Kansas register.
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