Faculty and Unclassified Staff Handbook
Chapter 4 -- Faculty: Benefits, Responsibilities, and Specific Requirements
Professional Dues
Job-related organizational membership fees or professional license fees and dues in the name of an individual employee may be paid directly by a state agency or reimbursed to a state employee. The expenditures for the payment shall be determined to have a business purpose that benefits the state agency. Payments shall be authorized in advance by the agency head or the agency heads designee. If available, membership in organizations shall be in the name of the state agency. (Authorized by K.S.A. 75-3207 and K.S.A 75-3706; implementing K.S.A. 75-3207 and K.S.A 75-3707; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended, E-69-18, Aug 14, 1969; amended Jan. 1, 1970; amended May 1, 1978; amended July 12, 2024.)
Professional fees or dues must be ordinary, necessary, and have a business purpose that benefits the University. Payment or reimbursement is dependent on unit budgets. Leaving university employment prior to membership/license end date requires reimbursement to the University at a pro-rated amount.