(a) The secretary of administration shall approve the establishment of biweekly payroll periods for all officers and employees of the university of Kansas medical center. The secretary of administration may approve the establishment of biweekly payroll periods for any officers and employees of one or more other state agencies. As used in this act, the term “approval date” means the date on which such approval is given by the secretary of administration.

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), the secretary of administration shall integrate biweekly payroll periods into the system of payroll accounting established under this act, for purposes of the officers and employees to whom the biweekly payroll periods established apply, on a date fixed by the secretary of administration. As used in this act, the term “implementation date” means the date fixed under this subsection by the secretary of administration.

(c) The period preceding an implementation date for biweekly payroll periods shall be a transition period during which the secretary of administration may vary the procedures and requirements of this act concerning biweekly payroll periods, in order to provide the orderly transition contemplated by this act.

(d) The provisions of this section shall be controlling over any statute making reference to monthly or semimonthly payment of salaries or compensation of state officers and employees.