Kansas Statutes 74-5002a. Department of commerce, creation; secretary of commerce, appointment and compensation; officers and employees; location of offices; application of K-GOAL
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5002a
- 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
- Secretary: means the secretary of commerce. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
(a) There is hereby created a department of commerce, the head of which shall be the secretary of commerce. The governor shall appoint the secretary of commerce, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, and the secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Except as provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as secretary shall exercise any power, duty or function as secretary until confirmed by the senate. The department of commerce shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary of commerce. The secretary of commerce shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor.
(b) The secretary shall employ division directors and such other professional staff and employees as may be deemed necessary to effectively administer this act. The secretary may appoint one public information officer, one chief attorney, one personal secretary and one special assistant who shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive compensation fixed by the secretary and approved by the governor.
(c) The offices of the department of commerce shall be located in Topeka.
(d) The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the department of commerce and the office of secretary of commerce, and the department and office are subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law.