CHAPTER 209 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 1621 A Concurrent Resolution relating to the 1998 regular session of the legislature; ex-
tending such session beyond 90 calendar days; and providing for adjournment thereof. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of
the members elected to the Senate and two-thirds of the members elected
to the House of Representatives concurring therein: That the 1998 reg-
ular session of the legislature shall be extended beyond 90 calendar days;
and

Be it further resolved: That the legislature shall adjourn at the close
of business of the daily session convened on April 3, 1998, and shall
reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on April 8, 1998; and

Be it further resolved: That the legislature shall adjourn at the close
of business of the daily session convened on April 10, 1998, or at the close
of business of the daily session convened on April 11, 1998, and shall
reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on April 29, 1998; and

Be it further resolved: That except as otherwise authorized in the
following resolving clause of this resolution, the legislature shall adjourn
at the close of business of the daily session convened on May 2, 1998,
and reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on May 26, 1998, at which time the legis-
lature shall continue in session but shall adjourn sine die at the close of
business on May 26, 1998; and

Be it further resolved: That the legislature may adjourn and recon-
vene at any time as provided by concurrent resolution of the two houses
during the period on and after May 2, 1998, to May 26, 1998, but the
legislature shall reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on May 26, 1998, at which time
the legislature shall continue in session and shall adjourn sine die at the
close of business on May 26, 1998; and

Be it further resolved: That the secretary of the senate and the chief
clerk of the house of representatives and employees specified by the di-
rector of legislative administrative services for such purpose shall attend
their duties each day during periods of adjournment, Sundays excepted,
for the purpose of receiving messages from the governor and conducting
such other business as may be required; and

Be it further resolved: That members of the legislature shall not re-
ceive the per diem compensation and subsistence allowances provided
for in subsections (a) and (b) of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 46-137a for any day
within a period in which both houses of the legislature are adjourned for
more than two days, Sundays excepted; and

Be it further resolved: That members of the legislature attending a
legislative meeting of whatever nature when authorized pursuant to law,
or by the Legislative Coordinating Council or by the President of the
Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives and members of
a conference committee attending a meeting of the conference commit-
tee authorized by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives during any period of adjournment for which
members are not authorized compensation and allowances pursuant to
K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 46-137a shall receive compensation and travel ex-
penses or allowances as provided by K.S.A. 75-3212 except that the mile-
age allowance shall be limited during any such period of adjournment to
one full trip by the usual route in going to and returning from an au-
thorized meeting.

Adopted by the House April 1, 1998.

Adopted by the Senate March 31, 1998.

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