44-587. Same; group-funded workers' compensation pools fee fund; expense of administration; assessments. The expense of the administration of the group-funded workers' compensation pools shall be financed in the following manner:

(a) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be called the group-funded workers' compensation pools fee fund. All amounts which are required to be paid from the group compensation pools fee fund for the operating expenditures incident to the administration of the group-funded workers' compensation pools shall be paid from the group-funded workers' compensation pools fee fund. The commissioner of insurance shall be responsible for administering the group-funded workers' compensation pools fee fund and all payments from the fund shall be upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the commissioner of insurance or a person or persons designated by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner of insurance shall estimate as soon as practical after January 1 of each year the expenses necessary for the administration of the group-funded workers' compensation pools for the fiscal year beginning on July 1 thereafter. Not later than June 1 of each year, the commissioner of insurance shall notify all such group-funded workers' compensation pools of the amount of each assessment imposed under this subsection on such group-funded workers' compensation pools and the same shall be due and payable to the commissioner on the July 1 following.

(c) The commissioner of insurance shall remit all moneys received by or for such commissioner under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the group-funded workers' compensation pools fee fund.

History: L. 1983, ch. 166, § 7; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 140; July 1.