Section 75-3103 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Lieutenant governor; compensation and expenses; assistant and employees, unclassified service and expenses(a) The lieutenant governor shall receive as reimbursement for expenses when attending the duties of office or attending any authorized meeting, in addition to other provisions of this section, travel expenses and subsistence expenses and allowances in amounts equal to those provided for by K.S.A. 75-3212, and amendments thereto. (b) In addition to any other compensation provided by law , the lieutenant governor shall receive for services an annual salary equal to 25% of the amount of annual rate of pay for a member of congress of the United States, not in a leadership role, on such date. While acting as governor, the lieutenant governor shall receive the same salary as the governor. The lieutenant governor may appoint an administrative assistant and other office employees, all of whom shall be in the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act. Such administrative assistant shall receive travel expenses and subsistence expenses or allowances as provided by K.S.A. 75-3212, and amendments thereto, when traveling as authorized by the lieutenant governor.(c) If the lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor under the provision of K.S.A. 75-303, and amendments thereto, the lieutenant governor shall receive a salary pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3120n, and amendments thereto, or a salary as provided for in subsection (b), whichever is greater. Amended by L. 2023, ch. 69,§ 8, eff. 1/1/2025.R.S. 1923, 75-3103; L. 1949, ch. 430, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 383, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 366, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 337, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 413, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 419, § 7; L. 1967, ch. 449, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 41; L. 1973, ch. 157, § 20; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 92; L. 1978, ch. 350, § 6; L. 1982, ch. 355, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 354, § 21; L. 1992, ch. 296, § 14; L. 1995, ch. 256, § 14; L. 1998, ch. 196, § 6; L. 2008, ch. 159, § 16; June 15.Revisor's Note:
Prior to the amendment of K.S.A. 75-3102 by section 16 of chapter 159 of the 2008 Session Laws of Kansas which increased the biweekly compensation for the lieutenant governor for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, additional biweekly compensation was provided for each fiscal year during fiscal years 1999 through 2008. For fiscal year 2008, additional biweekly compensation was provided for the lieutenant governor so that the aggregate biweekly compensation provided by law was $1,174.98 per biweekly pay period. See section 160(b) of chapter 167 of the 2007 Session Laws of Kansas.
Prior to the amendment of K.S.A. 75-3102 by section 16 of chapter 159 of the 2008 Session Laws of Kansas, which increased the allowance for expenses for the lieutenant governor under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, an additional expense allowance was provided for each interim period during fiscal years 2007 and 2008. For fiscal year 2008, the additional allowance for members of the legislature to defray expenses incurred between legislative sessions, along with the allowance otherwise payable under subsection (c), to provide an aggregate allowance of $345.51 to defray expenses incurred between legislative sessions for the two-week periods for which such allowance is payable under this section. See section 160(j) of chapter 167 of the 2007 Session Laws of Kansas.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.