Kansas Statutes 75-7226. Same; annual report
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-7226
- Board: means the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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.
- Program: means the KAN-ED program created pursuant to this act to facilitate schools', libraries' and hospitals' use of broadband technology-based video communication for distance learning and telemedicine. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
(a) On or before January 15 of each year, the board shall publish an annual report and shall present the report to the legislature, governor and department of education. The report shall set forth in detail the operations and transactions conducted by the board pursuant to this act. The annual report shall specifically account for the ways in which the purpose of this act have been carried out, and the recommendations shall specifically note what changes are necessary to better address the purposes described in this act.
(b) On or before January 15, 2013, the board shall report to the senate standing committees on utilities and ways and means, the house standing committees on energy and utilities and appropriations and the joint committee on information technology. Such report shall include:
(1) Distance learning and telemedicine usage;
(2) options for a shared resource fee structure for schools, libraries and hospitals for distance learning and telemedicine usage;
(3) options to fund the KAN-ED program for fiscal year 2014;
(4) the standards and methods established by the board pursuant to subsection (c) [(d)] of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-7224, and amendments thereto; and
(5) the plan developed by the board pursuant to subsection (d) [(e)] of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-7224, and amendments thereto.