46-1120. Contract audit committee; membership; chairperson; created within division of post audit; compensation; vote required for action. (a) There is hereby created the contract audit committee which shall consist of the following members: (1) The chairperson of the legislative post audit committee or a person designated by the chairperson from among the members of the legislative post audit committee; (2) the vice-chairperson of the legislative post audit committee or a person designated by the vice-chairperson from among the members of the legislative post audit committee; (3) a member of the legislative post audit committee designated by majority vote of the legislative post audit committee; (4) the post auditor or a person designated by the post auditor; and (5) the secretary of administration or a person designated by the secretary of administration. The chairperson of the legislative post audit committee, or the person designated by the chairperson to serve as a member of the contract audit committee, shall be the chairperson of the contract audit committee. No more than two legislators who are members of the contract audit committee shall be members of the same political party.

(b) The contract audit committee shall be within the division of post audit as a part thereof. All budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the contract audit committee shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the post auditor.

(c) The legislators who are members of the contract audit committee attending meetings of such committee, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such committee, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223 and amendments thereto upon vouchers approved by the post auditor or a person designated by the post auditor from appropriations made for the division of post audit.

(d) The contract audit committee shall meet on the call of the chairperson of such committee. A vote of three members of the contract audit committee shall be required for any action of the contract audit committee.

History: L. 1980, ch. 153, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 191, § 7; February 16.