Kansas 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB298 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/18/2025

                    Session of 2025
SENATE BILL No. 298
By Committee on Ways and Means
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AN ACT concerning higher education; authorizing technical colleges and 
community colleges to affiliate with universities; amending K.S.A. 71-
204, 71-501, 71-617, 71-1802, 72-3810, 74-32,413 and 76-712 and 
repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. (a) Upon approval by the state board of regents or the 
governing body of a municipal university, as applicable, and a majority 
vote of the governing body of the technical college or community college, 
a state educational institution or municipal university may enter into 
agreements to affiliate with a technical college or a community college.
(b) As part of the affiliation, the technical college or community 
college may change its official designation. Whenever the technical 
college or community college, or words of like effect, is referred to or 
designated by any statute, contract or other document, such reference or 
designation shall be deemed to apply to the technical college or 
community college affiliated pursuant to this section.
(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, all of the powers and 
duties established in the governing body of the technical college or the 
board of trustees of the community college by law shall be transferred to 
the affiliating state educational institution or municipal university, subject 
to the supervision of the governing board of the affiliating state 
educational institution or municipal university. 
(2) Unless otherwise provided in the affiliation plan, the board of 
trustees of an affiliated community college shall:
(A) Oversee the operation of the community college campus; and
(B) administer the funds of the community college or moneys 
received from student tuition and fees, the state or the United States for the 
purpose of the operation of the community college campus.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (l)(2) and upon affiliation of a 
community college:
(A) No board of trustees of an affiliated community college or 
governing board, president or chancellor of a state educational institution 
or municipal university that affiliated with a community college pursuant 
to this section shall have the authority to levy any tax on the taxable 
tangible property of the community college district; and
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(B) any funding responsibility for the support, operation and 
maintenance of the community college that had been provided through 
taxes imposed on the community college district prior to affiliation shall 
be imposed on the state.
(d) (1) The governing body of the technical college or the board of 
trustees of the community college shall become the industry advisory 
board to the president or chancellor of the affiliating state educational 
institution or municipal university.
(2) For each technical college that affiliates with a state educational 
institution or municipal university pursuant to this section, the president or 
chancellor of the affiliating state educational institution or municipal 
university shall appoint the members of the industry advisory board. The 
members of the advisory board shall represent the industry sectors that 
correspond to the programs offered by the technical college affiliated 
pursuant to this section.  For each community college that affiliates with a 
state educational institution or municipal university pursuant to this 
section, the members of the board of trustees shall continue to be elected 
in accordance with the provisions of article 14 of chapter 71 of the Kansas 
statutes annotated, and amendments thereto.
(e) The industry advisory board shall:
(1) Review non-credit and credit programs with the president or 
chancellor and senior leadership of the state educational institution or 
municipal university to ensure such programs are aligned with current and 
emerging needs of industry and the community for an educated and trained 
workforce; and
(2) provide input relating to changes in each member's industry sector 
that affect academic programs.
(f) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following persons 
admitted by a state educational institution into a technical college or 
community college affiliated pursuant to this section shall not be subject to 
the admission requirements of K.S.A. 76-717, and amendments thereto, or 
the board of regents rules and regulations establishing qualified admission 
criteria for state educational institutions:
(A) Persons admitted as degree-seeking students in career technical 
education courses or programs terminating with an associate of applied 
science degree; and
(B) persons admitted as nondegree-seeking students in career 
technical education certificate programs.
(2) Persons admitted into a technical college or community college 
affiliated with a state educational institution pursuant to this section who 
subsequently seek to transfer into another school within the state 
educational institution, or into a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree 
program shall be subject to the admission requirements of K.S.A. 76-717, 
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and amendments thereto, and the board of regents rules and regulations 
establishing qualified admission criteria for state educational institutions.
(g) (1) A technical college affiliated pursuant to this section shall 
continue to be eligible for funding that is available to technical colleges to 
the extent provided by law. The amounts of such funding are to be 
determined in the same manner as provided by law for technical colleges.
(2) A community college affiliated pursuant to this section shall 
continue to be eligible for funding that is available to community colleges 
to the extent provided by law. The amounts of such funding are to be 
determined in the same manner as provided by law for community 
colleges.
(h) The affiliation plan between the technical college or community 
college and the affiliating state educational institution or municipal 
university shall include provisions relating to the manner and terms upon 
which faculty, employees and students will be transferred to the affiliating 
state educational institution or municipal university. Such provisions shall 
specify terms of employment and address other personnel matters. Subject 
to the authorization of the governing board of the affiliating state 
educational institution or municipal university, all personnel of a technical 
college or community college affiliated pursuant to this section who are 
necessary to the operation of such technical college or community college, 
in accordance with the needs of the affiliating state educational institution 
or municipal university, may become personnel of the affiliating state 
educational institution or municipal university. The employment of such 
personnel shall be deemed uninterrupted.
(i) The affiliation of a technical college or community college with a 
state educational institution or municipal university shall not affect any 
contract, agreement or assurance in effect on July 1, 2025.
(j) (1) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, 
lawfully commenced, or that could have been commenced, by or against a 
technical college or community college prior to affiliation, or by or against 
any personnel of such technical college or community college, shall abate 
by reason of such affiliation. Any such suit, action or other proceeding 
may be allowed to be maintained by or against the affiliating state 
educational institution or municipal university.
(2) No criminal action commenced or that could have been 
commenced by a technical college or community college prior to 
affiliation shall abate by reason of such affiliation.
(k) The affiliation plan between a community college and the 
affiliating state educational institution or municipal university shall include 
provisions relating to any bond indebtedness of the community college. 
The affiliation plan may provide that either:
(1) The affiliating state educational institution or municipal university 
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shall assume and agree to pay all of the bonded indebtedness of the 
affiliated community college; or
(2) the bonded indebtedness of the affiliated community college shall 
remain a charge upon the territory of the community college district.
(l) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of all 
statutes of general application to area vocational schools, area vocational 
technical schools or technical colleges shall apply to a technical college 
affiliated pursuant to this section. Except as otherwise provided, the 
provisions of all statutes of general application to community colleges 
shall apply to a community college affiliated pursuant to this section.
(m) As used in this section:
(1) "Affiliation" means the association or connection of a technical 
college or community college with a state educational institution or 
municipal university where the technical college or community college is 
directly or indirectly under the control of the affiliating state educational 
institution or municipal university.
(2) "Community college" means any community college established 
in accordance with chapter 71 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and 
amendments thereto.
(3) "Community college campus" means the grounds and buildings of 
the community college.
(4) "Municipal university" means Washburn university of Topeka or 
any other municipal university established under the laws of this state.
(5) "State educational institution" means the university of Kansas, 
Kansas state university, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, 
Pittsburg state university and Fort Hays state university.
(6) "Technical college" means a technical college designated pursuant 
to K.S.A. 74-32,458, 74-32,460, 74-32,461, 74-32,462, 74-32,464 or 74-
32,465, and amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 71-204 is hereby amended to read as follows: 71-204. 
(a) (1) For the purpose of community college maintenance and operation, 
the board of trustees is authorized to levy a tax on the taxable tangible 
property of the community college district, except as provided in 
subsection (c).
(2) Such tax levy shall be the amount determined by the board of 
trustees to be sufficient to finance that part of the budget of the community 
college which that is not financed from any other source provided by law. 
The budget of the community college shall be prepared and adopted as 
provided by law, and the tax levy therefor shall be certified to the county 
clerk of every county a part of the territory of which is in the community 
college district.
(b) The tax levy authorized by subsection (a) shall be reduced (1) in 
the 2001 fiscal year by an amount equal to 80% of the amount of the 
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difference between the amount of state aid received by the community 
college in the 2000 fiscal year less an amount equal to 25% of the amount 
of out-district tuition received by the community college in such fiscal 
year and the amount of the state grant to which the community college is 
entitled in the 2001 fiscal year and (2) in fiscal years 2002, 2003 and 2004 
by an amount equal to 80% of the amount of the difference between the 
amount of the state grant received by the community college in the 
preceding fiscal year less an amount equal to 25% of the amount of out-
district tuition received by the community college in the 2000 fiscal year 
and the amount of the state grant to which the community college is 
entitled in the current fiscal year and (3) in each fiscal year after the 2004 
fiscal year by an amount equal to 80% of the amount of the difference 
between the amount of the state grant received by the community college 
in the preceding fiscal year and the amount of the state grant to which the 
community college is entitled in the current fiscal year.
(c) This section shall not apply to any community college or board of 
trustees of a community college that affiliated with a state educational 
institution or municipal university pursuant to section 1, and amendments 
thereto.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 71-617 is hereby amended to read as follows: 71-617. 
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the board of trustees of any 
community college may levy a tax in each year for a period of not to 
exceed five (5) years of not to exceed one-fourth (1/4) 
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taxable tangible property within the district to maintain and operate an 
adult basic education program at a level approved by the state board. In no 
event shall the tax levy authorized hereunder be at a rate which that will 
produce an amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Such tax 
levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law. 
Proceeds from such tax levy shall be deposited in the adult education fund 
of the community college which fund is hereby established. All moneys 
received by a community college for adult basic education shall be 
deposited in the adult education fund. The expenses of a community 
college attributable to adult basic education shall be paid from the adult 
education fund.
(b) No tax levy shall be made under authority of this section until a 
resolution authorizing such a levy is passed by the board of trustees and 
published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper 
having general circulation in the community college district, and such 
resolution shall specify the millage rate of such tax levy and the period of 
time for which such tax levy shall be made under authority thereof. After 
the adoption of such resolution such levy may be made unless, within 
ninety (90) days following the last publication of the resolution, a petition 
in opposition to such levy, signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the 
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qualified electors of such community college district, is filed with the 
county election officer of the county in which the main campus of the 
community college is located. In the event such a petition is filed, such 
levy shall not be made without the question of levying the same having 
been submitted to and been approved by a majority of the qualified 
electors of the district voting at an election which shall be called for that 
purpose or at the next general election.
(c) This section shall not apply to any community college or board of 
trustees of a community college that affiliated with a state educational 
institution or municipal university pursuant to section 1, and amendments 
thereto.
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 71-501 is hereby amended to read as follows: 71-501. 
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), the board of trustees of any 
community college is authorized to make an annual tax levy for a period of 
not to exceed five years of not to exceed two mills upon all taxable 
tangible property in the community college district for the purpose of 
construction, reconstruction, repair, remodeling, additions to, furnishing 
and equipping of community college buildings, architectural expenses 
incidental thereto, and the acquisition of real property for use as building 
sites or for educational programs. No levy shall be made under this section 
until a resolution authorizing the levy is passed by the board of trustees 
and published once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper 
having general circulation in the community college district. The 
resolution shall specify the mill rate of the tax levy and the period of time 
for which the tax levy shall be made under authority thereof. After 
adoption of the resolution, the levy may be made unless, within 60 days 
following the last publication of the resolution, a petition in opposition to 
the levy, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the 
community college district, is filed with the county election officer of the 
county in which the main campus of the community college is located. If a 
petition is filed, the levy shall not be made without the question of levying 
the same having been submitted to and approved by a majority of the 
qualified electors of the district voting at an election called for that 
purpose or at the next general election. If a petition is filed and no election 
is held, a new resolution authorizing a levy for the purposes specified in 
this section may not be adopted for a period of one year after the filing of 
the petition.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), whenever an initial 
resolution has been adopted under subsection (a) and the resolution 
specified a lesser mill rate than two mills, the board of trustees of the 
community college may adopt a second resolution under the same 
procedure as is provided in subsection (a) for the initial resolution and, 
subject to the same conditions and for the same purposes as provided in 
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subsection (a), shall be authorized to make an additional tax levy in an 
amount to be specified in the second resolution for the remainder of the 
period of time specified in the initial resolution for the making of the levy 
under authority thereof. Any second resolution shall be limited in amount 
as specified in subsection (a), less such amount as was authorized in the 
initial resolution, and not to exceed an aggregate amount of two mills in 
any one year. If any such resolution is adopted and the tax levy therein 
specified is authorized under the conditions specified in subsection (a), the 
amount of bonds which may be issued under K.S.A. 71-502, and 
amendments thereto, may be increased accordingly.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), the board of trustees of any 
community college which that has made a tax levy under this section may 
initiate, at any time after the final levy is certified to the county clerk under 
any current authorization, procedures to renew its authority to make a like 
annual tax levy in the amount, upon the conditions, and in the manner 
specified in subsection (a).
(d) As used in this act, "unconditionally authorized to make a tax levy 
under authority of article 5 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated" 
means that the board of trustees of the community college has adopted a 
resolution under this section, has published the same, and either that such 
resolution was not protested or that it was protested and an election was 
held by which the tax levy of the community college was approved.
(e) This section shall not apply to any community college or board of 
trustees of a community college that affiliated with a state educational 
institution or municipal university pursuant to section 1, and amendments 
thereto. If a community college board of trustees has authorized an annual 
tax levy pursuant to this section and affiliates with a state educational 
institution or municipal university pursuant to section 1, and amendments 
thereto, during the period in which such levy is authorized, the levy shall 
not be made after the date of affiliation. The board of trustees shall notify 
the county clerk of the termination of the levy.
Sec. 5. K.S.A. 71-1802 is hereby amended to read as follows: 71-
1802. As used in K.S.A. 71-1801 through 71-1810, and amendments 
thereto:
(a) "Community college" means any community college established 
in accordance with chapter 71 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
(b) "Community college operating grant" means the operating grant 
provided for under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 71-620, and amendments 
thereto, prior to fiscal year 2012.
(c) (1) "Credit hour" means the basic unit of collegiate level 
instruction, as determined by the state board, in a subject or course offered 
by an eligible institution at a postsecondary level not higher than those 
programs or courses normally offered to freshmen and sophomores in 
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four-year public institutions of postsecondary education, in a program that 
has been approved by the state board.
(2) The term "credit hour" does not include instruction in a program 
or course taken by a student enrolled for audit or not for postsecondary 
credit, or in any program or course not approved by the state board.
(3) The state board shall determine whether the programs and courses 
offered are at the level of freshmen and sophomore programs and courses 
offered in the state educational institutions and shall not approve for 
funding any program or course offered at a higher level.
(d) "Eligible institution" or "institution" means any community 
college, technical college or, the institute of technology or any technical 
college or community college that affiliated with a state educational 
institution or municipal university pursuant to section 1, and amendments 
thereto.
(e) "Institute of technology," "institute" or "Washburn institute of 
technology" means the institute of technology at Washburn university.
(f) "Municipal university" means Washburn university of Topeka or 
any other municipal university established under the laws of this state.
(g) "Non-tiered course" means any postsecondary credit-bearing 
course offered by an eligible institution and identified by the state board as 
not meeting the definition of a tiered technical course. Non-tiered courses 
include courses that are generally designed to: (1) Contribute to academic 
knowledge or skills across multiple disciplines and occupations, such as 
communication, writing, mathematics, humanities, social or behavioral 
science and natural or physical science courses, some of which may be 
considered for transfer as general education credit toward a baccalaureate 
degree; (2) contribute to general knowledge or skills in areas such as 
critical thinking and reasoning, problem solving, use of technology and 
teamwork skills; (3) provide instruction in basic or foundational skills 
necessary for individuals to effectively participate in technical programs; 
(4) prepare individuals for certification or licensure exams or re-
certifications and skill updates; or (5) allow individuals to explore various 
career opportunities. Seminars, workshops or other courses that are 
supplemental to the primary instruction required for the occupationally 
specific technical program shall be considered non-tiered courses, unless 
otherwise specified by the state board.
(g)(h) "State board of regents" or "state board" means the state board 
of regents provided for in the constitution of this state and established by 
K.S.A. 74-3202a, and amendments thereto.
(h)(i) "State educational institution" means the university of Kansas, 
Kansas state university, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, 
Pittsburg state university and Fort Hays state university.
(j) "Technical college" means a technical college designated pursuant 
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to K.S.A. 74-32,458, 74-32,460, 74-32,461, 74-32,462, 74-32,464 or 74-
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(i)(k) "Technical program" means any program of study comprised of 
a sequence of tiered technical courses and non-tiered courses, which 
program is identified by the state board as a technical program for funding 
purposes. Technical programs must: (1) Be designed to prepare individuals 
for gainful employment in current or emerging technical occupations 
requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree; (2) lead to 
technical skill proficiency, an industry-recognized credential, a certificate 
or an associate degree; and (3) be delivered by an eligible institution.
(j)(l) "Tiered technical course" means a postsecondary credit-bearing 
course included in the sequence of courses comprising a technical 
program, which course is itself designed to provide competency-based 
applied instruction to prepare individuals with occupationally specific 
knowledge and skills necessary for employment, and which the state board 
has identified as a tiered technical course.
(k)(m) "Tiered technical course credit hour" means a credit hour in a 
tiered technical course.
(l)(n) "Washburn institute of technology operating grant" means any 
legislative appropriation designated for non-tiered courses delivered by the 
Washburn institute of technology.
Sec. 6. K.S.A. 72-3810 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
3810. (a) Students admitted to a career technical education course or 
program which that is conducted by the school district in which the 
student is enrolled may be charged fees but shall not be charged tuition.
(b) Postsecondary students admitted to a career technical education 
course or program shall pay tuition and fees as provided by laws 
applicable thereto.
(c) (1) Secondary students admitted to a career technical education 
course or program which that is conducted by a community college, 
technical college or, institute of technology or any technical college or 
community college that affiliated with a state educational institution or 
municipal university pursuant to section 1, and amendments thereto, may 
be charged fees, but shall not be charged tuition.
(2) Each school academic year, to the extent there are sufficient 
moneys appropriated to the career technical education secondary program, 
the state board of regents shall distribute state funds to community 
colleges, technical colleges, any technical college or community college 
that affiliated with a state educational institution or municipal university 
pursuant to section 1, and amendments thereto, and the Washburn institute 
of technology for the cost associated with secondary students enrolled in 
postsecondary career technical education programs as determined by the 
state board of regents.
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(3) For purposes of this subsection:
(A) "Community college" means any community college established 
in accordance with chapter 71 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and 
amendments thereto.
(B) "Fees" means those charges assessed against a student by a 
community college, technical college or, the institute of technology, a 
state educational institution or a municipal university for student services, 
such as health clinics, athletic activities and technology services, or for 
books, supplies or other materials necessary for a particular course or 
program, the expense of which is not covered by tuition.
(C) "Institute of technology" means the institute of technology at 
Washburn university.
(D) "Municipal university" means Washburn university of Topeka or 
any other municipal university established under the laws of this state.
(E) "Secondary student" means a pupil who: (i) Has not attained a 
high school diploma or a general educational development (GED) 
credential; and (ii) is regularly enrolled in and attending a public or private 
secondary school.
(F) "State educational institution" means the university of Kansas, 
Kansas state university, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, 
Pittsburg state university and Fort Hays state university.
(E)(G) "Technical college" means a technical college designated 
pursuant to K.S.A. 74-32,458, 74-32,460, 74-32,461, 74-32,462, 74-
32,464 or 74-32,465, and amendments thereto.
(F)(H) "Tuition" means those charges assessed against a student by a 
community college, technical college, any technical college or community 
college that affiliated with a state educational institution or municipal 
university pursuant to section 1, and amendments thereto, or the institute 
of technology on a per credit hour, per course or per term basis, and that 
are charged to cover the general expense of providing instructional 
services.
(d) Students admitted to a vocational career technical education 
course or program which that is not conducted by the school district in 
which the student is enrolled shall be charged tuition and fees determined 
in accordance with subsection (e), subject however to the following: 
(1) Tuition or fees, or tuition and fees may be paid for the student in 
accordance with any agreement made under K.S.A. 72-3814, and 
amendments thereto; or
(2) if the tuition of a student is not paid under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection, the tuition of the student shall be paid by the school district in 
which the student is enrolled. No school district shall pay tuition for a 
student who is a postsecondary student, and no school district shall be 
required to pay tuition or fees of a student who is eligible to have tuition 
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and fees for the course or training the student selects paid by any state or 
federal agency from moneys, funds or appropriations made available under 
any one or more state or federal programs. Any state agency administering 
any one or more such programs shall pay such tuition and fees upon proper 
application by a student therefor.
(e) All tuition and fees charged for career technical education by any 
board shall be in such amounts as are authorized by rules and regulations 
adopted by the state board, which shall establish general guidelines for 
tuition and fee schedules in career technical education courses and 
programs, except that tuition of postsecondary students shall be fixed in 
accordance with K.S.A. 72-4433*, and amendments thereto. The particular 
tuition and fee schedule of every career technical education program shall 
be subject to annual approval of the state board. A current complete 
schedule of tuition and fees for each career technical education course and 
program of each board as approved by the state board shall be maintained 
on file in the office of the state board, and shall be open for public 
inspection at any reasonable time.
Sec. 7. K.S.A. 74-32,413 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
32,413. As used in this act:
(a) "Board," "state board," "school year" and "technical college" have 
the meanings respectively ascribed thereto mean the same as defined in 
K.S.A. 74-32,407, and amendments thereto.
(b) "Career technical education capital outlay aid" means state 
financial aid distributed under this act by the state board to an eligible 
institution for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, repair, 
remodeling, additions to, furnishing and equipping of buildings, 
architectural expenses incidental thereto, the acquisition of buildings and 
building sites and the acquisition of equipment.
(c) "Eligible institution" or "institution" means any technical college, 
Coffeyville community college, Cowley county community college, 
Dodge City community college, Highland community college, Hutchinson 
community college, Johnson county community college, Kansas City, 
Kansas community college, Pratt community college, Seward county 
community college and, the institute of technology at Washburn university 
and any technical college or community college that affiliated with a state 
educational institution or municipal university pursuant to section 1, and 
amendments thereto.
(d) "Municipal university" means Washburn university of Topeka or 
any other municipal university established under the laws of this state.
(e) "State educational institution" means the university of Kansas, 
Kansas state university, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, 
Pittsburg state university and Fort Hays state university.
Sec. 8. K.S.A. 76-712 is hereby amended to read as follows: 76-712. 
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Except as otherwise provided by act of the legislature, the state 
educational institutions are separate state agencies and state institutions 
and shall be controlled by and operated and managed under the 
supervision of the board of regents. For such control, operation, 
management or supervision, the board of regents may make contracts and 
adopt orders, policies or rules and regulations and do or perform such 
other acts as are authorized by law or are appropriate for such purposes, 
except that no state educational institution, or campus thereof, shall be 
closed, combined or merged with any other state educational institution, 
for administrative or management or other purposes, except as authorized 
in section 1, and amendments thereto, or specifically authorized by 
appropriations or other act of the legislature.
Sec. 9. K.S.A. 71-204, 71-501, 71-617, 71-1802, 72-3810, 74-32,413 
and 76-712 are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 
publication in the statute book.
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