Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified and unclassified service

75-5610. Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified and unclassified service. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law, the secretary of health and environment shall appoint, subject to the Kansas civil service act, all subordinate officers and employees of the respective divisions, bureaus, sections, offices or other units of the department of health and environment, and all such subordinate officers and employees shall be within the classified service under the Kansas civil service act. (b) On and after July 1, 1983, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, each director of each division of the department of health and environment and the chief administrative officer of the bureau of oil field and environmental geology of the division of environment shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act. History: L. 1974, ch. 351, § 10; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 52; L. 1983, ch. 286, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026