(a) The purpose of the Kansas angel investor tax credit act is to facilitate the availability of equity investment in businesses in the early stages of commercial development and to assist in the creation and expansion of Kansas businesses, which are job and wealth creating enterprises, by granting tax credits against the Kansas income tax liability of investors investing in these businesses. The Kansas angel investor tax credit act shall be administered by the secretary with the primary goal of encouraging individuals to provide seed-capital financing for emerging, Kansas businesses engaged in the development, implementation and commercialization of innovative technologies, products and services.

(b) Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-8131 through 74-8137, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas angel investor tax credit act.