75-3798. State agency unemployment claims auditing; fund; powers and duties of secretary of administration; fees. (a) The state agency unemployment claims audit fund is hereby established in the state treasury. Within the limits of appropriations and the provisions of appropriations acts relating thereto, moneys credited to the fund shall be used by the secretary of administration to pay for the auditing of claims made against the state's reimbursing account under the employment security law and to provide for the development, implementation and operation of administrative policies and procedures relating to such claims.

(b) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, the secretary of administration may charge and collect a claims processing and auditing fee each fiscal year from all covered state agencies at a rate fixed by the secretary which shall not exceed .1% of covered total wages under the employment security law, except that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, such rate shall not exceed .04% of covered total wages. The claims processing and auditing fee shall be collected as part of the amounts collected for the state of Kansas reimbursement payments levied against state agencies pursuant to subsection (e)(2)(G) of K.S.A. 44-710 and amendments thereto and shall be deducted from such amounts and credited to the state agency unemployment claims audit fund.

History: L. 1984, ch. 184, § 1; May 24.