Kansas Statutes 76-760. Capital improvements for state educational institutions from private moneys; exemptions from certain requirements; prior approvals; consultation with joint committee on state building construction
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Capital improvement project” means a project which has a total cost of $1,000,000 or less;
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-760
- Architectural services: means those services described as the "practice of architecture" as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
- 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
(2) “private moneys” means moneys from nongovernmental sources; and
(3) “state educational institution” has the meaning ascribed thereto by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 76-711, and amendments thereto.
(b) Each state educational institution is authorized to construct buildings and facilities on state-owned property of the state educational institution from private moneys granted or given to such institution if the capital improvement projects for such buildings and facilities have received prior approval by the state board of regents and the plans and specifications for such projects have received prior approval by the secretary of administration. Such capital improvement projects shall be inspected by the division of architectural services. Such capital improvement projects financed totally from private moneys shall be exempt from the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3739, 75-3740, 75-3740a, 75-3741, 75-3741a, 75-3741b, 75-3742, 75-3743 and 75-3744, and amendments thereto. Such capital improvement projects shall be totally financed from private moneys and the buildings and facilities constructed shall become the property of the state of Kansas upon completion and acceptance by the secretary of administration. No such capital improvement project for a building or facility shall be approved by the state board of regents without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction.
(c) Each state educational institution is authorized to repair, remodel or renovate state buildings and facilities of the state educational institution from private moneys granted or given to such institution if the capital improvement projects for such repairs, remodeling or renovations have received prior approval by the state board of regents and the plans and specifications of such projects have received prior approval by the secretary of administration. Such capital improvement projects shall be inspected by the division of architectural services. Such capital improvement projects financed totally from private moneys shall be exempt from the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3739, 75-3740, 75-3740a, 75-3741, 75-3741a, 75-3741b, 75-3742, 75-3743 and 75-3744, and amendments thereto. Such capital improvement projects shall be totally financed from private moneys and the improvements shall become the property of the state of Kansas upon completion and acceptance by the secretary of administration. No such capital improvement project to repair, remodel or renovate any such state building or facility shall be approved by the state board of regents without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction.