74-99b07. Quorum required to transact business; executive session, when used; open meetings act; exceptions. (a) No business of the board shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least a majority of the total voting membership of the board is present. Any action of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of those at any meeting of the board at which a quorum is present.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto, in the case of the authority, discussion and consideration on any of the following may occur in executive session, when in the opinion of the board, disclosure of the items would be harmful to the competitive position of the authority:
(1) Plans that could affect the value of property, real or personal, owned or desirable for ownership by the authority;
(2) the condition, acquisition, use or disposition of real or personal property; or
(3) contracts for bioscience research, bioscience product manufacturing or commercialization, construction and renovation of bioscience facilities and marketing or operational strategies.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the authority may claim the benefit of any other exemption to the Kansas open meetings act listed in K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 7; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities
Article 99b - Bioscience Authority
74-99b05 Executive committee established; duties.
74-99b06 Records of the board; public records; exemptions from open records act.
74-99b09 Bioscience authority, powers and duties; review by secretary of commerce.
74-99b12 Exemptions from taxation.
74-99b13 Application of Kansas tort claims act.
74-99b14 Preemptive authority of act.
74-99b15 Actions requiring prior legislative approval.
74-99b16 Definitions; statutory provision exceptions; procurement contracts, procedures.
74-99b17 Affiliation with KPERS; adoption of retirement plan, death, disability benefits.
74-99b18 Companies receiving authority financing; repayment required, when.
74-99b19 Exemption from statutory provisions.
74-99b35 Income tax credit and sales tax exemption cost effectiveness; annual report to legislature.
74-99b43 Financing bioscience development projects; issuing special obligation bonds.
74-99b44 Bioscience development bond fund; distributions.
74-99b45 Same; ad valorem taxes paid into fund.
74-99b53 Net operating loss reimbursement program.
74-99b65 Bioscience research and development voucher program; establishment; purpose.
74-99b66 Qualified companies; application review; criteria.
74-99b67 Project funding; limitations.
74-99b68 Bioscience research and development voucher — federal fund; established; disbursement.
74-99b84 Bioscience research matching fund established; eligibility; purpose.
74-99b85 Same; application procedure; spending limitation.
74-99b86 Same; use of funds; multi-year grants.
74-99b87 Same; criteria for use of funds.