For the purpose of preparation of the governor's budget report and related legislative measure or measures for submission to the legislature, the extension systems and agriculture research programs of Kansas state university shall be considered a separate state agency and shall be titled for such purpose as the "Kansas State University - Extension Systems and Agriculture Research Programs." The budget estimates and requests of such systems and programs shall be presented as a state agency separate from Kansas state university, and such separation shall be maintained in the budget documents and reports prepared by the director of the budget and the governor, or either of them, including all related legislative reports and measures submitted to the legislature.
K.S.A. 75-3717d