75-3223. Compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and expenses of members of board; "board" defined. (a) Whenever it is provided by law that a member of a board is to receive compensation as provided in this section, such member shall be paid per diem compensation of thirty-five dollars ($35) for each day of actual attendance at any meeting of such board or any subcommittee meeting authorized by such board. No per diem compensation shall be paid under this section to salaried state officers or employees except that whenever a member of the legislature is a member of a board he or she shall receive compensation as provided in K.S.A. 75-3212 and amendments thereto.

(b) Whenever it is provided by law that a member of a board is to be paid subsistence allowances as provided in this section, such member shall be paid subsistence allowances as provided in K.S.A. 75-3207, unless such member is also a member of the legislature, in which case such member shall be paid subsistence allowances as provided in K.S.A. 75-3212 and amendments thereto.

(c) Whenever it is provided by law that a member of a board shall be paid mileage as provided in this section, such member shall be paid the mileage rate prescribed under K.S.A. 75-3203a and amendments thereto for miles actually traveled in going to and returning from a meeting of such board (or any subcommittee meeting authorized by such board), computed in accordance with rules and regulations of the secretary of administration adopted under K.S.A. 75-3207.

(d) Whenever it is provided by law that a member of a board shall be paid expenses (in addition to mileage and subsistence), such member shall be paid actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing his or her statutory duties as such member in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3203 and amendments thereto and K.S.A. 75-3207 and rules and regulations of the secretary of administration adopted under K.S.A. 75-3207.

(e) Whenever it is provided by law that members of a board shall receive amounts provided for in [this] subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223 and amendments thereto, such members shall receive subsistence allowances as provided in K.S.A. 75-3207 and amendments thereto, mileage at the rate prescribed under K.S.A. 75-3203a and amendments thereto and other actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing his or her statutory duties as such member in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3203 and amendments thereto and rules and regulations of the secretary of administration adopted under K.S.A. 75-3207, unless such member is a legislator in which case such legislator shall receive the compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses authorized for legislators under subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section.

(f) "Board" as used in this section means any three or more public officers or other persons who are given by law a joint authority.

History: L. 1974, ch. 348, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 93; L. 1975, ch. 416, § 29; July 1.