CHAPTER 209
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 1626
A Concurrent Resolution relating to the 2002 regular session of the
legislature;
extending such session beyond 90 calendar days; and providing for
adjournment
thereof.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas,
two-thirds of
the members elected to the Senate and two-thirds of the members
elected
to the House of Representatives concurring therein: That the
2002 regular
session of the legislature shall be extended beyond 90 calendar
days; and
Be it further resolved: That the legislature shall
adjourn at the close of
business of the daily session convened on April 12, 2002, or at the
close
of business of the daily session convened on April 13, 2002, and
shall
reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on May 1, 2002; and
Be it further resolved: That the legislature may
adjourn and reconvene
at any time during the period on and after May 1, 2002, to May 31,
2002,
but the legislature shall reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on May 31, 2002,
at which
time the legislature shall continue in session and shall adjourn
sine die at
the close of business on May 31, 2002; and
Be it further resolved: That the secretary of the
senate and the chief
clerk of the house of representatives and employees specified by
the di-
rector of legislative administrative services for such purpose
shall attend
their duties each day during periods of adjournment, Sundays
excepted,
for the purpose of receiving messages from the governor and
conducting
such other business as may be required; and
Be it further resolved: That members of the
legislature shall not receive
the per diem compensation and subsistence allowances provided for
in
subsections (a) and (b) of K.S.A. 46-137a for any day within a
period in
which both houses of the legislature are adjourned for more than
two
days, Sundays excepted; and
Be it further resolved: That members of the
legislature attending a
legislative meeting of whatever nature when authorized pursuant to
law,
or by the Legislative Coordinating Council or by the President of
the
Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives and members
of
a conference committee attending a meeting of the conference
commit-
tee authorized by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
the
House of Representatives during any period of adjournment for
which
members are not authorized compensation and allowances pursuant
to
K.S.A. 46-137a shall receive compensation and travel expenses or
allow-
ances as provided by K.S.A. 75-3212 except that the mileage
allowance
shall be limited during any such period of adjournment to one full
trip
by the usual route in going to and returning from an authorized
meeting.
Adopted by the House April 5, 2002.
Adopted by the Senate
April 3, 2002.
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