38-2101. Kansas endowment for youth fund; tobacco litigation settlement agreement proceeds, disposition; investment, management and administration of fund. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the Kansas endowment for youth fund which shall constitute a trust fund and shall be invested, managed and administered in accordance with the provisions of this act by the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system established by K.S.A. 74-4905, and amendments thereto.

(b) All of the moneys received by the state pursuant to the tobacco litigation settlement agreements entered into by the attorney general on behalf of the state of Kansas, or pursuant to any judgment rendered, regarding the litigation against tobacco industry companies and related entities, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Kansas endowment for youth fund. All such moneys shall constitute an endowment which shall remain credited to the Kansas endowment for youth fund except as provided in this section or in K.S.A. 38-2102, and amendments thereto, for transfers to the children's initiatives fund. Expenditures may be made from the Kansas endowment for youth fund for the payment of the operating expenses of the Kansas children's cabinet and the board of trustees, including the expenses of investing and managing the moneys, which are attributable to the Kansas endowment for youth fund. All moneys credited to the Kansas endowment for youth fund shall be invested to provide an ongoing source of investment earnings available for periodic transfer to the children's initiatives fund in accordance with this act. All expenditures from the Kansas endowment for youth fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system or by the chairperson's designee.

(c) On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys credited to the children's health care programs fund to the Kansas endowment for youth fund and the children's health care programs fund is hereby abolished. On and after July 1, 1999, whenever the children's health care programs fund, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Kansas endowment for youth fund.

History: L. 1999, ch. 172, § 1; July 1.