75-2719a. State historic sites board of review; establishment; qualifications of members; terms; compensation; previous board abolished. (a) There is hereby established the state historic sites board of review which shall be composed of the following members: (1) The governor or the governor's designee; (2) the state historic preservation officer or such officer's designee; and (3) nine members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom shall be professionally qualified in the field of architecture, one professionally qualified in the field of history, one professionally qualified in the field of prehistoric archeology, one professionally qualified in the field of historic archeology and one professionally qualified in the field of architectural history. A majority of the members of the board shall be professionally qualified in at least one of such fields.

(b) The term of office of each member of the board appointed by the governor shall expire on June 30 of the third year following the year of appointment, except that the term of office of the members appointed to the first board on and after the effective date of this act shall be as follows: Three members shall be appointed for terms which expire on June 30 of the next succeeding year after the year of appointment, three members shall be appointed for terms which expire on June 30 of the second year following the year of appointment and three members shall be appointed for terms which expire on June 30 of the third year following the year of appointment. The governor shall designate the term of office for each member appointed by the governor to the first board. Upon the expiration of a term of office of a member of the board appointed by the governor, the governor shall appoint a qualified successor. Each member of the board appointed by the governor shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Whenever a vacancy occurs among the membership of the board appointed by the governor for any reason other than the expiration of a member's term of office, the governor shall appoint a qualified successor to fill the unexpired term.

(c) Members of the state historic sites board of review attending meetings of such board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such board, shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223 and amendments thereto. Amounts paid under this subsection (c) to ex officio members of the state historic sites board of review shall be from appropriations to the state agencies of which such members are employees upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chief administrative officers of such agencies. Amounts paid under this subsection (c) to members of the board appointed by the governor shall be from appropriations to the state historical society upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of the state historical society.

(d) The state historic sites board of review established under K.S.A. 75-2719 is hereby abolished, and the state historic sites board of review established under this section shall be the successor to all the powers and duties thereof. Persons acting as members of the state historic sites board of review under K.S.A. 75-2719 immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall continue to act in that capacity until such time as the governor has made appointments to fill all appointive positions on the state historic sites board of review established by this section. In making appointments under this section, the governor shall give special consideration to appointment of persons acting as members of the state historic sites board of review at the time this act becomes effective.

History: L. 1981, ch. 333, § 1; July 1.