SENATE BILL No. 375
An Act concerning the advisory committee on
African-American affairs; appointments of
members; amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-9902 and repealing
the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
74-9902 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 74-9902. (a) The advisory commission shall consist
of seven mem-
bers. The membership of the advisory commission shall include:
(a) (1)
One member appointed by the president of the senate;
(b) (2) one mem-
ber appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
(c) (3) one member
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(d) (4) one
member appointed by the minority leader of the house of
representatives;
and (e) (5) three members appointed by the
governor. The terms of mem-
bers appointed prior to July 1, 2000, shall expire June 30,
2000.
(b) At the expiration of terms in the
year 2000: (1) Members ap-
pointed by the president of the senate and the minority leader
of the senate
shall be appointed for terms of three years; (2) members
appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives and the minority leader
of the
house of representatives shall be appointed for terms of two
years; and
(3) members appointed by the governor shall be appointed for
terms of
one year. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of
three years
and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(c) No more than four members
shall be members of the same po-
litical party. Each congressional district in the state of Kansas
shall be
represented on the advisory commission by at least one member who
is
a resident of the district at the time of appointment. Appointing
author-
ities shall consult each other to assure effectuation of the
foregoing re-
quirement. A person appointed to fill a vacancy which occurs prior
to the
expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
Except as
provided by this section, each member of the commission
shall be ap-
pointed for a three-year term and until a successor is appointed
and
qualified.
Sec. 2. K.S.A.
1999 Supp. 74-9902 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This
act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.