Kansas Statutes 46-919. Purpose of act
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 46-919
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
It is the purpose of this act to provide an orderly and expeditious procedure to aid the legislature in the consideration and evaluation of those claims against the state which cannot be lawfully paid by the state or any agency thereof except by appropriation act of the legislature. A recommendation by the joint committee on special claims against the state that an award be made to any claimant shall not be construed as a waiver of immunity from liability on the part of the state or any agency thereof nor shall such recommendation impose liability upon the state or any agency thereof in the amount recommended.