Establishment and administration of department; secretary of labor; appointment, confirmation, salary; application of K-GOAL

75-5701. Establishment and administration of department; secretary of labor; appointment, confirmation, salary; application of K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby established a department of labor. The department shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary of labor who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as secretary shall exercise any power, duty or function as secretary until confirmed by the senate. The secretary shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor. (b) The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the department of labor, and the department is subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law. History: L. 1976, ch. 354, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 299, § 39; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 75; L. 1992, ch. 116, § 52; L. 2001, ch. 86, § 15; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 122; L. 2008, ch. 121, § 31; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Order mentioned; constitutionality of secretary's authority under teachers' collective negotiations act (K.S.A. 72-5413 et seq.) upheld. NEA-Fort Scott v. U.S.D. No. 234, 225 Kan. 607, 610, 592 P.2d 463. 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