75-4803. Powers and duties of division as principal state planning agency. (a) The division shall be the principal state planning agency for the coordination of and when necessary the preparation of comprehensive development plans for the state's social, economic and physical resources.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the division's powers and duties shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Preparation of comprehensive, long-range plans and policy recommendations for the orderly and coordinated development of the state, as provided in K.S.A. 75-4804, and amendments thereto;

(2) preparation and updating of annual development programs, setting forth specific actions necessary for the orderly accomplishment of state plans and development policies as provided in K.S.A. 75-4806, and amendments thereto;

(3) continuously surveying and reviewing the accomplishments of state government in achieving the goals and objectives set forth in the state development plans and policies;

(4) encouraging and facilitating the coordination of the planning activities of all state agencies;

(5) conducting and coordinating such research as may be necessary and desirable in supporting the planning activities under this act;

(6) establishing common procedures and assembling basic statistical information as necessary for the use of all state agencies in their planning and programming;

(7) conducting studies and analysis of the actual or potential effects, both short and long range, of present or proposed state policies;

(8) maintaining current information on federal programs and policies presently used by the state or which may potentially be used within the state, advising and assisting any state agency with regard to that state agency's use of federal programs and participation in assistance programs of the federal government to political subdivisions;

(9) authority to apply for, receive, administer and utilize any grants or other financial assistance that the federal government and other public or private sources shall make available for the purposes of this act, and to contract with federal, state, county, city, or other public agencies and with qualified private persons or agencies, except that the division shall not make or administer any grants of financial aid to any political subdivision of this state;

(10) preparation of county income estimates;

(11) maintenance of state input-output economic information system;

(12) maintenance of data relating to firm turnover;

(13) assisting, advising and consulting with the legislature, including its members and committees, state agencies and political subdivisions, planning commissions, civic and other groups, and citizens regarding their planning and research activities or those of the division;

(14) participating in interstate planning and other activities related thereto;

(15) entering into agreements with state agencies and state institutions of higher education for the temporary use of personnel in pursuit of the purposes of this act;

(16) serving as the central agency and clearing house to collect and disseminate ideas and information bearing on public planning problems; and

(17) exercise such other powers as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act.

History: L. 1974, ch. 350, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 350, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 284, § 10; July 1.