Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-3711a

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State agency: means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau or any other state authority which may lawfully request a state appropriation. See Kansas Statutes 75-3728a

(a) Any state agency not otherwise specifically authorized by law may, with the approval of the state finance council, receive grants of money and funds appropriated under any federal act or from any other source.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3711b, and amendments thereto, any state agency not otherwise specifically authorized by law may contract with and (1) receive or spend or transfer or (2) receive and spend or transfer moneys from other state or federal agencies, with the approval of the state finance council.

(c) In addition to the findings required by subsection (c) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3711c, and amendments thereto, functions under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be exercised only after a finding by the governor and a majority vote of the legislative members of the state finance council that the program proposed will benefit the health or welfare of the people of this state.

(d) No authorization under this section shall undertake to give any vested commitment that a future legislative enactment will provide any additional state funds to the purpose of the proposed program.