Kansas Statutes
Article 99b - Bioscience Authority
74-99b42 Purpose.

74-99b42. Purpose. The purpose of the bioscience development financing act is to foster the growth of bioscience in Kansas, to make Kansas a national leader in bioscience, and to make Kansas a desirable location for bioscience entities to locate and grow. In so doing, the Kansas bioscience development financing act will foster employment, encourage research and development, investment in real property and improvements, investment in equipment and supplies and lead to bioscience discoveries and products.
History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 24; July 1.

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Kansas Statutes

Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities

Article 99b - Bioscience Authority

74-99b01 Citation of act.

74-99b02 Findings and declarations; exercise of powers permitted by act deemed essential governmental function.

74-99b03 Definitions.

74-99b04 Kansas bioscience authority; establishment; headquarters; membership, terms of office; vacancies; confirmation; compensation; meetings; powers; quorum; dissolution.

74-99b05 Executive committee established; duties.

74-99b06 Records of the board; public records; exemptions from open records act.

74-99b07 Quorum required to transact business; executive session, when used; open meetings act; exceptions.

74-99b08 Interest in authority contract or action, disclosure required; prohibition on voting; board and officers required to file statements of substantial interest.

74-99b09 Bioscience authority, powers and duties; review by secretary of commerce.

74-99b10 Bonds for bioscience programs, activities, research, companies, institute and bioscience authority; request procedures; vesting of rights, remedies.

74-99b11 Employees; powers and duties; exempt from Kansas civil service act; employee health insurance.

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.

74-99b20 Severability.

74-99b31 Citation of act.

74-99b32 Purpose.

74-99b33 Definitions.

74-99b34 Bioscience development and investment fund; center of innovation for biomaterials in orthopaedic research – Wichita state university fund; national bio agro-defense facility fund; deposits; distributions; audits.

74-99b35 Income tax credit and sales tax exemption cost effectiveness; annual report to legislature.

74-99b41 Citation of act.

74-99b42 Purpose.

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.

74-99b51 Citation of act.

74-99b52 Purpose.

74-99b53 Net operating loss reimbursement program.

74-99b61 Citation of act.

74-99b62 Purpose.

74-99b63 Definitions.

74-99b64 Bioscience research and development voucher fund established; receipts; balance not subject to appropriation.

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.

74-99b81 Citation of act.

74-99b82 Purpose.

74-99b83 Definitions.

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.

74-99b88 Same; report required.

74-99b89 Same; authority to establish guidelines.