Kansas Statutes > Chapter 74 > Article 72 – Review of Governmental Operations


§ 74-7283	Citation of act
§ 74-7284	Declaration of purpose of state government and intention of act
§ 74-7285	Performance audit, review and evaluation of agencies and programs; selection, time, objectives and scope; review, acceptance and availability of audit reports
§ 74-7287	Legislative review, evaluation and recommendations; public hearings on legality and propriety of agency or program operations
§ 74-72,122	Citation of act
§ 74-72,123	Definitions; website, content, design, provision of information by agencies
§ 74-72,124	Public finance transparency board; organization and duties
§ 74-72,125	Implementation of act; powers of the secretary of administration

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.