CHAPTER 197 SENATE BILL No. 514
      An Act relating to compensation and expenses of certain elected state officials; concerning
      district attorneys; creating the compensation commission; prescribing the duties and
      functions thereof; amending K.S.A. 22a-105 and repealing the existing section.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. K.S.A. 22a-105 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22a-
105. Each of the district attorneys elected under this act shall receive an
annual salary equal to in the amount of no less than the salary provided
for district judges in K.S.A. 75-3120g, and any amendments thereto. The
salary of each district attorney shall be paid by the county comprising the
judicial district in which he or she the district attorney is elected in equal
monthly installments and in the manner county officers and employees
are paid. The district attorneys and their deputies and assistants shall be
reimbursed for their actual travel and subsistence expenses incurred while
in the performance of their official duties within or without the district.
A county may continue to supplement a district attorney's salary only until
the expiration of such district attorney's present term of office.

New Sec. 2. (a) There is hereby created the compensation commis-
sion, hereinafter referred to as the commission, which shall consist of
seven members as follows: One member appointed by the president of
the senate, one member appointed by the speaker of the house of rep-
resentatives, one member appointed by the majority leader of the senate,
one member appointed by the majority leader of the house of represen-
tatives, one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate, one
member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives
and one member appointed by the governor. No one may be appointed
to the commission who is a registered lobbyist, who is a member of the
legislature or who has been a member of the legislature within two years
previous to the date of appointment to the commission.

(b) Of the members of the commission first to be appointed, the
member appointed by the president of the senate shall be appointed for
a term of four years, the member appointed by the speaker of the house
of representatives shall be appointed for a term of four years, the member
appointed by the majority leader of the senate shall be appointed for a
term of two years, the member appointed by the majority leader of the
house of representatives shall be appointed for a term of two years, the
member appointed by the minority leader of the senate shall be appointed
for a term of two years, the member appointed by the minority leader of
the house of representatives shall be appointed for a term of two years
and the member appointed by the governor shall be appointed for a term
of four years, all terms to commence July 1, 1998. Thereafter, all members
of the commission shall be appointed for a four-year term, commencing
July 1. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap-
pointments and for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(c) The member appointed by the governor shall serve as chairperson
of the commission. The commission shall meet on call of the chairperson
or on the request of four members of the commission. Four members of
the commission shall constitute a quorum. All actions of the commission
shall be taken by a majority of all members of the commission.

(d) It shall be the duty of the commission to make a study of the
compensation and expense allowances and reimbursements, hereinafter
collectively referred to as remuneration, of the members of the legisla-
ture. The commission shall meet during the even-numbered years and
shall submit a report to the legislative coordinating council and to the
governor on or before December 1 of each even-numbered year making
recommendations as the commission deems appropriate concerning such
remuneration. If the recommendations of the commission contained in
such report require legislation to implement, a bill shall be introduced at
the commencement of the next legislative session to carry out such rec-
ommendations. If the bill recommends increasing or decreasing such re-
muneration, the bill to become effective shall be enacted by the legisla-
ture on or before February 1 of the odd-numbered year in which the bill
is introduced.

(e) The staff of the office of the revisor of statutes, the legislative
research department and the division of legislative administrative services
shall provide such assistance as may be requested by the commission and
authorized by the legislative coordinating council.

(f) The members of the commission attending meetings of such com-
mission, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such
commission, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage
and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments
thereto from appropriations for operations of the legislature upon vouch-
ers approved by the chairperson of the commission or a person or persons
designated by the chairperson.

Sec. 3. K.S.A. 22a-105 is hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved May 18, 1998

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