CHAPTER 19 SENATE BILL No. 175 An  Act concerning the state general fund; relating to estimates of revenues; amending
K.S.A. 75-6701 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 75-6701 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
6701. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), on or before each Decem-
ber 4 and on or before each April 4, the director of the budget and the
director of the legislative research department shall prepare a joint esti-
mate of revenue to the state general fund for the current fiscal year and
the ensuing fiscal year.

      (b) If prior to final adjournment of any regular session of the legis-
lature any law is enacted providing for additional or less revenues to be
deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund, the
director of the budget and the director of the legislative research de-
partment shall prepare a joint estimate of such revenues.

      (c) In the event of a disagreement or failure to agree upon a joint
estimate of revenue pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), the legislature shall
utilize the estimates of the director of the legislative research department
and the governor shall utilize the estimates of the director of the budget.

      (d) During fiscal year 2003, the director of the budget and the direc-
tor of the legislative research department shall prepare the joint estimate
of revenue to the state general fund for the current fiscal year and the
ensuing fiscal year on or before April 22 in lieu of on or before April 4.

 Sec.  2. K.S.A. 75-6701 is hereby repealed.

 Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.

Approved March 26, 2003.
 Published in the Kansas Register April 3, 2003.
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