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Chapter 151

SENATE Substitute for HOUSE BILL No. 2272

TO SEC.
Adjutant general 53
Administration, department of 14
Agriculture, Kansas department of 44
Animal health department, Kansas 47
Arts commission, Kansas 28
Attorney general 21
Bank commissioner, state 8
Blind, Kansas state school for the 26
Commerce and housing, department of 55
Conservation commission, state 51
Consumer credit commissioner 9
Corporation commission, state 16
Corrections, department of 39
Corrections, ombudsman of 54
Cosmetology, Kansas state board of 4
Credit unions, state department of 7
Dental board, Kansas 6
Education, department of 25
Emporia state university 31
Fair board, state 45
Fire marshal, state 42
Fort Hays state university 30
Grain inspection department, Kansas state 46
Healing arts, state board of 2
Health and environment, department of 24
Historical society, state 27
Human resources, department of 23
Indigents' defense services, state board of 20
Insurance department 19
Juvenile justice authority 43
Kansas state university 33
TO SEC.
Kansas state university--Salina, college of technology 34
Legislature 38
Library, state 29
Lottery, Kansas 52
Nursing, state board of 5
Ombudsman of corrections 54
Parole board, Kansas 40
Pittsburg state university 32
Public employees retirement system, Kansas 17
Racing and gaming commission, Kansas 15
Real estate appraisal board 12
Real estate commission, Kansas 13
Revenue, department of 18
Revenue, department of--homestead property tax refunds 57
Securities commissioner of Kansas, office of the 10
Sentencing commission, Kansas 41
Social and rehabilitation services, department of 22
Technical professions, state board of 11
Technology enterprise corporation, Kansas 59
Transportation, department of 58
University of Kansas 35
University of Kansas medical center 36
Veterans affairs, Kansas commission on 56
Veterinary examiners, state board of 3
Water office, Kansas 50
Wheat commission, Kansas 48
Wichita state university 37
Wildlife and parks, department of 49

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An Act making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, for
the state board of healing arts, state board of veterinary examiners, Kansas state board
of cosmetology, board of nursing, Kansas dental board, state department of credit unions,
state bank commissioner, consumer credit commissioner, office of the securities com-
missioner of Kansas, state board of technical professions, real estate appraisal board,
Kansas real estate commission, department of administration, Kansas racing and gaming
commission, state corporation commission, Kansas public employees retirement system,
department of revenue, insurance department, state board of indigents' defense services,
attorney general, department of social and rehabilitation services, department of human
resources, department of health and environment, department of education, Kansas state
school for the blind, state historical society, Kansas arts commission, state library, Fort
Hays state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, Kansas state
university, Kansas state university--Salina, college of technology, university of Kansas,
university of Kansas medical center, Wichita state university, legislature, department of
corrections, Kansas parole board, Kansas sentencing commission, state fire marshal,
juvenile justice authority, Kansas department of agriculture, state fair board, Kansas state
grain inspection department, Kansas animal health department, Kansas wheat commis-
sion, department of wildlife and parks, Kansas water office, state conservation commis-
sion, Kansas lottery, adjutant general, ombudsman of corrections, department of com-
merce and housing, Kansas commission on veterans affairs, department of revenue--
homestead property tax refunds, department of transportation and Kansas technology
enterprise corporation; authorizing certain transfers and capital improvement projects,
imposing certain restrictions and limitations, and directing or authorizing certain receipts
and disbursements and acts incidental to the foregoing.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, appropria-
tions are hereby made, restrictions and limitations are hereby imposed,
and transfers, capital improvement projects, fees, receipts, disbursements
and acts incidental to the foregoing are hereby directed or authorized as
provided in this act.

Sec. 2.

STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 82(a) of chapter
191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas on the expenditures from the
healing arts fee fund is hereby decreased from $1,756,937 to $1,577,418.

Sec. 3.

STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 85(a) of chapter
191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas on the veterinary examiners fee
fund is hereby increased from $167,517 to $187,269.

Sec. 4.

KANSAS STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY

(a) On the effective date of this act, the position limitation for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, established by section 22 of chapter 224
of the 1995 Session Laws of the Kansas for the Kansas state board of
cosmetology is hereby increased from 9.0 to 10.0.

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(b) On or after the effective date of this act, expenditures shall be
made by the above agency from the cosmetology fee fund for fiscal year
1997 to terminate and cancel each existing contract for the tracking of
continuing education requirements and the above agency is hereby au-
thorized and directed to terminate and cancel each such contract: Pro-
vided
, That no expenditures shall be made from the cosmetology fee fund
for fiscal year 1997 for entering into any contract for the tracking of
continuing education requirements: Provided further, That the continu-
ation of any such contract for such tracking is hereby deemed to be not
in the best interest of the citizens of the state of Kansas.

Sec. 5.

BOARD OF NURSING

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 14(a) of chapter
224 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas on the board of nursing fee fund
is hereby increased from $887,646 to $891,763.

Sec. 6.

KANSAS DENTAL BOARD

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 10(a) of chapter
224 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas on the dental board fee fund is
hereby decreased from $206,743 to $184,830.

Sec. 7.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF CREDIT UNIONS

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 33(a) of chapter
272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas on the credit union fee fund is
hereby increased from $705,859 to $723,185.

Sec. 8.

STATE BANK COMMISSIONER

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 30(a) of chapter
272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas on the bank commissioner fee
fund is hereby decreased from $3,643,395 to $3,510,542.

Sec. 9.

CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 31(a) of chapter
272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas on the consumer credit fee fund
is hereby increased from $362,478 to $368,097.

Sec. 10.

OFFICE OF THE SECURITIES COMMISSIONER OF KANSAS

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 19(a) of chapter

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224 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas on the securities act fee fund is
hereby increased from $1,594,886 to $1,619,178.

(b) Upon request of the securities commissioner, the director of ac-
counts and reports shall transfer one or more amounts of money from
the securities act fee fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, to the
appropriate account of the restricted fees fund of Wichita state university
pursuant to a contract which is hereby authorized to be entered into by
the securities commissioner and the Kansas council on economic edu-
cation of Wichita state university to conduct a securities and investment
education program: Provided, That any transfer of money from the se-
curities act fee fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, to the ap-
propriate account of the restricted fees fund of Wichita state university
pursuant to such contract shall be in addition to any expenditure limita-
tion imposed on the securities act fee fund for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1997: Provided, however, That the total amount of such transfers for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, shall not exceed $20,000.

Sec. 11.

STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 20(a) of chapter
224 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas on the technical professions fee
fund is hereby decreased from $375,270 to $370,977.

Sec. 12.

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL BOARD

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 17(a) of chapter
224 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas on the appraiser fee fund is
hereby increased from $129,756 to $144,294.

Sec. 13.

KANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 18(a) of chapter
224 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas on the real estate fee fund, is
hereby decreased from $620,402 to $579,810.

Sec. 14.

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

(a) On the effective date of this act, of the amount appropriated for
the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section 11(a)
of chapter 259 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas from the state general
fund in the rehabilitation and repair--statehouse, judicial center and gov-
ernor's residence account, the sum of $37,025 is hereby lapsed.

(b) (1) In addition to the other purposes for which expenditures may
be made by the above agency from the closure term life insurance fund
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, as authorized by this or other
appropriation act of the 1997 regular session of the legislature, expendi-

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tures may be made by the above agency from the closure term life in-
surance fund for fiscal year 1997 for the following, which the secretary
of administration is hereby authorized to provide from the closure term
life insurance fund:

(A) The death benefits authorized by K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 75-4373, and
amendments thereto, on a self-insured basis, for which the net amount
of the death benefit shall be equal to 150% of the annual rate of com-
pensation of the covered state officer or employee, as of the date the
covered state officer or employee is laid off in accordance with K.S.A.
1996 Supp. 75-4373, and amendments thereto; and

(B) the costs of self-administering such death benefits or of contract-
ing with a third party for administration of such death benefits.

(2) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, upon request of the
secretary of administration, the director of accounts and reports shall
make periodic transfers of moneys during fiscal year 1997 in amounts
specified by the secretary of administration from the state hospital closure
account of the state general fund of the department of social and reha-
bilitation services to the closure term life insurance fund of the depart-
ment of administration.

(3) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, upon certification by
the secretary of administration to the director of accounts and reports
that the unencumbered balance in the closure term life insurance fund
is insufficient to pay an amount for which the closure term life insurance
fund is liable and that there are insufficient moneys in the state hospital
closure account of the state general fund of the department of social and
rehabilitation services to transfer pursuant to paragraph (2) of this sub-
section, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer an amount
equal to the insufficiency from the state general fund to the closure term
life insurance fund.

Sec. 15.

KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 54(g) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the state racing fund is hereby decreased from $2,257,186 to
$2,051,414.

(b) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, the director of ac-
counts and reports shall transfer one or more amounts certified by the
executive director of the state gaming agency from the tribal gaming fund
to the state general fund: Provided, That all such transfers shall be for
the purpose of reimbursing the state general fund for the amount equal
to the net amount obtained by subtracting (1) the aggregate of any costs
incurred by the state gaming agency for any arbitration or litigation in
connection with the administration and enforcement of tribal-state gam-
ing compacts or the provisions of the tribal gaming oversight act, from
(2) the aggregate of the amounts transferred to the tribal gaming fund of

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the Kansas racing and gaming commission during fiscal year 1997, for the
operating expenditures for the state gaming agency and any other ex-
penses incurred in connection with the administration and enforcement
of tribal-state gaming compacts or the provisions of the tribal gaming
oversight act.

Sec. 16.

STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 59(b) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the aggregate expenditures from the public service regulation fund,
the motor carrier license fees fund and the conservation fee fund is
hereby decreased from $11,867,890 to $11,605,058.

(b) On the effective date of this act, the position limitation established
by section 59(c) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas for
the above agency is hereby decreased from 213.0 to 212.0.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 59(a) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the abandoned oil and gas well fund is hereby increased from
$1,200,000 to No limit.

Sec. 17.

KANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 75(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the expenditures from the Kansas public employees retirement fund
for investment related expenses is hereby increased from $19,231,252 to
$19,339,400.

Sec. 18.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures.................................................. $99,974

(b) On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and
reports shall transfer $500,000 from the state highway fund of the de-
partment of transportation to the division of vehicles operating fund of
the department of revenue for the purpose of financing the cost of op-
eration and general expense of the division of vehicles and related oper-
ations of the department of revenue.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 2(b) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the division of vehicles operating fund is hereby decreased from
$28,678,854 to $28,367,837.

Sec. 19.

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following

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special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  Senior health insurance counseling for Kansans fund.................... No limit

(b) On and after December 15, 1996, in addition to the other pur-
poses for which expenditures may be made by the above agency from the
insurance department service regulation fund for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1997, expenditures shall be made by the above agency from the
insurance department service regulation fund for fiscal year 1997 for an
additional amount of biweekly compensation for the commissioner of in-
surance equal to $60.01 per biweekly pay period: Provided, That expend-
itures for such purpose shall be made in the same manner and at the
same times that biweekly compensation is payable to the commissioner
of insurance for the biweekly pay periods which commence on or after
December 15, 1996, and which are chargeable to fiscal year 1997: Pro-
vided, however
, That all additional amounts of biweekly compensation
for biweekly pay periods which commence on or after December 15,
1996, which are chargeable to fiscal year 1997 and which end prior to the
effective date of this act, shall be paid in the same manner and at the
same time that biweekly compensation is payable to the commissioner of
insurance for the first biweekly pay period which commences on or after
December 15, 1996, and which ends after the effective date of this act.

Sec. 20.

STATE BOARD OF INDIGENTS' DEFENSE SERVICES

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures................................................. $988,199

Sec. 21.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

(a) On the effective date of this act, of the $2,851,625 appropriated
for the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section
56(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas from the state
general fund in the operating expenditures account, the sum of $250,000
is hereby lapsed.

Sec. 22.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  State operations..................................................... $3,848,608
  Mental health and retardation services aid and assistance and state
  institutions operations............................................. $41,726,664
  Alcohol and drug abuse services grants..................................... $487
  Youth services aid and assistance................................... $13,743,555
  Purchase of atypical antipsychotic drugs............................... $680,000
Provided, That the $680,000 appropriated in the purchase of atypical antipsychotic drugs

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account is recommended and included in this account for atypical antipsychotic drug therapy
and shall be expended to ensure the continuation of atypical antipsychotic drug therapy for
patients who are released from a state mental health institution to reside in a Kansas com-
munity so that no such patient, who is receiving atypical antipsychotic drug therapy when
released, is denied access to such medications in the community because of the person's
financial need: Provided further, That any remaining balance of such $680,000 after the
expenditures for this continuation of atypical antipsychotic drug therapy program have been
made shall be distributed to the community mental health centers for support of patients
who are at great risk of rehospitalization.

(b) On the effective date of this act, of the $108,338,055 appropriated
for the above agency by section 115(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session
Laws of Kansas from the state general fund in the adult care homes
account, the sum of $8,717,005 is hereby lapsed.

(c) On the effective date of this act, of the $44,283,041 appropriated
for the above agency by section 115(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session
Laws of Kansas from the state general fund in the community based
services account, the sum of $33,938,160 is hereby lapsed.

(d) On the effective date of this act, of the $168,485,645 appropriated
for the above agency by section 115(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session
Laws of Kansas from the state general fund in the other medical assistance
account, the sum of $8,070,639 is hereby lapsed.

(e) On the effective date of this act, of the $2,744,962 appropriated
for the above agency by section 115(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session
Laws of Kansas from the state general fund in the vocational rehabilitation
aid and assistance account, the sum of $198,419 is hereby lapsed.

(f) On the effective date of this act, of the $59,788,520 appropriated
for the above agency by section 115(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session
Laws of Kansas from the state general fund in the cash assistance account,
the sum of $10,244,433 is hereby lapsed.

(g) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 25(l) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the social welfare fund is hereby increased from $41,070,590 to
$45,700,370.

(h) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 115(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the juvenile detention facilities fund is hereby increased from
$2,480,515 to $2,727,830.

(i) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 115(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the child care development block grant federal fund is hereby
increased from $7,154,420 to $8,126,466.

(j) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 115(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the mental health block grant federal fund is hereby increased
from $1,872,734 to $1,947,358.

(k) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-

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lished by section 115(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the rehabilitation services federal fund is hereby increased from
$20,380,402 to $21,201,388.

(l) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 115(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the Topeka state hospital fee fund is hereby decreased from
$6,573,235 to $3,807,490.

(m) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation es-
tablished by section 25(k) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of
Kansas on the title XIX fund is hereby increased from $69,145,199 to
$73,241,980.

(n) On or before June 30, 1997, the director of accounts and reports
shall transfer any moneys credited to the Topeka state hospital fee fund
as certified by the secretary of social and rehabilitation services, in one
or more amounts and to one or more fee funds of mental health insti-
tutions of the department of social and rehabilitation services as specified
by the secretary of social and rehabilitation services. After the closure of
Topeka state hospital and before July 1, 1997, the secretary of social and
rehabilitation services shall transmit a certification to the director of ac-
counts and reports specifying the transfer of any moneys credited to and
the amounts of any outstanding obligations of the Topeka state hospital
fee fund to one or more fee funds of mental health institutions of the
department of social and rehabilitation services as appropriate with re-
spect to each such institution or institutions and the closure of Topeka
state hospital. After all such transfers of moneys, the amounts of any
outstanding obligations of the Topeka state hospital fee fund are hereby
transferred as specified by the certification of the secretary of social and
rehabilitation services and the Topeka state hospital fee fund is hereby
abolished.

(o) On or before June 30, 1997, the director of accounts and reports
shall transfer any moneys credited to the Topeka state hospital--elemen-
tary and secondary education fund--federal as certified by the secretary
of social and rehabilitation services, in one or more amounts and to one
or more federal elementary and secondary education funds of mental
health institutions of the department of social and rehabilitation services
as specified by the secretary of social and rehabilitation services. After
the closure of Topeka state hospital and before July 1, 1997, the secretary
of social and rehabilitation services shall transmit a certification to the
director of accounts and reports specifying the transfer of any moneys
credited to and any outstanding obligations of the Topeka state hospi-
tal--elementary and secondary education fund--federal to one or more
federal elementary and secondary education funds of mental health in-
stitutions of the department of social and rehabilitation services as ap-
propriate with respect to such institution or institutions and the closure
of Topeka state hospital. After all such transfers of moneys, the amounts

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of any outstanding obligations of the Topeka state hospital--elementary
and secondary education fund--federal are hereby transferred as speci-
fied by the certification of the secretary of social and rehabilitation serv-
ices and the Topeka state hospital--elementary and secondary education
fund--federal is hereby abolished.

(p) On or before June 30, 1997, the director of accounts and reports
shall transfer any moneys credited to the Topeka state hospital--canteen
fund, Topeka state hospital--patient benefit fund and the Topeka state
hospital--work therapy patient benefit fund as certified by the secretary
of social and rehabilitation services, in one or more amounts to the re-
spective canteen fund, patient benefit fund or work therapy patient ben-
efit fund of one or more mental health institutions of the department of
social and rehabilitation services as specified by the secretary of social
and rehabilitation services. After the closure of Topeka state hospital and
before July 1, 1997, the secretary of social and rehabilitation services shall
transmit a certification to the director of accounts and reports specifying
the transfer of any moneys credited to and any outstanding obligations of
the Topeka state hospital--canteen fund, Topeka state hospital--patient
benefit fund and Topeka state hospital--work therapy patient benefit
fund to the respective canteen fund, patient benefit fund or work therapy
patient benefit fund of one or more mental health institutions of the
department of social and rehabilitation services as appropriate with re-
spect to each such institution or institutions and the closure of Topeka
state hospital. After all such transfers of moneys, the amounts of any
outstanding obligations of the Topeka state hospital--canteen fund, To-
peka state hospital--patient benefit fund and Topeka state hospital--
work therapy patient benefit fund are hereby transferred as specified by
the certification of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services and
the Topeka state hospital--canteen fund, Topeka state hospital--patient
benefit fund and Topeka state hospital--work therapy patient benefit
fund are hereby abolished.

(q) On the effective date of this act, or as soon thereafter as moneys
are available, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer
$1,400,000 from the juvenile detention facilities fund to the social welfare
fund.

(r) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  Temporary assistance to needy families federal fund.................... No limit
Provided, That expenditures may be made from the temporary assistance to needy families
federal fund for computer systems related to welfare reform: Provided, however, That no
expenditures shall be made from this fund for such computer systems unless the plans for
such computer systems have been reviewed by the joint committee on computers and tele-
communications.

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Sec. 23.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 89(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the occupational health and safety--federal fund is hereby increased
from $365,976 to $388,776.

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 48(b) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the one stop career center system fund is hereby decreased from
$500,000 to $70,000.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and
reports shall transfer $430,000 from the one stop career center system
fund of the department of human resources to the Kansas economic de-
velopment endowment account of the state economic development ini-
tiatives fund.

Sec. 24.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Salaries and wages....................................................... $4,896

(b) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  Wetlands protection--federal fund....................................... $17,428
  Federal NICE3 public utility grant fund................................ $346,000
  Lead poisoning prevention--federal fund................................ $211,442

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the environmental permit fund is hereby decreased from $300,054 to
$232,000.

(d) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the air quality fee fund is hereby decreased from $3,610,309 to
$3,590,784.

(e) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 57(k) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the title XIX fund is hereby decreased from $3,924,244 to $3,893,498.

(f) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the national center for health statistics fund--federal is hereby in-
creased from $192,406 to $238,406.

(g) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas

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on the solid waste management fund is hereby increased from $4,773,896
to $5,713,160.

(h) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 57(e) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the waste tire management fund is hereby increased from $1,896,647
to $2,272,084.

(i) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the state operations account of the disease prevention and health pro-
motion federal grants fund is hereby increased from $1,458,192 to
$1,591,192.

(j) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the office of rural health--federal fund is hereby increased from
$59,719 to $72,990.

(k) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the disease prevention and health promotion federal grants fund is
hereby increased from $1,661,192 to $1,804,192.

(l) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the federal women, infants and children health program fund is hereby
increased from $40,910,102 to $40,927,869.

(m) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation es-
tablished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of
Kansas on the state operations account of the federal women, infants and
children health program fund is hereby increased from $2,410,102 to
$2,427,869.

(n) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the other federal grants fund is hereby increased from $1,008,414 to
$1,054,674.

(o) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the maternal and child health services block grant fund is hereby in-
creased from $5,005,344 to $5,217,160.

(p) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the radiological environmental cooperative monitoring--federal fund
is hereby increased from $2,500 to $10,500.

(q) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the state operations account of the maternal and child health services
block grant fund is hereby increased from $2,722,392 to $2,934,208.

(r) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-

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lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the commodity supplemental food program fund is hereby increased
from $297,147 to $444,049.

(s) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by the state finance council on the gifts, grants and donations fund
is hereby increased from $1,030,102 to $1,141,715.

(t) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the salaries and wages account of the immunization grant funds--
federal fund is hereby increased from $466,285 to $509,582.

(u) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the federal cancer registry fund is hereby increased from $340,000 to
$436,000.

(v) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 91(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the mined-land conservation and reclamation fee fund is hereby in-
creased from $98,451 to $98,453.

(w) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation es-
tablished by the state finance council on the public water supply loan
fund is hereby decreased from $90,481 to $0.

(x) On the effective date of this act, of the $4,942,408 appropriated
for the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section
91(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas from the state
general fund in the other operating expenditures (including official hos-
pitality) account, the sum of $339,940 is hereby lapsed.

Sec. 25.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality)................. $97,967
Provided, That expenditures shall be made by the department of education from the op-
erating expenditures (including official hospitality) account for a project to develop a finan-
cial reporting system for school districts that reformats financial accounting data into more
easily understood management reports: Provided further, That expenditures may be made
by the department of education from this account to purchase services for such project
pursuant to a contract which is hereby authorized to be negotiated and entered into by the
department of education with Coopers and Lybrand to serve as consultants to the project.

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 46(c) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the tuition and fee waiver reimbursement fund is hereby increased
from $0 to $1,906.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and
reports shall transfer $1,906 from the state general fund to the tuition
and fee waiver reimbursement fund of the department of education.

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Sec. 26.

KANSAS STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures.................................................. $42,820

Sec. 27.

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures.................................................. $12,986

(b) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  Property sale proceeds fund............................................ No limit
Provided, That proceeds from the sale of property pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2701 and amend-
ments thereto shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the property sale
proceeds fund.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 130(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the state operations account of the heritage trust fund is hereby
increased from $70,703 to $82,851.

Sec. 28.

KANSAS ARTS COMMISSION

(a) On the effective date of this act, of the $315,155 appropriated for
the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section
127(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas from the state
general fund in the operating expenditures account, the sum of $26,605
is hereby lapsed.

Sec. 29.

STATE LIBRARY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  Literacy EDIF grant fund................................................ $25,982

Sec. 30.

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality)................. $65,675

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 18(c) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the general fees fund is hereby increased from $7,891,985 to
$7,957,638.

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Sec. 31.

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality)................ $250,563

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 100(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the general fees fund is hereby decreased from $8,147,554 to
$7,896,991.

Sec. 32.

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality)................ $453,089
  Construct Kansas technology center................................... $1,750,000

(b) On the effective date of this act, or as soon thereafter as moneys
are available, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer $250,000
from the Kansas economic development endowment account of the state
economic development initiatives fund of the department of commerce
and housing to the Kansas technology center gifts and donations fund of
Pittsburg state university.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 19(c) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the general fees fund is hereby decreased from $10,310,512 to
$9,998,736.

(d) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, the director of ac-
counts and reports shall transfer $50,000 from the equipment reserve
fund to the general fees fund.

(e) Expenditures may be made by the above agency for fiscal year
1997 from the amount reappropriated in the operating expenditures (in-
cluding official hospitality) account of the state general fund by section
101(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas: Provided,
however
, That expenditures from such reappropriated balance for fiscal
year 1997 shall not exceed $178,855 except upon approval of the state
finance council.

Sec. 33.

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality)................ $841,652

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 12(e) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the general fees fund is hereby decreased from $38,889,248 to
$38,047,596.

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Sec. 34.

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY--SALINA, COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality)................. $44,112

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 13(d) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the general fees fund is hereby decreased from $952,680 to $908,568.

Sec. 35.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

(a) The director of accounts and reports shall not make any transfers
pursuant to the provisions of section 10(g) of chapter 272 of the 1996
Session Laws of Kansas and any amounts transferred prior to the effective
date of this act pursuant to such provisions shall be transferred from the
tuition accountability fund of the above agency to the general fees fund
of the above agency.

(b) On or after the effective date of this act, upon a finding by the
director of the budget that the above agency realized an increase in re-
ceipts to the general fees fund in the summer 1996 session, fall 1996
semester or spring 1997 semester above the comparable periods in the
preceding year, which increase in receipts resulted from increases in en-
rollment, changes in resident and nonresident student mix, or the im-
position of a more restrictive tuition waiver policy, the director of the
budget shall certify such amount of increased receipts to the director of
accounts and reports. Upon receipt of such certification, the director of
accounts and reports shall transfer the amount certified from the general
fees fund of the above agency to the tuition accountability fund of the
above agency.

(c) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality).............. $1,091,325

(d) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 10(f) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the general fees fund is hereby decreased from $69,749,380 to
$68,658,055.

Sec. 36.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  Biomedical research building principal and interest sinking fund....... No limit

(b) The director of accounts and reports shall transfer moneys during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, from the sponsored research over-

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head fund to the biomedical research building principle and interest sink-
ing fund of the above agency upon recommendation of the chancellor of
the university of Kansas.

(c) On June 30, 1997, the director of accounts and reports shall trans-
fer the unencumbered balance in the construction of clinical facility--
revenue bonds fund to the hospital depreciation reserve fund.

(d) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 103(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the medical scholarship and loan repayment fund is hereby in-
creased from $1,200,000 to $2,200,000.

Sec. 37.

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures (including official hospitality)................ $375,615

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 16(d) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the general fees fund is hereby decreased from $24,122,481 to
$23,746,866.

Sec. 38.

LEGISLATURE

(a) On and after the effective date of this act, in addition to the other
purposes for which expenditures may be made by the above agency from
the operations (including official hospitality) account of the state general
fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, expenditures shall be made
by the above agency from the operations (including official hospitality)
account of the state general fund for fiscal year 1997 for an additional
amount of biweekly compensation for each biweekly pay period com-
mencing on or after December 15, 1996, for the following legislative
officers as follows: The minority leaders of the senate and house of rep-
resentatives equal to $8.97 per biweekly pay period for services per-
formed in connection with discharging the duties assigned to the respec-
tive positions: Provided, That expenditures for such purpose shall be
made in the same manner and at the same times that biweekly compen-
sation is payable to the legislators eligible for such additional compensa-
tion for the biweekly pay periods which commence on or after December
15, 1996, and which are chargeable to fiscal year 1997: Provided, however,
That all additional amounts of biweekly compensation for biweekly pay
periods which commence on or after December 15, 1996, which are
chargeable to fiscal year 1997 and which end prior to the effective date
of this act, shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time that
biweekly compensation is payable to the legislators eligible for such ad-
ditional compensation for the first biweekly pay period which commences

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on or after December 15, 1996, and which ends after the effective date
of this act.

Sec. 39.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:


(b) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  Juvenile justice assistance--federal fund.............................. No limit

Sec. 40.

KANSAS PAROLE BOARD

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Parole from adult correctional institutions............................. $15,684

Sec. 41.

KANSAS SENTENCING COMMISSION

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures................................................. $433,118

(b) On the effective date of this act, of the amount reappropriated
for the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section
72(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas from the state
general fund in the operating expenditures account, the sum of $62,001
is hereby lapsed.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 72(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on expenditures from the reappropriated balance in the operating ex-
penditures account of the state general fund is hereby increased from
$5,987 to $214,002.

Sec. 42.

STATE FIRE MARSHAL

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 63(a) of Chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the fire marshal fee fund is hereby increased from $2,072,439 to
$2,104,592.

Sec. 43.

JUVENILE JUSTICE AUTHORITY

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures.................................................. $74,079

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(b) The number of full-time and regular part-time positions equated
to full-time, paid from appropriations for fiscal year 1997, made in this
or other appropriation act of the 1997 regular session of the legislature
for the juvenile justice authority shall not exceed 5.0.

Sec. 44.

KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Computer system........................................................ $200,000

(b) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds all moneys now or hereafter lawfully cred-
ited to and available in such fund or funds, except that expenditures other
than refunds authorized by law shall not exceed the following:

  EPA pesticide performance partnership grant............................ No limit

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 137(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the agriculture seed fee fund is hereby decreased from $75,463 to
$73,279.

(d) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 137(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the feeding stuffs fee fund is hereby increased from $445,344 to
$495,344.

(e) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 137(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the fertilizer fee fund is hereby decreased from $611,322 to
$487,600.

(f) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 137(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the egg fee fund is hereby decreased from $133,840 to $105,857.

Sec. 45.

STATE FAIR BOARD

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Encampment building renovation.......................................... $24,115

Sec. 46.

KANSAS STATE GRAIN INSPECTION DEPARTMENT

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 4(a) of chapter 272 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the grain inspection fee fund is hereby decreased from $5,106,095 to
$5,097,874.

Sec. 47.

KANSAS ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

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  Operating expenditures.................................................. $60,150

Sec. 48.

KANSAS WHEAT COMMISSION

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by the state finance council on the Kansas wheat commission emer-
gency fund is hereby decreased from $300,000 to $0.

Sec. 49.

DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures.................................................. $37,437
  Flood damage........................................................... $385,000

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 144(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the boating fee fund is hereby increased from $1,321,065 to
$1,326,124.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 144(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the wildlife fee fund is hereby increased from $20,946,171 to
$20,947,764.

Sec. 50.

KANSAS WATER OFFICE

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Water resources operating expenditures.................................. $28,478

Sec. 51.

STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

(a) Subject to the limitation on total expenditures from the water plan
special revenue fund, and in addition to the other purposes for which
expenditures may be made by the above agency from the water plan
special revenue fund for fiscal year 1997, expenditures may be made by
the above agency from the water plan special revenue fund during fiscal
year 1997 for the following specified purposes, subject to the expenditure
limitations prescribed therefor:

  State water plan fund administrative operations......................... $16,750

(b) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 142(b) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the water plan special revenue fund is hereby decreased from
$10,375,642 to $10,214,668.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and
reports shall transfer $258,901 from the water plan special revenue fund
of the state conservation commission to the state water plan fund of the
Kansas water office.

(d) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-

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lished by section 142(c) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the conservation district aid account of the water plan special revenue
fund is hereby increased from $1,008,892 to $1,009,392.

Sec. 52.

KANSAS LOTTERY

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 109(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas
on the computer systems account of the lottery operating fund is hereby
decreased from $500,000 to $0.

(b) On June 15, 1997, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available,
the director of accounts and reports shall transfer the sum of $312,761
from the lottery operating fund to the state gaming revenues fund.

Sec. 53.

ADJUTANT GENERAL

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures.................................................. $55,000

Sec. 54.

OMBUDSMAN OF CORRECTIONS

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Adult corrections oversight.............................................. $6,000

Sec. 55.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND HOUSING

(a) On the effective date of this act, the expenditure limitation estab-
lished by section 111(d) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kan-
sas on the Kansas existing industry expansion program subaccount of the
Kansas economic development endowment account of the state economic
development initiatives fund is hereby decreased from $950,000 to
$450,000.

Sec. 56.

KANSAS COMMISSION ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
fund the following:

  Operating expenditures--Kansas soldiers' home........................... $20,000
Provided, That, the Kansas commission on veterans affairs is hereby authorized and directed
to proceed with negotiations with the United States department of veterans affairs for the
operation by the commission on veterans affairs of an existing 60-bed intermediate care
nursing facility located adjacent to the United States department of veterans affairs hospital
in Wichita, Kansas: Provided, however, That upon concluding such agreement with the
United States department of veterans affairs, the Kansas commission of veterans affairs shall
not seek United States department of veterans affairs certification for the operation of the
above nursing facility until expressly authorized by the state legislature.

(b) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state insti-
tutions building fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, for the
capital improvement project or projects specified as follows:

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  Winfield veterans home............................................... $1,700,000

Sec. 57.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE--HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS

(a) On the effective date of this act, of the $8,099,700 appropriated
for the above agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, by section
88(a) of chapter 191 of the 1996 Session Laws of Kansas from the state
general fund in the homestead tax refunds account, the sum of $300,000
is hereby lapsed.

Sec. 58.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

(a) On and after the effective date of this act, the department of
transportation is hereby directed that $12,000,000 of the funding available
in the other capital improvements account of the state highway fund shall
be expended for fiscal year 1997 for design and right-of-way expenses
associated with substantial maintenance, major modification and priority
bridge projects.

Sec. 59.

KANSAS TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE CORPORATION

(a) No moneys appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997,
by any appropriation act of the 1996 regular session of the legislature or
by this or other appropriation act of the 1997 regular session of the leg-
islature for the Kansas technology enterprise corporation shall be ex-
pended for any bonus or other payment of additional compensation for
any officer or employee of the Kansas technology enterprise corporation,
or any subsidiary corporation, agency or instrumentality thereof, except
longevity bonus payments pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5541 and amendments
thereto or as otherwise specifically authorized by statute.

Sec. 60. Appeals to exceed position limitations. The limitations im-
posed by this act on the number of full-time and regular part-time posi-
tions equated to full-time, excluding seasonal and temporary positions,
paid from appropriations for fiscal year 1997 made in this act or in any
appropriation act of the 1996 regular session of the legislature or in any
other appropriation act of the 1997 regular session of the legislature may
be exceeded upon approval of the state finance council.

Sec. 61. Appeals to exceed limitations. Upon written application to
the governor and approval of the state finance council, expenditures from
special revenue funds may exceed the amounts specified in this act.

Sec. 62. Effective date. This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its publication in the Kansas register.

Approved April 24, 1997.

Published in the Kansas Register: May 1, 1997.