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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Canteen” means a retail store which offers for sale items of necessity, comfort and morale which otherwise are not accessible to persons in the environment of a state institution.
(b) “Canteen fund” means the moneys and other assets used for operation of a canteen.
(c) “Benefit fund” means the moneys and other assets available:
(1) To provide property, services or entertainment for persons in a state institution or in the legal custody of the secretary of corrections;
(2) to provide incentives for program and work participation and performance and other activities related to offender management for persons in the legal custody of the secretary of corrections; or
(3) for other purposes that benefit persons in a state institution or in the legal custody of the secretary of corrections.
(d) “Work therapy project” means a sheltered workshop or other similar vocational training activity provided by a state institution, whether on or off campus.
(e) “Work therapy fund” means the moneys and other assets used to operate a work therapy project for persons in a state institution.
(f) “State institution” means:
(1) Any institution as defined by K.S.A. 38-2302, K.S.A. 75-5202 or 76-12a01, and amendments thereto;
(2) the Kansas state school for the blind;
(3) the Kansas state school for the deaf; and
(4) the Kansas veterans' home and the Kansas soldiers' home, which are operated and administered by the commission on veterans affairs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 75. State Departments; Public Officers and Employees § 75-3728e. Canteens, work therapy projects and benefit funds at state institutions; definitions - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-75-state-departments-public-officers-and-employees/ks-st-sect-75-3728e/
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