Chapter 74, STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-50,219. Promoting employment across Kansas; legislative members prohibited from benefiting under act; when. On and after July 1, 2014, no member of the legislature, either elected or appointed, shall while in office and within three years after the expiration of such legislato…

74-50,220. Recovery zone bonds; allocation; rules and regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Department" means the department of commerce. (2) "Recovery zone bonds" means any recovery zone economic development bonds or recovery zone facility bonds that are allocated pursu…

74-50,221. Qualified energy conservation bonds; allocation; rules and regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Department" means the department of commerce. (2) "Qualified energy conservation bonds" means any qualified energy conservation bonds that are allocated pursuant t…

74-50,222. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 74-50,222, 74-50,223 and 79-32,267, and amendments thereto: (a) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private nonprofit educational institution that meets the requirements of participation in programs under the higher educat…

74-50,223. County participation, procedures; resident individuals, payment of outstanding student loan balances. (a) Any county that has been designated a rural opportunity zone pursuant to K.S.A. 74-50,222, and amendments thereto, may participate in the program provided in this …

74-50,224. Job creation program fund; expenditures; purposes; annual report. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the job creation program fund. The secretary of commerce, in consultation with the secretary of revenue and the governor, shall administer the fund. All …

74-50,225. Economic development incentive programs; application fees; rules and regulations. (a) For purposes of recovering application processing, oversight, administrative and other costs, the secretary of commerce may assess an application fee of up to $750 upon applications f…

74-50,226. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,226 and 74-50,227, and amendments thereto: (a) "Administering agency" means the state agency or department charged with administering a particular economic development incentive program, as set forth by the program's enac…

74-50,227. Format; internet access; information to be published; exceptions; database search and report capability requirements; reporting of information by local governments; disclosure of information by businesses a condition of granting incentives; electronic report form for l…

74-50,228. Presentations by secretary to legislative committees. (a) In addition to any other reports by the secretary of commerce to the legislative post audit committee, the house committee on commerce, labor and economic development or the senate committee on commerce otherwis…

74-50,229. Citation of act. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,229 through 74-50,234, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas apprenticeship act. History: L. 2023, ch. 81, § 1; July 1.

74-50,230. Definitions. For purposes of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,229 through 74-50,234, and amendments thereto: (a) "Act" means the Kansas apprenticeship act. (b) "Apprentice" means a person who is a Kansas resident at least 16 years of age, except where an older minimum age stand…

74-50,231. Credits against income tax; expiration of tax credit program; eligibility; requirements; terms and amounts; limitations; agreement with secretary of commerce; requirements and conditions of agreement; participation by apprentice not to constitute union affiliation; rul…

74-50,232. Kansas nonprofit apprenticeship grant program; administration by secretary of commerce; eligibility; grant amounts; limitations; secretary to develop application procedures; grant terms and conditions in consultation with stakeholders; agreement with secretary required…

74-50,233. Kansas educator registered apprenticeship grant program; definitions. For purposes of this section and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,234, and amendments thereto: (a) "Applicant school" means a school district organized and operating under the laws of this state, acting indep…

74-50,234. Program development by commissioner of education, state board of education and secretary of commerce; administration by secretary; educational purpose; candidates; applicant school apprenticeship program requirements; approval by secretary; rule and regulation authorit…

74-50,235. Definitions. As used in this section and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,236, and amendments thereto: (a) "Eligible institution of higher education" means: (1) (A) A state educational institution as defined in K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto; or (B) any private, independ…

74-50,236. Engineering graduate incentive fund established; administration by secretary of commerce; matching requirement; purposes; expenditures; applications by institutions of higher education; requirements; grant amounts; proration; recipient institutions to provide informati…

74-50,237. Expiration of program; abolishment of fund. The provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,235 through 74-50,237, and amendments thereto, shall expire on July 1, 2033. On July 1, 2033, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all unencumbered moneys in the engine…

74-50,291. Title of act; definitions. (a) K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,291 through 74-50,300, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas commission for the United States semiquincentennial act. (b) As used in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,291 through 74-50,300, an…

74-50,292. Establishment; cooperation with other entities. (a) The Kansas commission for the United States semiquincentennial is hereby established within and as a part of the department of commerce to plan, encourage, develop and coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniver…

74-50,293. Members; vacancies. (a) The commission shall consist of 20 voting members as follows: (1) The secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee; (2) the executive director of the Kansas African American affairs commission or the executive director's designee; (3) the e…

74-50,294. Duties; special committees. (a) The commission shall plan, coordinate and implement a program in 2026 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. In developing the plans and overall program for the event, the commission shall: (1) Give du…

74-50,295. Meetings; quorum. Meetings of the commission shall be held throughout the state at times and locations determined by the chairperson, who shall be selected by a majority vote of the commission and may serve up to two consecutive two-year terms. In the case of a nationa…

74-50,296. Reports. (a) (1) On or before December 31, 2022, the commission shall submit a comprehensive report to the governor, the secretary of commerce, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that contains the commission's specific recommend…

74-50,297. Gifts and donations, fund established; transfer of certain moneys; expiration of fund. (a) The commission may accept, use and dispose of gifts and donations of money, property or personal services. The type and quantity of gifts shall be enumerated and submitted to the…

74-50,298. Powers; approval of actions. (a) The commission may: (1) Procure supplies, services and property; (2) enter into contracts; (3) expend, in furtherance of this act, funds donated or received pursuant to contracts entered into under this act in the Kansas commission for …

74-50,299. Member compensation. (a) Commission members shall not receive compensation for their work with the commission. (b) Non-legislative citizen members of the commission shall not receive compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage or reimbursement for expenses incurred i…

74-50,300. Expiration of act; donation of funds. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,291 through 74-50,300 of this act, and amendments thereto, shall expire on December 31, 2027. (b) Upon the expiration of the commission on December 31, 2027, any property remaining prop…

74-50,311. Attracting powerful economic expansion act; title; definitions. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the attracting powerful economic expansion act. (b) For purposes of the attracting powerful economic expansion act: (1) "Act" means the attracting powerful e…

74-50,312. Establishment and purpose; eligibility requirements; benefits; agreement with secretary of commerce; conditions and requirements of agreement; limitation on agreements; approval by state finance council; benefit retention requirements; rule and regulation authority. (a…

74-50,313. Credit against income, premium or privilege tax; amount; requirements; limitations; agreement with secretary of commerce; requirements and conditions of agreement; additional benefit provisions if approved by state finance council; remedy for breach of agreement. (a) (…

74-50,314. Payroll withholding tax retention benefit for qualified suppliers; eligibility requirements; agreement with secretary of commerce; requirements and conditions; remedy for breach of agreement; certification of continued eligibility by secretary of commerce. (a) For taxa…

74-50,315. Reimbursement of payroll costs to qualified firms; eligibility; amount; additional amount if approved by state finance council; agreement; requirements and conditions; submission of claim; certification of eligibility by secretary of commerce; breach of agreement, repa…

74-50,316. Attracting powerful economic expansion payroll incentive fund; establishment; administration by secretary of commerce; use of. There is hereby established in the state treasury the attracting powerful economic expansion payroll incentive fund to be administered by the …

74-50,317. Reimbursement of training and education expense of new employees; eligibility; amount; agreement with secretary of commerce; annual showing of eligibility required; attracting powerful economic expansion new employee training; certification required for reimbursement; …

74-50,318. Attracting powerful economic expansion new employee training and education fund; establishment; administration by secretary of commerce; use of. There is hereby established in the state treasury the attracting powerful economic expansion new employee training and educa…

74-50,319. Sales tax exemption for qualified firms or qualified suppliers; eligibility; certification of eligibility by secretary of commerce; agreement; notice by secretary of commerce to secretary of revenue; expiration of exemption; certification by secretary of commerce requi…

74-50,320. Annual report by secretary of commerce; report information regarding qualified firms and qualified suppliers; economic development measures to be provided; quarterly report to certain legislative committee chairpersons on number of potential qualifying projects. (a) On…

74-50,321. Adjustment of corporate income tax rate; certifications by secretary of commerce of agreement with qualified firm; reduction in rate by secretary of revenue; amount of reduction; report by secretary of revenue. (a) Commencing with fiscal year 2022, in any fiscal year t…

74-50,322. Reimbursement of employee relocation incentives and expenses for qualified firms; eligibility; amount; submission by firm of incentive plan; approval by secretary of commerce; agreement; requirements; certification of eligibility by secretary of commerce; remedy for br…

74-50,323. Attracting powerful economic expansion Kansas residency incentive fund; establishment; administration by the secretary of commerce; use of. There is hereby established in the state treasury the attracting powerful economic expansion Kansas residency incentive fund to b…

74-50,324. Expiration of program. The secretary of commerce shall not consider a new application, proceed with an application that has been submitted or enter into any agreement with a qualified firm or qualified supplier pursuant to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,312, and amendments th…

74-50,325. Division of tourism, establishment; director of tourism, appointment, authority and compensation. (a) There is hereby established, within the department of commerce the division of tourism. The head of the division of tourism shall be the director of tourism, who shall…

74-50,326. Division successor to transferred powers, duties and functions; references to prior agency or office; rules and regulations, orders and directives. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this order, the division of tourism and the director of tourism of the Kansas departm…

74-50,327. Transfer of funds. (a) The balances of all funds or accounts thereof appropriated or reappropriated for the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism relating to the power, duties and functions transferred by this order are hereby transferred within the state tr…

74-50,328. Transfer of property, property rights and records. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any property, power, duty or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition or transfer made by or under the authority of this…

74-50,329. Continuation of legal action. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or that could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in this order, or by or against any officer of the state in suc…

74-50,330. Transfer of officers and employees. (a) All officers and employees of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism who, immediately prior to the effective date of this order, are engaged in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions transf…

74-50,331. Sales tax exemption for certain qualified data centers; definitions. For purposes of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,331 through 74-50,333, and amendments thereto: (a) "Commencement of construction" means the date that construction, reconstruction, enlargement or remodeling of…