Chapter 48, MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

48-268. Investigation; hearing; presumptions; interpretation of law or evidence. No payments shall be made under K.S.A. 48-266, 48-267 and 48-269 until a full investigation has been made by the adjutant general of the occurrence upon which the entitlement is based, and a hearing …

48-269. Death benefits; computation; beneficiaries. Whenever a member is entitled to death benefits under this act: (a) The member's estate shall be paid an amount equal to: (1) Any reimbursement due the deceased under this act; (2) the accrued pay and allowances of the deceased;…

48-270. Benefits under this act in lieu of benefits payable under Kansas public employees retirement system; notice. If a member or his or her surviving spouse or children receive monthly cash benefits for death or total disability under this act no monthly benefits shall be paya…

48-271. Legal nature of benefits. All benefits under this act shall be gratuities and shall not be deemed a part or right of any employment contract. No person shall acquire a vested interest in any benefit or payment under this act for any moneys not in hand received by such ind…

48-272. Military fees fund; federal reimbursements; rules and regulations. There is hereby created in the state treasury the military fees fund which shall be administered by the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall remit all moneys received as reimbursements from the fed…

48-273. Armories and units general fees fund; revenues; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the armories and units general fees fund which shall be administered by the adjutant general. (b) The adjutant general shall remit all moneys received …

48-274. Orders of adjutant general not subject to Kansas administrative procedure act. The Kansas administrative procedure act does not apply to orders of the adjutant general. History: L. 1988, ch. 191, § 67; July 1.

48-280. Exchange of certain property in Saline county. (a) The Kansas military board, for and on behalf of the state of Kansas is hereby authorized to exchange and convey the real property described in subsection (b) and improvements thereon to Mr. and Mrs. Jon Flickinger, Salina…

48-281. National guard life insurance premium reimbursements; fund; limitation when other death benefits payable. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the national guard life insurance premium reimbursement fund which shall be administered by the adjutant general. Al…

48-282. Death benefit for death of certain national guard members occurring in combat zone; beneficiaries; rules and regulations. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 48-281, and amendments thereto, in addition to any other benefits provided to members of the Kansas army or ai…

48-283. Death gratuity benefit; military service members; beneficiaries; adjutant general; adjutant general death gratuity payment facilitation fund. (a) The following findings and purpose apply to this section: (1) The legislature finds that the federal government shutdown in 20…

48-284. Death and disability benefit; adjustment. The benefits amounts specifically identified in K.S.A. 48-267 and 48-269, and amendments thereto, shall be adjusted by the military disability board, as defined in K.S.A. 48-261, and amendments thereto, to commence on July 1, 2025…

48-291. Health insurance of insured activated for military service; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Adverse tier placement" means being subject to the rates of any tier with less coverage or higher premiums than the tier within which the insured is currently insured. (b) "…

48-292. Reinstatement rights; notice by insurance company. (a) No Kansas resident activated for military service, and no spouse or any dependents of such a resident who become eligible for a federal government sponsored health insurance program as a result of such activation, sha…

48-293. Application; limitations. The provisions of K.S.A. 48-292, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to any policy or certificate providing coverage for any specified disease, specified accident or accident-only coverage, credit, dental, disability income, hospital indemnit…

48-294. Limitation on reinstatement. Nothing herein shall require a health plan to reinstate such resident if the health plan requires residency in an enrollment area and those residency requirements are not met after deactivation or loss of coverage under the government-sponsore…

48-295. Effect of reinstatement. All terms, conditions and limitations of the individual coverage into which reinstatement is made, will apply equally to all insureds enrolled in such coverage. History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 5; July 1.

48-296. Limitation on cancellation or nonrenewal. No personal insurance issued to a Kansas resident on active military deployment beyond the borders of the United States of America, or the spouse or any dependent of such Kansas resident, shall be subject to cancellation, non-rene…

48-297. Rules and regulations. The commissioner of insurance is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 7; July 1.

48-301. Armories; establishment and use; rental policy; rules and regulations. (a) The Kansas military board is hereby empowered and directed to erect or provide, anywhere within the limits of this state and upon such terms and conditions decided upon by the Kansas military board…

48-303. Armory on donated site. The said military board is authorized and directed, upon donation of proper site by any county, city or municipality, to erect for the use of such company, battery, troop, battalion or regimental organization, and other organizations and public fun…

48-304. Management and care; rules. The military board shall also constitute a board for the general management and care of said armories when established, and shall have the power to adopt and prescribe rules and regulations for their management and government, and formulate suc…

48-305. Donations and contributions; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required. Such military board shall have power to receive from other state agencies, counties, municipalities, or other sources, donations of land or contributions of money, buildings or other property to ai…

48-307. Sale of armory, when. When the military board shall receive information from the governor of the disbandment of any organization of the national guard of Kansas occupying and using an armory provided by the state, under the direction of the military board, it shall be the…

48-308. City, county and school district may aid national or state guard; bonds of city or county. Every city and county in the state of Kansas now having or that may hereafter have a national guard organization or a state guard organization within its boundaries, and every city …

48-309. Aid to national or state guard by city or county; limitation on amount, tax levy; use and disposition of funds. (a) The governing body of any city in this state having a Kansas army or air national guard unit or Kansas state guard unit within its boundaries, or within 12 …

48-310. Reversion of real property, when. In the event that any real property is donated to a national guard organization under the provisions of K.S.A. 48-308, and amendments thereto, and the national guard organization shall fail or refuse to use the same, or shall, after accep…

48-311. Construction of act. This act shall not be construed to repeal any statute now on the statute book concerning the support and maintenance of the militia of this state, but is and shall be supplemental thereto. History: L. 1919, ch. 220, § 4; June 17; R.S. 1923, 48-311.

48-312. Reports concerning armories. The military board shall make a report, annually, of the proceedings incident to the location and management of such armories, respectively; also, a detailed account of disbursements, which shall be filed in the office of the adjutant general.…

48-313. Plans for armory. Said armory buildings shall be erected in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the secretary of administration and by the military board. History: L. 1909, ch. 172, § 9; R.S. 1923, 48-313; L. 1978, ch. 336, § 2; July 1.

48-314. Payments by state. The director of accounts and reports is hereby authorized and directed, upon the filing of vouchers in favor of the parties entitled thereto upon estimates made by the secretary of administration and approved by the military board, to draw his or her wa…

48-324. Lease of portions of certain armories for use as preschools authorized; rules and regulations; evacuation in emergencies; rental charges; disposition of proceeds. (a) In accordance with this section, portions of Kansas army and air national guard armories located in citie…

48-325. Horton armory; transfer to city. (a) The Kansas military board is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and convey to the city of Horton, for no consideration all of the rights, title and interest in the following tract of real estate and any improvement thereon: Be…

48-401. Commissions to officers of corps of cadets. Whenever an educational institution of the state of Kansas shall authorize and organize a military department, and shall muster a corps of cadets, uniformed and equipped, and numbering at least forty enlisted persons, the govern…

48-402. Number and rank of officers to be commissioned. When a corps of cadets shall exceed in number eighty enlisted men, there may be commissioned two captains, four first lieutenants (one of whom may act as battalion adjutant and one as battalion quartermaster), and two second…

48-403. Commission and rank of commandant of cadets. When there shall not be an officer of the army of the United States or of the national guard of the state detailed to act as military instructor at an educational institution, there may be commissioned one commandant of cadets …

48-404. Recommendations for commissions; term; signing; oath of office. Recommendations for commissions will be made by the authorized head of the institution to the adjutant general. Commissions shall be for the term of two years, unless terminated by removal for cause, resignat…

48-405. Term of enlistment; form of oath by cadet. The term of an enlistment shall be for two years, unless terminated by discharge or removal from the institution as a student. Each cadet shall be required to take the following oath of enlistment: "I do solemnly swear [or affirm…

48-406. Claim for state pay or expense not given. Nothing in this act shall be construed as giving any corps of cadets or any person commissioned under this act a claim upon the state for pay, equipment, or ammunition; nor shall any such organization be considered as a part of th…

48-501. Authority and name. Whenever any part of the national guard of this state is in active federal service, the governor is hereby authorized to organize and maintain within this state during such period, under such regulations as the secretary of defense of the United States…

48-502. Organization; rules and regulations. The governor is hereby authorized to prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this act governing the enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, maintenance, training and discipline of such force…

48-503. Pay and allowances; training assemblies and camps; hazardous duty. Members shall receive such pay and allowances as shall be provided by statute for training assemblies and camps; and when on state active duty not in the service of the United States they shall receive suc…

48-504. Requisitions; armories; other buildings. For the use of such forces, the governor is hereby authorized to requisition from the secretary of war such arms and equipment as may be in possession of and can be spared by the war department; and to make available to such forces…

48-505. Use without state, when. Such forces shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of this state except that any organization, unit or detachment of such forces, upon order of the officer in immediate command thereof, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectioni…

48-506. Permission to forces of other states. Any military forces or organization, unit or detachment thereof, of another state who are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces may continue such pursuit into this state until the military or police …

48-507. Federal service. Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing such forces, or any part thereof, to be called, ordered or in any manner drafted, as such, into the military service of the United States, but no person shall by reason of his enlistment or commission …

48-508. Civil groups. No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil group shall be enlisted in such forces as an organization or unit. History: L. 1941, ch. 275, § 8; March 20…

48-509. Disqualifications for commissioning or enlistment. No person shall be commissioned or enlisted in such forces who is not qualified for commissioning or enlistment as established by part II, title 10 of the United States code or who has received a punitive discharge from a…

48-510. Oath of officers. The oath to be taken by officers commissioned in such forces shall be substantially in the form prescribed for officers of the national guard, substituting the words "Kansas state guard" where necessary. History: L. 1941, ch. 275, § 10; March 20.

48-511. Enlistments; term; oath. Enlistments in the Kansas state guard shall be for two years, except that any person who has served a complete enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, the national guard, or the state guard may enlist for one year. The oath to be take…