2006 Kansas Code - 47-1903

      47-1903.   Aquaculture advisory council; members, officers, compensation. (a) There is hereby created the aquaculture advisory council consisting of 12 members as follows:

      (1)   A member of the house of representatives and a member of the senate appointed by the legislative coordinating council, and such members shall be from different political parties;

      (2)   the dean of the college of agriculture at Kansas state university or the dean's designee;

      (3)   the secretary of agriculture, or the secretary's designee;

      (4)   the secretary of commerce, or the secretary's designee;

      (5)   the secretary of wildlife and parks, or the secretary's designee;

      (6)   six citizens of Kansas, representing aquaculture producers and a variety of processing interests and including at least one person having recognized expertise in the marketing of aquaculture products, who shall be appointed by the secretary of agriculture.

      (b)   The members of the advisory council appointed under subsection (a)(1) shall be appointed for a term ending on the day preceding the commencement of the regular session of the legislature in the first odd-numbered year following appointment. The members of the advisory council appointed by the secretary under subsection (a)(6) shall be appointed for terms as follows: (1) Three members shall be appointed for terms ending on June 30, 1993, and (2) three members shall be appointed for terms ending on June 30, 1994. After the expiration of the initial terms of such members appointed by the secretary, members shall be appointed by the secretary for terms of two years. All vacancies in the office of appointed members shall be filled by appointment by the officer or council making the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member creating the vacancy.

      (c)   The advisory council shall organize annually by the election from its membership of a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The advisory council shall adopt such rules of procedure as it deems necessary for conducting its business.

      (d)   The members of the advisory council shall be paid subsistence allowance, mileage and other expenses for attendance at meetings of the leadership council, or subcommittee meetings thereof authorized by the council, as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1992, ch. 102, § 11; L. 1993, ch. 53, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 82; July 1.