74-542. Program to assist farmers home administration in processing farm loan applications and counseling borrowers; expenses of volunteers; contracts. The secretary of agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to coordinate a program with the Kansas bankers association and other such nonprofit organizations and associations in which persons who have an agricultural lending background and experience are encouraged to volunteer to assist the federal farmers home administration in the processing of farm loan applications and counseling borrowers on financial and technical matters related thereto. Within the limits of appropriations therefor and subject to the provisions of appropriations acts relating thereto, the secretary of agriculture may provide reimbursement of necessary mileage and may pay subsistence expenses to persons participating in such programs of providing voluntary assistance to the federal farmers home administration in the processing of farm loan applications. The amount of payment for mileage and subsistence expenses provided to any person under this section shall not exceed the amounts authorized to be paid for mileage and subsistence expenses under K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto. The secretary may enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of this act. These contracts shall not be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1985, ch. 2, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 123; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities
Article 5 - Department Of Agriculture
74-504b Statistical service; authority of secretary.
74-504e Agricultural statistics fund; creation, deposits and expenditures.
74-505b Permanent status to certain personnel; sick and annual leave; salary range.
74-505c Acceptance reports by secretary in lieu of affidavits and verified reports.
74-506a Division of water resources; creation.
74-506b Authority, powers and duties conferred upon division of water resources.
74-506c Certain commissions abolished.
74-506d Chief engineer, assistants and employees; compensation.
74-510 Information and assistance to chief engineer.
74-510a Delegation of duties by chief engineer.
74-511 Establishment; purposes.
74-515b Same; employees to retain rights and status; employment of entomologists and assistants.
74-524a Powers, duties and functions of the board of state fair managers transferred.
74-524b Abolishment of prior state fair board.
74-524c Powers, duties and functions of prior state fair board transferred.
74-524d Necessary employees retain rights and status.
74-531 Rules and regulations; standards, grades and classifications.
74-534 Additional personnel; fees; disposition of moneys received; market division fee fund.
74-535 Certificate of or classification grade as evidence.
74-536 Grain and dairy inspection not affected.
74-538 Unlawful acts; penalty.
74-541 Legislative findings and declarations.
74-550 Federal grants and other funds, authority to apply for and receive; contracts.
74-561 Appointment of assistant secretaries of agriculture, staff assistants and employees.
74-562 State board of agriculture; creation; members, appointment, terms, vacancies.
74-563 Same; initial meeting; subsequent meetings.
74-564 Same; election of officers.
74-565 Same; quorum; official actions.
74-566 Same; compensation, travel expenses and subsistence allowances.
74-567 Same; powers, duties and functions.
74-569 Organization of the department of agriculture.
74-570 Transfer of employees; retention of benefits.
74-571 Conflicts resolved by governor.
74-572 Secretary of agriculture has custody of records; civil or criminal actions not effected.
74-573 Funds and liabilities transferred.
74-574 Transfer of functions to the secretary of agriculture.
74-576 Powers and duties of the secretary of agriculture.
74-577 Dairy interstate compact; powers and duties of secretary of agriculture.
74-578 Grain commodities commission service fund; expenditures.
74-585 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-586 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-587 Food safety programs; authority relating to certain real property transferred to department.
74-588 Same; transfer of employees.
74-589 Same; conflict resolution.
74-590 Same; disposition of records.
74-599 Same; designation of hearing officer.
74-5,100 Certificates of free sale; fees; rules and regulations.
74-5,103 Rules and regulations, orders and directives continued.
74-5,105 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-5,107 Same; transfer of employees.
74-5,108 Same; disposition of records.
74-5,109 Same; transfer of funds.
74-5,110 Same; effective date.
74-5,112 Agriculture marketing and promotions program created within department of agriculture.
74-5,115 Funds and liabilities transferred from department of commerce to department of agriculture.
74-5,117 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-5,118 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-5,120 Animal health department and livestock commissioner abolished.
74-5,121a "Agency head" means the secretary or animal health commissioner.
74-5,122 Animal health board and pet animal advisory board continued.
74-5,123 Department of agriculture successor to animal health department and livestock commissioner.
74-5,125 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-5,128 Conservation commission continued.
74-5,129 Department of agriculture successor to conservation commission.
74-5,131 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
74-5,132 Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings.
74-5,133 Arkansas river gaging fund; expenditures; funding.
74-5,134 Laboratory testing; fees; laboratory testing services fee fund.