2006 Kansas Code - 13-13a26

      13-13a26.   Out-district tuition; authorization to collect; determination of amounts; special funds; tax levies; no-fund warrants; notification of boards of levy. (a) The board of regents of a municipal university, in accordance with rules and regulations of the state board, shall determine and collect an amount of out-district tuition to be charged for each student attending the municipal university whose residence is outside of the municipal university district.

      (b)   The board of levy of any taxing subdivision charged with payment of out-district tuition shall levy a tax on all of the taxable property of the taxing subdivision sufficient to pay all out-district tuition charges authorized by this act.

      (c)   The proceeds from the tax levied under authority of this section shall be deposited in a special fund for payment of out-district tuition. Upon receiving a statement of charges for out-district tuition the board of levy shall allow and pay the same promptly from the special fund. If there is insufficient or no money in the special fund, out-district tuition shall be paid from the general fund of the taxing subdivision or from the proceeds of the sale of no-fund warrants issued for the purpose of the payment of out-district tuition.

      (d)   The total out-district tuition charged by a municipal university shall be: (1) For the 2004 fiscal year and the 2005 fiscal year, an amount equal to the number of duly enrolled out-district students times $12 for each credit hour of each such student; and (2) for the 2006 fiscal year, an amount equal to the number of duly enrolled out-district students time $6 for each credit hour of each such student.

      (e)   Out-district tuition shall be charged only for credit hours of students if such students, as determined by the state board, have not more than 64 credit hours from any institution of postsecondary education or the students have not more than 72 credit hours and are enrolled in terminal type nursing courses or freshman-sophomore preengineering courses.

      (f)   Expenditures for out-district tuition shall be exempt from the budget law of this state to the extent of such payments not anticipated in the budget of the taxing subdivision.

      (g)   The levy of taxes and the payment of out-district tuition by counties required under the provisions of this section shall not be subject to the exercise of home rule by counties under K.S.A. 19-101a, and amendments thereto.

      (h)   Taxes levied by townships under the authority of this section shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to or within the aggregate tax levy limit prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1962, and amendments thereto.

      (i)   In May of each fiscal year, the board of regents shall notify each board of levy of the approximate amount of out-district tuition which will be charged to the taxing subdivision in the succeeding fiscal year.

      (j)   The provisions of this section shall expire on June 30, 2006.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 282, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 72, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 256, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 274, § 5; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 20; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 68; L. 2002, ch. 108, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 35, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 185, § 29; June 10.