Chapter 74, STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-50,332. Exemption for certain costs and services used for the construction and operation of a qualified data center; eligibility requirements; agreement with secretary of commerce; certification of eligibility; confidentiality of records. (a) A qualified firm that makes an inv…

74-50,333. Length of time for exemption; approval by secretary of revenue; revocation, suspension or modification of exemption. (a) On and after July 1, 2025, a qualified firm that meets the requirements of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,332, and amendments thereto, may be eligible for …

74-50,334. Qualified data centers; public financial assistance or benefits; duty of secretary of commerce to receive approval from the fusion center oversight board prior to awards; evaluation by Kansas intelligence fusion center. (a) Prior to awarding any public financial assist…

74-5001a. Purpose of department. The purpose of the department of commerce shall be to develop and implement strategies to: (a) Facilitate the growth, diversification and expansion of existing enterprises and the creation by Kansans of new wealth-generating enterprises; (b) promo…

74-5002. Declaration of necessity and public policy. The legislature declares it necessary and to be the public policy of this state to promote, stimulate and encourage development of the general economic welfare and prosperity of the state through the promotion and development o…

74-5002a. Department of commerce, creation; secretary of commerce, appointment and compensation; officers and employees; location of offices; application of K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby created a department of commerce, the head of which shall be the secretary of commerce. The gov…

74-5002b. Powers, duties and functions of department and secretary of economic development transferred. All the powers, duties and functions of the department of economic development and the secretary of economic development are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed, re…

74-5002c. Successors and continuation of department and secretary of economic development. The department of commerce and secretary of commerce shall be the successors in every way, respectively, to the powers, duties and functions of the department of economic development and se…

74-5002d. Rules and regulations, orders and directives continued in effect until superseded. All rules and regulations and all orders and directives of the secretary of economic development which are in existence on the effective date of this act, shall continue to be effective a…

74-5002e. Application of documentary references and designations. (a) Whenever the department of economic development, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the dep…

74-5002l. Resolution of conflicts concerning disposition of property, powers, duties, functions, appropriations, personnel or 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 r…

74-5002m. Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in this order, or by or against any office…

74-5002o. Organization of department; policies governing administration. The secretary of commerce may organize the department of commerce in the manner the secretary of commerce deems most efficient, so long as the same is not in conflict with law. The secretary may establish po…

74-5002p. Powers, duties and functions of department of commerce and housing transferred to department of commerce; application of documentary references and designations; rules and regulations, orders and directives of secretary continued in effect until superseded. (a) Except w…

74-5002q. Rules and regulations to provide objective scoring matrix for awarding housing tax credits. (a) On or before June 30, 2003, the department of commerce and housing is hereby authorized and directed to adopt temporary rules and regulations setting forth an objective scori…

74-5002r. Rules and regulations. The secretary of commerce is hereby authorized to adopt, amend or repeal rules and regulations as necessary to administer or implement any statutory provision under the department's jurisdiction. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in …

74-5002s. Division of workforce development; establishment; administration; director, appointment; annual legislative report by division monitoring unit. (a) There is hereby established, within the Kansas department of commerce, a division of workforce development. The head of th…

74-5002t. Successors of division and director of employment and training within department of human resources; force and effect of actions performed in exercise of transferred duties; application of documentary references and designations; rules and regulations, orders and direct…

74-5002u. Transfer of fund balances and assumption of liability for compensation and salaries by department. (a) On the effective date of this order, the balances of all funds or accounts thereof appropriated or reappropriated for the department of human resources relating to the…

74-5002v. Resolution of conflicts regarding disposition of property, powers, duties, functions, appropriations, personnel 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 …

74-5002w. Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in this order, or by or against any offic…

74-5002x. Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved. (a) All officers and employees of the division of employment and training within the department of human resources who, immediately prior to the effective date of this order, are engaged in the exercise …

74-5002y. Authorization to contract for data processing services and training. Subject to the approval of the governor, the secretary of commerce is authorized to contract with federal government agencies, governmental entities of any state, and private not-for-profit corporation…

74-5005. Powers and duties of department. The department shall be the lead agency of the state for economic development of commerce through the promotion of business, industry, trade and tourism within the state. In general, but not by way of limitation, the department shall have…

74-5005a. Powers of secretary; criminal history record check and fingerprinting. (a) The secretary of commerce may request the Kansas bureau of investigations to conduct a state and national criminal history record check on any final applicant for, or employee in, a sensitive pos…

74-5007a. Purpose and powers of business development division. The purpose of the division of business development shall be to attract new business and industry from outside the state and promote and encourage the growth, diversification, innovation and retention of existing Kans…

74-5008a. Division of business development, establishment and administration; director of business development, appointment, authority and compensation. There is hereby established within and as a part of the department of commerce [and housing] a division of business development…

74-5008c. Division of community development, establishment, administration and purpose; director of community development, appointment, authority and compensation. There is hereby established within and as a part of the department of commerce a division of community development, …

74-5009. Division of community development; powers. The division of community development is hereby authorized and empowered to: (a) Contract with federal, state or other public agencies and with qualified private persons or agencies and exercise such other powers as may be neces…

74-5010a. Office of minority and women business development establishment and administration; assistant director for minority and women business development. There is hereby established within and as a part of the division of business development the office of minority and women …

74-5011. Same; duties; cooperation by political subdivisions. It shall be the duty of the office of minority business to encourage, foster and assist the development of minority businesses in the state, to aid in the educational program related to aiding such development, to reco…

74-5012. Same; authorization to enter into certain agreements. The office of minority business may enter into agreements to receive federal or other assistance, may receive and expend such funds and may agree to any conditions that it deems to be reasonable and appropriate, which…

74-5014. Organization of department; authority of division heads and personnel; appointment of officers and employees. The secretary of commerce may organize the department of commerce in the manner the secretary deems most efficient, so long as the same is not in conflict with t…

74-5015. Officers and employees, retention of benefits and rights. On January 12, 1987, all officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to such date in the performance of powers, duties, and functions of the department of economic development and who in the opinion …

74-5016. Property, records and unexpended balances of appropriations transferred. The department of commerce shall succeed to all property and records which were used for, or pertain to, the performance of the powers, duties, and functions transferred to it from the department of…

74-5017. Resolution of conflicts by governor. Whenever any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty as a result of any abolishment, transfer, attachment or other change made by this act, or under authority of this act, such conflict shall be resolved b…

74-5018. Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings. No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against the department of economic development, or by or against any officer or employee of such…

74-5020. Department and office of secretary of economic development abolished. The department of economic development and the office of the secretary of economic development are hereby abolished. History: L. 1975, ch. 388, § 17; L. 1986, ch. 296, § 20; January 12, 1987.

74-5021. Community resource act; citation. This act shall be known and may be cited as the community resource act. History: L. 1979, ch. 272, § 1; July 1.

74-5022. Same; legislative findings and declaration; purpose of act. It is hereby found and declared that community resource programs are a means for people throughout the state to share their skills and knowledge with one another through educational programs and other projects a…

74-5022a. Community resource act; administration of act transferred to assistant provost, division of continuing education of Kansas state university. (a) The administration of the community resource act and the powers, duties and functions of the secretary of commerce under the …

74-5023. Same; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Community resource program" means a program designed and established in response to the educational, recreational, social and cultural needs of a community and which is operated by residents of the community who volunteer thei…

74-5024. Same; administration of act; allocation and distribution of grants; powers, duties and functions of assistant provost; rules and regulations. (a) The assistant provost shall administer this act, shall be responsible for the allocation and distribution of grants-in-aid to…

74-5025. Same; training and technical assistance; contracts. The assistant provost is hereby authorized to provide or contract for services in training and technical assistance to any local organization in connection with the establishment and operation of any community resource …

74-5026. Same; application for grants; form, manner, time; approval; certified budget. Each eligible local organization which has established or proposes to establish a community resource program and desires to secure grants-in-aid for part of the cost of establishing and operati…

74-5027. Same; contents of application. In order to be approved for grants-in-aid, any application under K.S.A. 74-5028 and amendments thereto shall contain the following information: (a) A community needs assessment including a showing of the absence or insufficiency within the …

74-5028. Same; grants; amounts; limitations; allocation; reports. (a) Grants-in-aid under the provisions of this act shall only supplement funds from other sources available to the local organization and shall be determined according to the following formula: (1) For the first ye…

74-5029. Declaration of public policy; development of agricultural products. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of Kansas to encourage and assist the development and expansion of new uses of agricultural products including agricultural ethyl alcohol, inclu…

74-5033. Contracts for promotional advertising services; bidding exemption. The secretary of economic development is hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts for promotional advertising services for the performance of the powers, duties and functions of the departm…

74-5037. State agencies required to file copies of forms and documents required to be filed by business or commercial enterprises. Every state agency which is authorized by law to license, regulate or tax any business, commercial or industrial enterprise or which is authorized to…