Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-50,183

  • Act: means the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,211
  • department: means the department of commerce;

    (4) "entrepreneur" means an individual creating a new business, service or product;

    (5) "region" means multi-county areas as defined by the secretary of commerce;

    (6) "regional business development fund" means an authorized and audited fund that is created by taxpayer contributions, interest income and investment income and is managed by the regional foundation board of directors for the purposes of economic and leadership development in the region;

    (7) "regional foundation" means any organization in Kansas that demonstrates capacity to provide economic development services to regions as defined by this act, and: (A) Has obtained a ruling from the internal revenue service of the United States department of treasury that such organization is exempt from income taxation under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) of the federal internal revenue code;

    (B) has been designated as a certified development company by the United States small business administration;

    (C) has been designated as an economic development district by the United States department of commerce's economic development administration;

    (D) has been organized as a regional planning commission under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,154

  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059

(a) There is hereby established within and as part of the department of commerce an athletic commission of the state of Kansas composed of five members appointed by the governor. Members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The members first appointed to the commission shall be appointed within 60 days after the effective date of this act. Of the members first appointed to the commission: One member shall be appointed to serve for one year, one member shall be appointed to serve for two years, two members shall be appointed to serve for three years and one member shall be appointed to serve for four years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the commission, the governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) Of the members appointed to the commission: One member shall be a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery and who practices in the field of sports injuries; one member shall be an athletic director at a postsecondary educational institution; and one member shall be a chiropractor.

(c) The commission annually shall organize by electing one of its members as chairperson and one as vice-chairperson. Meetings of the commission shall be held upon call of the chairperson, or at the request of a majority of the commission.

(d) Members of the commission attending a meeting of the commission, or a subcommittee meeting authorized by such commission, shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3223, and amendments thereto.