Chapter 73 — SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND PATRIOTIC EMBLEMS

73-519. Interpretation. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: L. 1929, ch. 250, § 19; May 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Arc…

73-520. Validity. The invalidity of any portion of this act shall not affect the validity of any other portion thereof which can be given effect without such invalid part. History: L. 1929, ch. 250, § 20; May 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2…

73-521. Repeals. All laws or parts of laws relating to beneficiaries of the bureau inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. History: L. 1929, ch. 250, § 21; May 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC M…

73-522. Purchase of real estate; evidence of value and title. The court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee-simple title to real estate in this state in which the curator has no interest, but only as a home for the pensioner, or to protect his interests or (if he is not …

73-523. Administrator of veterans' affairs to be party in interest, when. The administrator of veterans' affairs or his successor, is and shall be a party in interest in any proceedings brought under any law of this state for the appointment of a conservator or curator of a veter…

[Repealed or reserved.]

73-701. State flag. A state flag be and the same is hereby adopted to be used on every and all occasions, when the state is officially represented, with the privilege of the use by all citizens on all fitting and appropriate occasions which shall be authorized by state authoritie…

73-702. Same; description; form and makeup. The official state flag of the state of Kansas shall be a rectangle of dark-blue silk or bunting, three (3) feet on the staff by five (5) feet fly. The great seal of the state of Kansas, without its surrounding band of lettering, shall …

73-703. State banner. A state banner be and the same is hereby adopted to be used on every and all occasions, when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of the use by all citizens on all fitting and appropriate occasions authorized by the state auth…

73-704. Same; description; form and makeup. The official banner of the state of Kansas, provided for in K.S.A. 73-703, shall be of solid blue and shall be of the same tint as the color of the field of the United States flag, whose width shall be three-fourths of its length, with …

73-705. Flag Day proclamation by governor. The governor of this state shall on or before June 1 of each year issue a proclamation recommending that June 14, flag day, be observed by the people of this state by the display of the flag of the United States of America and in such ot…

73-706. Display of United States flag by public institution. Every person or board having under its jurisdiction the main administration building of any public institution in this state shall have the flag of the United States of America displayed on said main administration buil…

73-707. Flag and flagpole for every schoolhouse; flag use, etiquette and display. The board of education of every school district and the proprietor of a private or parochial school, in this state shall provide a suitable flag of the United States of America with staff or flagpol…

73-708. Flag to be displayed on election day. Every person in this state charged with the duty of providing supplies at any election polling place, shall provide a suitable flag of the United States of America, and shall cause the same to be displayed in each polling place on the…

73-709. History: L. 1939, ch. 309, § 5; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 307, § 3; July 1. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 21-4114. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docume…

73-710. Penalty for violating K.S.A. 73-705 through 73-710. Any person failing to comply with or violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred do…

73-711. Display of Kansas state flag; definitions. As used in this act: (a) The words "school district" mean and include any common-school district, rural high-school district, community high-school district, and any first- or second-class city school district; and (b) the words …

73-712. Same; display on school grounds each day of school year; exception. It shall be the duty of the governing body of every school district in the state and of the supervisory authority of every private and parochial school to provide an official state flag for the school dis…

73-801. The Kansas March. The march "The Kansas March," composed by Duff E. Middleton, is hereby established as the official state march of Kansas. Said march is as follows: History: L. 1935, ch. 262, § 1; May 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies …

73-802. Kansas March. The march, "Here's Kansas" composed by Bill Post, is hereby established as an official march of Kansas. Such march is as follows: History: L. 1992, ch. 187, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Docu…

73-901. Designation. The bird known as the western meadow lark, Sturnella-Neglecta (Audubon), as preferred by a vote of Kansas school children, is hereby designated and declared to be the official bird of the state of Kansas. History: L. 1937, ch. 319, § 1; June 30. Previous | Ne…

73-1001. Designation. The tree known as the cottonwood is hereby designated and declared to be the official tree of the state of Kansas. History: L. 1937, ch. 318, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived…

73-1101. Buildings, rooms and facilities in certain cities. Any city situated in any county adjoining a United States military reservation may, whenever deemed expedient by its governing body, acquire, establish and maintain such buildings, rooms and facilities as the governing b…

73-1102. Recreation facilities for soldiers; tax levy, use of proceeds. Any such city may use any sums available in its general fund for such purpose and may further levy a tax each year on all taxable tangible property in such city for the purpose of acquiring, establishing or m…

73-1103. Balance of funds may be transferred to general fund, when. Any city situated in any county adjoining or containing a United States military reservation, which has levied a tax for the purpose of acquiring, establishing, and maintaining buildings, rooms and facilities for…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

73-1207. History: L. 1951, ch. 433, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 361, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 118, § 11; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 83, § 60; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

73-1208. History: L. 1951, ch. 433, § 2; Repealed, L. 1953, ch. 361, § 29; 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 …

73-1208a. History: L. 1953, ch. 361, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 412, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 43; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 29; L. 1986, ch. 278, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 262, § 8; L. 2009, ch. 62, § 7; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 83, § 60; July 1. Revisor's Note: The commission was detached from the Depar…

73-1208b. History: L. 1953, ch. 361, § 3; L. 1997, ch. 118, § 12; L. 1998, ch. 126, § 1; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 83, § 60; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…

73-1208c. History: L. 1953, ch. 361, § 4; L. 1961, ch. 409, § 12; L. 1965, ch. 458, § 4; L. 1967, ch. 412, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 83; L. 1985, ch. 292, § 18; L. 1986, ch. 278, § 2; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 83, § 60; July 1. Revisor's Note: Powers, duties and functions of previous…

73-1208d. History: L. 2014, ch. 83, § 1; Repealed, L. 2024, ch. 84, § 75; 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 U…

73-1208e. History: L. 2014, ch. 83, § 2; Repealed, L. 2024, ch. 84, § 75; 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 U…

73-1208f. History: L. 2014, ch. 83, § 3; Repealed, L. 2024, ch. 84, § 75; 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 U…

73-1208g. Kansas commission on veterans affairs office; abolishment; transfer of powers, duties and functions to the Kansas office of veterans services; references to prior office. (a) The Kansas commission on veterans affairs office and the office of the director of the Kansas c…

73-1208h. Kansas office of veterans services, establishment; appointment, compensation and civil service status of director; powers and duties of director. (a) There is hereby established within the executive branch of government the Kansas office of veterans services, which shal…

73-1208i. Kansas office of veterans services; duties. The Kansas office of veterans services shall be responsible for carrying out the general policies of the governor and the director of the Kansas office of veterans services by: (a) Affording and furnishing to veterans, and rel…

73-1209. Kansas office of veterans services; director; duties. The director of the Kansas office of veterans services, in accordance with general policies directed by the governor, shall: (a) Collect data and information as to the facilities, benefits and services now or hereafte…

73-1210. History: L. 1951, ch. 433, § 4; Repealed, L. 1953, ch. 361, § 29; 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 …

73-1210a. Appointment of officers, employees and superintendents by director; fingerprinting and criminal background check; powers, duties and functions; rights and benefits preserved. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, and subject to the Kansas civil service act, the direc…

73-1210b. History: L. 1986, ch. 278, § 5; L. 1997, ch. 118, § 13; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 150, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

73-1211. Prosecution of claims before federal veterans' administration. All claims filed with the federal veterans' administration by the director of the Kansas office of veterans services shall be prosecuted by an accredited representative of one of the participating veterans' o…

73-1216. Financial benefits to dependents of prisoners of war or persons missing in action, who attend certain educational institutions; definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Prisoner o…

73-1217. Enrollment without charge of tuition and fees for certain dependents of prisoners of war and persons missing in action; reimbursement for educational institutions; Kansas office of veterans services, administration and rules and regulations. The board of trustees of ever…

73-1218. Financial benefits to dependents of persons deceased as a result of service during Vietnam conflict; enrollment at institutions without tuition or fees; claims for reimbursement filed with Kansas office of veterans services; "dependent" defined. (a) The state board of re…

73-1219. History: L. 1986, ch. 278, § 4; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 97; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 83, § 60; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

73-1220. History: L. 1986, ch. 278, § 3; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 83, § 60; 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 U…

73-1221. Persian Gulf War syndrome; short title. This act shall be known as the Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative act. History: L. 1997, ch. 39, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Persian gulf war veterans health initiative board; membership qualification. 97-75.…