Kansas Statutes 74-50,293. Members; vacancies
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-50,293
- Board of regents: means the state board of regents created by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-5023
- 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
- Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
- Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
- Secretary: means the secretary of commerce. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
- State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
(a) The commission shall consist of 20 voting members as follows:
(1) The secretary of commerce or the secretary’s designee;
(2) the executive director of the Kansas African American affairs commission or the executive director’s designee;
(3) the executive director of the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American affairs commission or the executive director’s designee;
(4) the executive director of the Kansas state historical society or the executive director’s designee;
(5) one member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(6) one member of the majority party of the house of representatives to be appointed by the majority leader of the house of representatives;
(7) one member of the minority party of the house of representatives to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
(8) one member of the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate;
(9) one member of the majority party of the senate to be appointed by the majority leader of the senate;
(10) one member of the minority party of the senate to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
(11) the state regent of the Kansas society daughters of the American revolution or the state regent’s designee;
(12) the president of the Kansas society sons of the American revolution or the president’s designee;
(13) the president of the Kansas historical foundation or the president’s designee;
(14) one professor of American history from a Kansas institution of higher education, appointed by the president of the state board of regents;
(15) one teacher of American history from a public school, appointed by the state board of education;
(16) one representative appointed by the Kansas native American affairs office;
(17) the commander of the Kansas American legion or the commander’s designee;
(18) the commander of the department of Kansas veterans of foreign wars or the commander’s designee;
(19) the president of the sunflower sampler foundation or the president’s designee; and
(20) the chairperson of the Kansas state fair board or the chairperson’s designee.
(b) Members shall be appointed for the duration of the commission but shall serve only for as long as such members remain in the position that originally qualified such member for appointment.
(c) A vacancy on the commission shall not affect the powers of the commission. Each vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.