74-99b08. Interest in authority contract or action, disclosure required; prohibition on voting; board and officers required to file statements of substantial interest. (a) Any member of the board and any employee, other agent or advisor of the authority, who has a direct or indirect interest in any contract or transaction with the authority, shall disclose this interest to the authority in writing. This interest shall be set forth in the minutes of the authority, and no director, officer, employee, other agent or advisor having such interest shall participate on behalf of the authority in the authorization of any such contract or transaction; except that, the provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit any employee of bioscience research institutions, or any public institute or private enterprise engaged in the business of bioscience who is a member of the board, who has no personal interest, from voting on the authorization of any such contract or transaction between the authority and such employee's employer.
(b) All members of the board and all officers of the authority shall file a written statement pursuant to K.S.A. 46-247 et seq., and amendments thereto, regarding any substantial interests, within the meaning of K.S.A. 46-229, and amendments thereto, that each director may hold. Any employee, other agent or advisor of the authority who has a substantial interest in any contract or transaction with the authority within the meaning of K.S.A. 46-229, and amendments thereto, shall file a written statement of substantial interest pursuant to K.S.A. 46-247 et seq., and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 8; 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.