CHAPTER 79 HOUSE BILL No. 2009 An Act concerning the state board of regents; relating to certain fees imposed thereby;
amending K.S.A. 72-4530 and 72-4938 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 72-4530 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
4530. (a) The state board of regents may adopt rules and regulations
relating to the processing and issuance of general educational develop-
ment (GED) credentials.

      (b) Each application to the state board of regents for issuance or
duplication of general educational development credentials or verification
of credentials shall be accompanied by a fee which shall be established
by the state board of regents and shall be in an amount of not more than
$10 $15. On or before August 1, 1999, and on or before July June 1 of
each year thereafter, the state board of regents shall determine the
amount of revenue which will be required to properly administer the
provisions of this section during the next ensuing fiscal year, and shall
establish the GED credentials processing fee for such year in the amount
deemed necessary for such purposes. Such fee shall become effective on
the succeeding January July 1 of each year. The state board of regents
shall remit all moneys received by or for it from GED credentials proc-
essing fees to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of
K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such
remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state
treasury to the credit of the GED credentials processing fees fund, which
fund is hereby established in the state treasury, and shall be used only
for the payment of expenses connected with the processing, issuance or
duplication of GED credentials, and for the keeping of records by the
state board of regents. All expenditures from the GED credentials proc-
essing fees fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon
warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouch-
ers approved by the state board of regents or by a person or persons
designated by the state board.

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 72-4938 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
4938. Fees for certificates of approval and registration of representatives
shall be collected by the state board in accordance with the following
schedule (a) The state board shall fix, charge and collect fees for certifi-
cates of approval, registration of representatives and providing transcripts
to students who attended a proprietary school that has ceased operation
by adopting rules and regulations for such purposes, subject to the fol-
lowing limitations:

      (a) (1) For schools domiciled or having their principal place of busi-
ness within the state of Kansas:

(1) (A) Initial issuance of certificate of approval $800.00 not more than $1,700
(2) (B) Renewal of certificate of approval 300.00 not more than 1,200
(3) (C) Initial registration of representative 50.00 not more than 150
(4) (D) Annual renewal of registration of representative 25.00 not more than 100
      (b) (2) For schools domiciled or having their principal place of busi-
ness outside the state of Kansas:

(1) (A) Initial issuance of certificate of approval $1500.00 not more than $3,400
(2) (B) Renewal of certificate of approval 750.00 not more than 2,400
(3) (C) Initial registration of representative 100.00 not more than 300
(4) (D) Annual renewal of registration of representative 75.00 not more than 200
(3) For retrieval of student transcript from school that has

                            ceased operation not more than 10
      (b) The state board shall determine annually the amount necessary to
carry out and enforce the provisions of the Kansas proprietary school act
for the next ensuing fiscal year and shall fix by rules and regulations the
fees authorized for such year at the sum deemed necessary for such pur-
poses within the limits of this section. Prior to adoption of any such rules
and regulations, the state board shall afford the advisory commission on
proprietary schools an opportunity to make recommendations on the pro-
posed rules and regulations. The amount of all fees prescribed by this
section prior to the effective date of this act shall continue in effect and
shall be charged and collected until the amount of such fees is changed
by rules and regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to this sec-
tion.

 Sec.  3. K.S.A. 72-4530 and 72-4938 are hereby repealed.

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

Approved April 16, 2003.
 Published in the Kansas Register April 24, 2003.
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