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74-8128. Same; succession of certain powers, duties and functions of Kansas technology corporation by board of regents. On and after the effective date of this act: (a) The board of regents shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this section, and amendments thereto, and that are transferred pursuant to K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8127, and amendments thereto. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by or under the board of regents pursuant to K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8127, and amendments thereto, shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the Kansas technology enterprise corporation in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the effective date of this section, and amendments thereto.

(b) Whenever the Kansas technology enterprise corporation, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties or functions transferred to the board of regents pursuant to K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8127, and amendments thereto, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the board of regents.

(c) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation which relate to the powers, duties and functions transferred by K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8127, and amendments thereto, and which are in effect on the effective date of this section, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the board of regents until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.

(d) The board of regents shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations, electronic data or combinations thereof of any act, transaction, occurrence or event of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation relating to the powers, duties and functions transferred by K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8127, and amendments thereto.

(e) The board of regents shall be the continuation of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation relating to the powers, duties and functions transferred by K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8127, and amendments thereto.

(f) (1) All officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation concerning programs transferred pursuant to K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8127, and amendments thereto, or who become a part of the board of regents, or the powers, duties and functions of which are transferred to the board of regents, and who, in the opinion of the board of regents, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the board of regents, shall be transferred to, and shall become officers and employees of the board of regents.

(2) Officers and employees of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation transferred by this act shall retain all retirement benefits and leave balances and rights which had accrued or vested prior to the date of transfer. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers, layoffs or abolition of classified service positions under the Kansas civil service act shall be made in accordance with the civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder. Nothing in this act shall affect the classified status of any transferred person employed by the Kansas technology enterprise corporation.

History: L. 2011, ch. 104, § 6; June 2.



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