74-99b01Citation of act74-99b02Findings and declarations; exercise of powers permitted by act deemed essential governmental function74-99b03Definitions74-99b04Kansas bioscience authority; establishment; headquarters; membership, terms of office; vacancies; confirmation; compensation; meetings; powers; quorum; dissolution74-99b05Executive committee established; duties74-99b06Records of the board; public records; exemptions from open records act74-99b07Quorum required to transact business; executive session, when used; open meetings act; exceptions74-99b08Interest in authority contract or action, disclosure required; prohibition on voting; board and officers required to file statements of substantial interest74-99b09Bioscience authority, powers and duties; review by secretary of commerce74-99b10Bonds for bioscience programs, activities, research, companies, institute and bioscience authority; request procedures; vesting of rights, remedies74-99b11Employees; powers and duties; exempt from Kansas civil service act; employee health insurance74-99b12Exemptions from taxation74-99b13Application of Kansas tort claims act74-99b14Preemptive authority of act74-99b15Actions requiring prior legislative approval74-99b16Definitions; statutory provision exceptions; procurement contracts, procedures74-99b17Affiliation with KPERS; adoption of retirement plan, death, disability benefits74-99b18Companies receiving authority financing; repayment required, when74-99b19Exemption from statutory provisions74-99b20Severability74-99b31Citation of act74-99b32Purpose74-99b33Definitions74-99b34Bioscience development and investment fund; center of innovation for biomaterials in orthopaedic research – Wichita state university fund; national bio agro-defense facility fund; deposits; distributions; audits; transfer limitations on withholding of certain wages74-99b35Income tax credit and sales tax exemption cost effectiveness; annual report to legislature74-99b41Citation of act74-99b42Purpose74-99b43Financing bioscience development projects; issuing special obligation bonds74-99b44Bioscience development bond fund; distributions74-99b45Same; ad valorem taxes paid into fund74-99b51Citation of act74-99b52Purpose74-99b53Net operating loss reimbursement program74-99b61Citation of act74-99b62Purpose74-99b63Definitions74-99b64Bioscience research and development voucher fund established; receipts; balance not subject to appropriation74-99b65Bioscience research and development voucher program; establishment; purpose74-99b66Qualified companies; application review; criteria74-99b67Project funding; limitations74-99b68Bioscience research and development voucher — federal fund; established; disbursement74-99b81Citation of act74-99b82Purpose74-99b83Definitions74-99b84Bioscience research matching fund established; eligibility; purpose74-99b85Same; application procedure; spending limitation74-99b86Same; use of funds; multi-year grants74-99b87Same; criteria for use of funds74-99b88Same; report required74-99b89Same; authority to establish guidelines74-99b34aBioscience development and investment fund; center of innovation for biomaterials in orthopaedic research – Wichita state university fund; national bio agro-defense facility fund; deposits; distributions; audits. [See Revisor's Note]