Session of 1999
         
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1615
         
By Senators Bond, Emert and Hensley
         
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  9             A  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relating to the adjournment of the
10             senate and house of representatives for periods during the 1999 regular
11             session of the legislature.
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13             Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas, the House of Rep-
14       resentatives concurring therein: That the legislature shall adjourn at the
15       close of business of the daily session convened on April 2, 1999, and shall
16       reconvene on April 7, 1999, pursuant to adjournment of the daily session
17       convened on April 2, 1999; and
18             Be it further resolved: That the legislature shall adjourn at the close
19       of business of the daily session convened on April 9, 1999, or at the close
20       of business of the daily session convened on April 10, 1999, and shall
21       reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on April 28, 1999; and
22             Be it further resolved: That the chief clerk of the house of represen-
23       tatives and the secretary of the senate and employees specified by the
24       director of legislative administrative services for such purpose shall attend
25       their duties each day during periods of adjournment, Sundays excepted,
26       for the purpose of receiving messages from the governor and conducting
27       such other business as may be required; and
28             Be it further resolved: That members of the legislature shall not re-
29       ceive the per diem compensation and subsistence allowances provided
30       for in subsections (a) and (b) of K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 46-137a for any day
31       within a period in which both houses of the legislature are adjourned for
32       more than two days, Sundays excepted; and
33             Be it further resolved: That members of the legislature attending a
34       legislative meeting of whatever nature when authorized pursuant to law,
35       or by the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of repre-
36       sentatives and members of a conference committee attending a meeting
37       of the conference committee authorized by the president of the senate
38       and the speaker of the house of representatives during any period of
39       adjournment for which members are not authorized compensation and
40       allowances pursuant to K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 46-137a shall receive compen-
41       sation and travel expenses or allowances as provided by K.S.A. 75-3212
42       except that the mileage allowance shall be limited during any such period

SCR 1615

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  1       of adjournment to one full trip by the usual route in going to and returning
  2       from an authorized meeting.
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