Kansas Statutes 76-759. Capital improvement projects for state educational institutions by associated research foundations; prior approvals; consultation with joint committee on state building construction
(a) Any research foundation is authorized to initiate and complete capital improvement projects on state-owned property of the state educational institution that the research foundation is organized and operated to benefit if the capital improvement projects have received prior approval by the state board of regents and the plans and specifications for such capital improvement projects have received prior approval by the secretary of administration. Each such capital improvement project shall be totally financed from nonstate moneys of the research foundation. The buildings and facilities constructed and the repairs, remodeling and renovations of state buildings and facilities conducted under such capital improvement projects shall become the property of the state of Kansas upon completion and acceptance by the secretary of administration. No such capital improvement project shall be approved by the state board of regents without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction.
(b) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-759
- Board of regents: means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state and described in article 32 of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto. See Kansas Statutes 76-711
- Building construction: means furnishing labor, equipment, material or supplies used or consumed for the design, construction, alteration, renovation, repair or maintenance of a building or structure. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
- Institution: means any institution under the control and supervision of the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 76-739
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- project: means the process of designing, constructing, reconstructing, altering or renovating a building or other structure. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 76-779
- State board: means the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
- State educational institution: means the university of Kansas, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, and Fort Hays state university. See Kansas Statutes 76-711
(1) “Capital improvement project” means a project to construct one or more buildings or facilities for a state educational institution or to repair, remodel or renovate one or more state buildings or facilities of a state educational institution;
(2) “research foundation” means any not-for-profit research foundation organized and operated for the primary purpose of encouraging, fostering and conducting scholarly investigation and other types of research for the benefit of a state educational institution;
(3) “nonstate moneys” means moneys received from any source except the state of Kansas or any agency thereof; and
(4) “state educational institution” has the meaning ascribed thereto by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 76-711, and amendments thereto.