Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

Session of 2020
                       Substitute for HOUSE BILL No. 2597
                             By Committee on Appropriations
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 AN ACT making and concerning appropriations for fiscal years ending
   June 30, 2020, June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022, for state agencies;
   authorizing certain transfers, capital improvement projects and fees,
   imposing certain restrictions and limitations, and directing or
   authorizing certain receipts, disbursements, procedures and acts
   incidental to the foregoing; amending K.S.A. 75-2263, 75-6707, 76-
   775, 76-7,107, 79-2959, 79-2964, 79-3425i, 79-34,171, 79-4804 and
   82a-953a and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 2-223, 12-1775a, 12-5256, 55-193,
   74-50,107 and 74-99b34 and repealing the existing sections.
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 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
     Section 1. (a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, June 30,
 2021, and June 30, 2022, appropriations are hereby made, restrictions and
 limitations are hereby imposed, and transfers, capital improvement
 projects, fees, receipts, disbursements and acts incidental to the foregoing
 are hereby directed or authorized as provided in this act.
     (b) The agencies named in this act are hereby authorized to initiate
 and complete the capital improvement projects specified and authorized by
 this act or for which appropriations are made by this act, subject to the
 restrictions and limitations imposed by this act.
     (c) This act shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-
 6702(a), and amendments thereto.
     (d) The appropriations made by this act shall not be subject to the
 provisions of K.S.A. 46-155, and amendments thereto.
     Sec. 2.
                        BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 8(a) of chapter 68 of the 2019
 Session Laws of Kansas on the board of accountancy fee fund (028-00-
 2701-0100) of the board of accountancy is hereby increased from
 $416,663 to $420,478.
     Sec. 3.
                      STATE BANK COMMISSIONER
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 10(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the bank commissioner fee fund (094-00-
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 2811) of the state bank commissioner is hereby increased from
 $11,662,597 to $11,762,186.
     Sec. 4.
                    KANSAS BOARD OF BARBERING
     (a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation
 established for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by the state finance
 council by section 132(e) of the 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the
 board of barbering fee fund (100-00-2704-0100) of the Kansas board of
 barbering is hereby decreased from $159,647 to $138,424.
     Sec. 5.
                    KANSAS BOARD OF BARBERING
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 12(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the board of barbering fee fund (100-00-
 2704-0100) of the Kansas board of barbering is hereby decreased from
 $157,501 to $141,042.
     Sec. 6.
             BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES REGULATORY BOARD
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 13(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the behavioral sciences regulatory board
 fee fund (102-00-2730-0100) of the behavioral sciences regulatory board
 is hereby increased from $947,220 to $959,271.
     Sec. 7.
              KANSAS STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
     (a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation
 established for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by the state finance
 council by section 132(e) of the 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the
 cosmetology fee fund (149-00-2706-0100) of the Kansas board of
 cosmetology is hereby increased from $1,141,846 to $1,151,079.
     Sec. 8.
              KANSAS STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 16(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the cosmetology fee fund (149-00-2706-
 0100) of the Kansas state board of cosmetology is hereby increased from
 $1,144,609 to $1,164,966.
     Sec. 9.
                   STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 14(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the healing arts fee fund (105-00-2705-
 0100) of the state board of healing arts is hereby increased from
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 $6,331,086 to $6,419,900.
     Sec. 10.
               STATE DEPARTMENT OF CREDIT UNIONS
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 17(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the credit union fee fund (159-00-2026-
 0100) of the state department of credit unions is hereby increased from
 $1,269,934 to $1,284,202.
     Sec. 11.
                        KANSAS DENTAL BOARD
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 19(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the dental board fee fund (167-00-2708-
 0100) of the Kansas dental board is hereby increased from $420,600 to
 $425,814.
     Sec. 12.
                           BOARD OF NURSING
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 24(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the board of nursing fee fund (482-00-
 2716-0200) of the state board of nursing is hereby increased from
 $2,747,110 to $2,795,009.
     Sec. 13.
               BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 25(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the optometry fee fund (488-00-2717-
 0100) of the board of examiners in optometry is hereby increased from
 $161,435 to $164,097.
     Sec. 14.
                     STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 27(c) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the state board of pharmacy fee fund
 (531-00-2718-0100) of the above agency is hereby decreased from
 $2,959,371 to $2,472,475.
     (b) On the effective date of this act, the provisions of section 27(b) of
 chapter 68 of the 2019 Session Laws of Kansas are hereby declared to be
 null and void and shall have no force and effect.
     Sec. 15.
                   REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL BOARD
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 28(a) of chapter 68 of the
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 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the appraiser fee fund (543-00-2732-
 0100) of the real estate appraisal board is hereby increased from $334,160
 to $337,930.
     Sec. 16.
                  KANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
     (a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
 special revenue fund or funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, all
 moneys now or hereafter lawfully credited to and available in such fund or
 funds, except that expenditures other than refunds authorized by law shall
 not exceed the following:
 Special litigation reserve fund..........................................................No limit
 Provided, That no expenditures shall be made from the special litigation
 reserve fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, except upon the
 approval of the director of the budget acting after ascertaining that: (1)
 Unforeseeable occurrence or unascertainable effects of a foreseeable
 occurrence characterize the need for the requested expenditure, and delay
 until the next legislative session on the requested action would be contrary
 to clause (3) of this proviso; (2) the requested expenditure is not one that
 was rejected in the next preceding session of the legislature and is not
 contrary to known legislative policy; and (3) the requested action will
 assist the above agency in attaining an objective or goal that bears a valid
 relationship to powers and functions of the above agency.
     (b) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the executive
 director of the Kansas real estate commission, with the approval of the
 director of the budget, may transfer moneys from the real estate fee fund
 (549-00-2721-0100) to the special litigation reserve fund of the Kansas
 real estate commission: Provided, That the aggregate of such transfers for
 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, shall not exceed $20,000: Provided
 further, That the executive director of the Kansas real estate commission
 shall certify each such transfer of moneys to the director of accounts and
 reports and shall transmit a copy of each such certification to the director
 of the budget and the director of legislative research.
     Sec. 17.
                  KANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 30(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the real estate fee fund (549-00-2721-
 0100) of the Kansas real estate commission is hereby increased from
 $1,169,916 to $1,185,799.
     (b) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
 special revenue fund or funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, all
 moneys now or hereafter lawfully credited to and available in such fund or
 funds, except that expenditures other than refunds authorized by law shall
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 not exceed the following:
 Special litigation reserve fund..........................................................No limit
 Provided, That no expenditures shall be made from the special litigation
 reserve fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, except upon the
 approval of the director of the budget acting after ascertaining that: (1)
 Unforeseeable occurrence or unascertainable effects of a foreseeable
 occurrence characterize the need for the requested expenditure, and delay
 until the next legislative session on the requested action would be contrary
 to clause (3) of this proviso; (2) the requested expenditure is not one that
 was rejected in the next preceding session of the legislature and is not
 contrary to known legislative policy; and (3) the requested action will
 assist the above agency in attaining an objective or goal that bears a valid
 relationship to powers and functions of the above agency.
     (c) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the executive director
 of the Kansas real estate commission, with the approval of the director of
 the budget, may transfer moneys from the real estate fee fund (549-00-
 2721-0100) to the special litigation reserve fund of the Kansas real estate
 commission: Provided, That the aggregate of such transfers for the fiscal
 year ending June 30, 2021, shall not exceed $20,000: Provided further,
 That the executive director of the Kansas real estate commission shall
 certify each such transfer of moneys to the director of accounts and reports
 and shall transmit a copy of each such certification to the director of the
 budget and the director of legislative research.
     Sec. 18.
              STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 32(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the technical professions fee fund (663-
 00-2729-0100) of the state board of technical professions is hereby
 increased from $775,111 to $780,918.
     Sec. 19.
              STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS
     (a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation
 established for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by the state finance
 council by section 132(e) of the 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the
 veterinary examiners fee fund (700-00-2727-1100) of the state board of
 veterinary examiners is hereby increased from $368,974 to $374,294.
     Sec. 20.
              STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS
     (a) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 34(a) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the veterinary examiners fee fund (700-
 00-2727-1100) of the state board of veterinary examiners is hereby
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 decreased from $367,017 to $355,328.
     Sec. 21.
                GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION
     (a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation
 established for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by section 35(b) of
 chapter 68 of the 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the governmental ethics
 commission fee fund (247-00-2188-2000) of the governmental ethics
 commission is hereby decreased from $296,551 to $288,443.
     Sec. 22.
                GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS COMMISSION
     (a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
 fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the following:
 Operating expenditures (247-00-1000-0103)....................................$29,455
     (b) On July 1, 2020, the expenditure limitation established for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by section 35(b) of chapter 68 of the
 2019 Session Laws of Kansas on the governmental ethics commission fee
 fund (247-00-2188-2000) of the governmental ethics commission is
 hereby increased from $248,530 to $264,197.
     Sec. 23.
                LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL
     (a) On the effective date of this act, of the $3,976,120 appropriated
 for the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by section
 36(a) of chapter 68 of the 2019 Session Laws of Kansas from the state
 general fund in the office of revisor of statutes – operations account (579-
 00-1000-0103), the sum of $348,898 is hereby lapsed.
     Sec. 24.
                LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL
     (a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
 fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the following:
 Legislative coordinating council –
     operations (422-00-1000-0100).................................................$745,222
 Provided, That any unencumbered balance in the legislative coordinating
 council – operations account in excess of $100 as of June 30, 2020, is
 hereby reappropriated for fiscal year 2021.
 Legislative research department –
     operations (425-00-1000-0103)..............................................$4,380,604
 Provided, That any unencumbered balance in the legislative research
 department – operations account in excess of $100 as of June 30, 2020, is
 hereby reappropriated for fiscal year 2021.
 Office of revisor of statutes –
     operations (579-00-1000-0103)..............................................$4,121,467
 Provided, That any unencumbered balance in the office of revisor of
 statutes – operations account in excess of $100 as of June 30, 2020, is
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 hereby reappropriated for fiscal year 2021.
     (b) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
 special revenue fund or funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, all
 moneys now or hereafter lawfully credited to and available in such fund or
 funds, except that expenditures other than refunds authorized by law shall
 not exceed the following:
 Legislative research department special
     revenue fund (425-00-2111-2000)...............................................No limit
     Sec. 25.
                               LEGISLATURE
     (a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
 fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the following:
 Jordan – legislative claim (428-00-1000-0520).......................................$90
     (b) On the effective date of this act, of the $15,018,014 appropriated
 for the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by section
 37(a) of chapter 68 of the 2019 Session Laws of Kansas from the state
 general fund in the operations (including official hospitality) account (428-
 00-1000-0103), the sum of $90 is hereby lapsed.
     Sec. 26.
                               LEGISLATURE
     (a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
 fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the following:
 Operations (including official
     hospitality) (428-00-1000-0103)...........................................$15,533,780
 Provided, That any unencumbered balance in the operations (including
 official hospitality) account in excess of $100 as o