Kansas Statutes
Article 55 - Payroll Accounting For State Agencies
75-5553 Same; priority for payment of salary and wage payroll obligations.

75-5553. Same; priority for payment of salary and wage payroll obligations. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, among all obligations and other amounts that are payable from the state treasury in accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts, the department of administration and each other state agency shall give priority to payment of payroll obligations for salaries and wages for state officers and employees over payment of all other obligations and other amounts that are payable from the state treasury. After the payment of such payroll obligations for salaries and wages for state officers and employees, such other obligations and other amounts may be paid to the extent that resources are available therefor in the state treasury or shall be pended to be paid when sufficient resources are available. The secretary of administration shall implement and administer the provisions of this section. The priority of payment prescribed by this section shall be subject to all applicable requirements, limitations or restrictions under federal or state law, including, but not limited to, the federal American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009, and shall be subject to all applicable requirements, limitations or restrictions prescribed by contracts and other agreements authorized by law, including, but not limited to, debt service payments pursuant to contractual bond obligations, as determined by the secretary of administration, after conferring with the director of the budget.
(b) As used in this section, "salaries and wages" includes all amounts payable for direct and indirect compensation, benefits included in the annual summary of compensation under K.S.A. 75-5550, and amendments thereto, associated employer contributions and other associated payroll obligations and payments.
History: L. 2009, ch. 138, § 2; May 28.

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Kansas Statutes

Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees

Article 55 - Payroll Accounting For State Agencies

75-5501 Formulation, installation and operation of system of payroll accounting; system elements and principles; modification for biweekly payroll periods; plan for deductions for certain employee organization and association dues.

75-5501a Biweekly payroll periods; university of Kansas medical center; establishment for other state agencies, authority of secretary of administration; implementation procedures.

75-5502 Payroll accounting system; staggered or cycled payroll periods or pay dates, limitations; powers of director of accounts and reports.

75-5503 Same; changes in payroll periods and pay dates; notice to affected employees required; time for notice.

75-5504 Same; duty of appointing authority to certify changes to payroll rosters and encumbrance documents to director of accounts and reports; reliance thereon by director.

75-5505 Same; standard 40-hour workweek established; exception, when; submission of information to director of accounts and reports; inapplicability to elective state officers.

75-5506 Same; conversion of existing salaries, ranges, rates and certain semimonthly compensation systems to hourly and biweekly rates when biweekly payroll periods approved.