75-6502. Kansas state employees health care commission; composition; chairperson; meetings; quorum; compensation, travel allowances and expenses. (a) There is hereby established the Kansas state employees health care commission which is composed of seven members as follows: (1) The commissioner of insurance; (2) the secretary of administration; (3) a current state employee who is currently enrolled in the state healthcare benefits program group health insurance medical plan, appointed by the governor; (4) a person who retired from a position in state service and who is currently enrolled in the state healthcare benefits program group health insurance medical plan, appointed by the governor; (5) a representative of the general public, appointed by the governor; (6) a member of the senate ways and means committee, appointed by the president of the senate; and (7) a member of the house of representatives appropriations committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. A state officer or employee may not be appointed as the member representative of the general public.

(b) Each member appointed under this section by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The member appointed by the president of the senate shall serve at the pleasure of the president of the senate, and the member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker of the house of representatives. Not more than five members of the commission shall be members of the same political party.

(c) The chairperson of the commission shall be designated by the governor. The commission shall meet at least once each calendar quarter and at such other times as may be required on call of the chairperson or any three members thereof.

(d) A quorum of the Kansas state employees health care commission shall be four. All actions of the commission shall be taken by a majority of all of the members of the commission.

(e) Members of the Kansas state employees health care commission attending meetings of such commission, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such commission, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1984, ch. 329, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 271, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 90, § 2; July 1.