(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-6612 and 75-6613, and amendments thereto, all sales, trade-ins or other disposition of personal property owned by state agencies shall be made in accordance with the state surplus property act and rules and regulations authorized by such act.

(b) Subject to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the state surplus property act or as otherwise directed by the governor, state agencies may transfer or loan personal property to other state agencies with or without charging a fee therefor. In accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of purchases, a state agency may trade in personal property in conjunction with a purchase by the state agency. The state agency shall give the secretary of administration or a designee of the secretary notice of the proposed trade-in. The secretary of administration or the secretary’s designee may elect to provide for disposition of the property under the surplus property program in lieu of permitting the state agency to trade in the property.

(c) A state educational institution as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 76-711, and amendments thereto, shall not be required to sell, trade-in or dispose of personal property owned by such institution as required by the state surplus property act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. A state educational institution shall sell, trade-in or dispose of such personal property in accordance with policies adopted by the state board of regents.