As Amended by Senate Committee
         
Session of 1999
         
SENATE BILL No. 342
         
By Committee on Ways and Means
         
2-25
         
10             AN  ACT concerning the state board of regents; relating to reimburse-
11             ment of moving expenses for certain state officers and employees;
12             amending K.S.A. 76-727 and repealing the existing section.
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14       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15             Section  1. K.S.A. 76-727 is hereby amended to read as follows: 76-
16       727. (a) The chief executive officer of any state educational institution,
17       when approved by the state board of regents, may extend an invitation to
18       any person to meet with representatives of such state educational insti-
19       tution for the purpose of consultation preliminary to such person's pos-
20       sible selection as a member of the unclassified staff at such state educa-
21       tional institution, and in such case, such state educational institution may
22       pay the actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses of such in-
23       vitee in meeting with such representatives. The state board of regents
24       may extend an invitation to any person to meet with the state board of
25       regents or with representatives of such board for the purpose of consul-
26       tation preliminary to such person's possible selection as chief executive
27       officer of a state educational institution under the control and supervision
28       of the state board of regents or as executive officer of the state board of
29       regents, and in such case, the state board of regents may pay the actual
30       and necessary travel and subsistence expenses of such invitee and such
31       invitee's spouse in meeting with the board or with such representatives.
32       The travel and subsistence expenses shall be paid from funds available or
33       appropriated for travel and subsistence. Any reimbursement of an in-
34       vitee's travel and subsistence expenses paid by a state educational
35       institution pursuant to this subsection shall constitute compensa-
36       tion for the invitee.
37             (b)  (1) Subject to the limitations of rules and regulations adopted by
38       the secretary of administration, the state board of regents may agree to
39       reimburse an applicant for the position of chief executive officer of a state
40       educational institution or an applicant for any position in the office of the
41       state board of regents for all or part of the applicant's moving expenses
42       from the applicant's usual place of residence to the applicant's new place
43       of residence as an inducement to the applicant to accept such position of

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  1       employment.
  2             (2) The amount to be paid for moving expenses shall not exceed the
  3       amount of the actual moving expenses verified by receipts or the amount
  4       of moving expenses for moving 12,000 pounds of household goods, which-
  5       ever is the lesser amount. The applicant shall be required to sign an
  6       agreement that if the applicant leaves the position of employment within
  7       one year from the beginning date of employment, the applicant will re-
  8       imburse the state board of regents the full amount so paid for moving
  9       expenses, and the obligation to repay shall constitute a lien and setoff by
10       the state against the applicant employee's unpaid wages or salary. The
11       moving expenses shall be paid from funds available or appropriated for
12       moving expenses.
13             (3) Reimbursement for moving expenses may be made to applicants
14       for positions in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act
15       at state educational institutions other than chief executive officers in ac-
16       cordance with this section if such reimbursement is from private funds
17       provided to the state educational institutions by the endowment associa-
18       tions or other affiliated corporations of such state educational institutions.
19       Any reimbursement of moving expenses made to any applicant pur-
20       suant to this subsection shall constitute compensation for the
21       applicant.
22             (c) The provisions of K.S.A. 75-3218, and amendments thereto, and
23       subsection (a) of K.S.A. 75-3225, shall not apply to state educational
24       institutions.
25             (d) The chief executive officer of any state educational institution, or
26       any person or persons designated by such officer for the purpose, with
27       the approval of the state board of regents, may travel to any place or
28       places in the United States for the purpose of interviewing persons as
29       prospective members of the faculty of such state educational institution,
30       and in such case, such state educational institution shall pay the trans-
31       portation and subsistence expenses of persons making such trips. The
32       travel and subsistence shall be paid at the same rates and subject to the
33       same limitations as now provided for state employees for out-of-state
34       travel. The travel and subsistence shall be paid from funds available or
35       appropriated for travel and subsistence. 
36       Sec.  2. K.S.A. 76-727 is hereby repealed.
37        Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
38       publication in the statute book Kansas register.