Chapter 75, STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-5299. Same; participation in formulating comprehensive plans. Corrections advisory boards established under the provisions of this act shall actively participate in the formulation of the comprehensive plan for the development, implementation and operation of the correctional …

75-53,100. Same; transition planning required. The secretary for children and families, within available funding and staffing, shall provide transition planning services in cooperation with the transition services part of the individual education plan for individuals with disabil…

75-53,101. Same; compilation of background information. (a) If the secretary provides services under this act and staff is available, an individual with disabilities who has been receiving special education under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-961 et seq., and amendments thereto, an…

75-53,102. Same; transition councils. The secretary will direct statewide development of local transition councils. A state transition council, comprised of representatives of the local councils, will meet at least annually to identify successful alternatives to barriers for effe…

75-53,105. Secretary access to criminal history, court records; nationwide search; fees; unauthorized disclosure, penalty. (a) As used in this section, "secretary" means the secretary for children and families or the secretary for aging and disability services. (b) The secretary …

75-53,111. Foster child educational assistance act; purpose. (a) K.S.A. 75-53,111 through 75-53,120, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas foster child educational assistance act. (b) The purpose of the Kansas foster child educational assistance ac…

75-53,112. Foster child educational assistance act; definitions. As used in the Kansas foster child educational assistance act: (a) "Kansas educational institution" means and includes any community college, the municipal university, state educational institution, the institute of…

75-53,113. Same; eligibility for assistance continuous where eligible under preexisting law. Any eligible applicant who received assistance before June 30, 2006, under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-32,161, and amendments thereto, in effect prior to June 30, 2006, and who is deemed …

75-53,114. Same; waiver of tuition or fees; reimbursement of other qualified expenses. (a) No eligible foster child who is enrolled at a Kansas educational institution and who is participating in the program shall be charged the amount of tuition or required fees charged by the K…

75-53,115. Same; continuing requirements for program participation. In order to remain eligible for participation in the program, an eligible foster child shall remain in good standing at the Kansas educational institution where the eligible foster child is enrolled and shall mak…

75-53,116. Same; enrollment not contingent on available appropriations. No Kansas educational institution shall delay enrollment of an eligible foster child who is participating in the program because appropriations are not available therefor. History: L. 2006, ch. 132, § 6; July…

75-53,117. Same; rules and regulations. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations for administration of the Kansas foster child educational assistance act. History: L. 2006, ch. 132, § 7; July 1.

75-53,118. Same; annual report to legislature. On or before January 15, 2007, and January 15, 2008, the secretary shall publish an annual report on the Kansas foster child educational assistance act and shall present the report to the legislature. The annual report shall specific…

75-53,120. Same; eligibility for tuition waiver continuing, when. Any eligible foster child who received a tuition waiver before June 30, 2008, under the provisions of the Kansas foster child educational assistance program in effect prior to June 30, 2008, and is deemed by the st…

75-5301. Secretary for children and families; appointment and confirmation; creation of department; department and office of secretary subject to K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby created the Kansas department for children and families, the head of which shall be the secretary for chil…

75-5308d. Mental health and retardation services and commissioner of mental health and retardation services abolished; transfer of powers, duties and functions; Kansas department for aging and disability services. Mental health and retardation services created by the provisions o…

75-5308e. Mental health and developmental disabilities established; administration of mental health and developmental disabilities; commissioner of community services and programs, appointment and compensation. There is hereby established, within and as a part of the Kansas depar…

75-5308f. Powers, duties and functions transferred to and imposed upon commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities; previous orders and directives continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions of the existing …

75-5309. Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified service. Except as otherwise provided in this order, or in K.S.A. 75-5310, and amendments thereto, the secretary for children and families shall appoint, subject to the Kansas civil service act, all subordinat…

75-5309a. Coordinator of medical services job class, employees in unclassified service; home and community based services program, attendant care services, personnel in unclassified service, salary plan, definitions. (a) All employees of the Kansas department for aging and disabi…

75-5310. Appointment of personnel for department; compensation; application to persons appointed after effective date of act. The secretary for children and families may appoint a chief attorney and other attorneys for the Kansas department for children and families. The chief at…

75-5310a. Service contracts for preparation of expert testimony; exempt from competitive bidding. The secretary for children and families is hereby authorized to contract for the services of persons to assist in the preparation of expert testimony for litigation and to act as exp…

75-5313. Advisory committees; creation; allowances and expenses. The secretary for children and families may create advisory committees and appoint the members thereof when the secretary determines that such advisory committees are needed for the efficient administration of the p…

75-5316a. Secretary may organize department; powers and duties of personnel. (a) As used in this section and K.S.A. 75-5310, and amendments thereto, "secretary" means the secretary for children and families. (b) Subject to the limitations of this section, the secretary for childr…

75-5319. Custody of records, memoranda and writings of departmental transactions. Except as otherwise provided in this order, the secretary for children and families shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations or combinations…

75-5320. Seal of secretary. The secretary for children and families shall keep a seal which shall be surrounded by the words "secretary for children and families of Kansas," which shall be of such diameter and with such device as the governor and the secretary for children and fa…

75-5321. Secretary to adopt all general policies and rules and regulations; social service outreach services. The secretary for children and families shall adopt all general policies and rules and regulations relating to all forms of social and rehabilitation services which are a…

75-5321a. Transfer of certain long-term care programs and services to secretary of aging. The secretary for children and families shall take necessary actions to transfer the administration of certain long-term care programs and services to the secretary for aging and disability …

75-5326. Same; annual report. The secretary for children and families shall make an annual report to the governor and to the legislature concerning the activities of the division during the preceding calendar year, together with any findings and recommendations relating to the ne…

75-5328a. Purchase of insurance insuring volunteers in family foster care program. The secretary for children and families may procure a policy of accident, personal liability and excess automobile liability insurance insuring volunteers participating in the family foster care pr…

75-5331. Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law. Effective July 1, 1980, officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to said date in the performance of powers, duties, and functions of any existing division of the department of so…

75-5338. Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law. All officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to the effective date of this act in the performance of powers, duties and functions of any existing services or division of the depa…

75-5343. Self-sufficiency trust fund; agreements with trusts, deposits; interest transfers; expenditures and administration; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the self-sufficiency trust fund. (b) On or before the 10th of each month, the …

75-5344. Special fund for the developmentally disabled; authorized uses; administration. There is hereby established in the state treasury the special fund for the developmentally disabled which shall be administered by the secretary for aging and disability services. The secreta…

75-5345. Employees at industries for the blind workshop, civil service status. The positions of persons who are employed at the industries for the blind workshop of the Kansas department for children and families in Topeka, Kansas, and who are not employed in positions within the…

75-5365. Acquisition of certain support enforcement services; competitive bid procedure. The secretary for children and families services [*] may enter into contracts with one or more public or private entities for the performance of any or all support enforcement services that t…

75-5366. Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; agreement; procedures; requirements; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary for children and families is authorized to enter into an agreement with any entity that engages in the business of matching information a…

75-5367. Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; requirements; procedure. (a) As used in K.S.A. 75-5366 and 75-5367, and amendments thereto: (1) "Insurer" means any entity regulated under chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, that pr…

75-5371. Donated dental services program for needy, disabled, aged and medically-compromised individuals; administration of program. The secretary for children and families is hereby authorized in cooperation with the Kansas dental association and the national foundation of denti…

75-5375. Drug abuse treatment and prevention duties of secretary for aging and disability services. The secretary for aging and disability services is hereby authorized and directed: (a) To coordinate the total drug abuse treatment and prevention effort within the state of Kansas…

75-5376. Cooperation of other state agencies. For the purposes of this act and within the limits of appropriations and resources available therefor, all agencies and officers of the state and political subdivisions thereof shall cooperate fully with the secretary for aging and di…

75-5378. Employees. The secretary may employ personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. All such employed personnel shall be included in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act. History: L. 1975, ch. 424, § 4; July 1. Cross References to Related …

75-5381. Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse; establishment. The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse is hereby established and shall be within the Kansas department for aging and disability services as a part thereof. History: L. 1981…

75-5382. Same; duties. It shall be the duty of the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse to confer, advise and consult with the commissioner of alcohol and drug abuse services, on behalf of the secretary for aging and disability services, with respect to the …

75-5383. Same; composition; terms; vacancies. (a) The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse shall be composed of 24 members appointed by the secretary for aging and disability services. (b) In making appointments to the first committee, the secretary shall ap…

75-5384. Same; members to be representative of various groups and organizations; definitions. (a) The secretary shall appoint members so that the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse will broadly represent groups interested in the problems of abuse of alcoho…

75-5385. Same; compensation. Members of the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse attending meetings of the committee, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the committee, shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223.…

75-5386. Same; organization; records and minutes; meetings; bylaws. (a) The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse shall organize at its first meeting after this law takes effect and thereafter at the first meeting held in each calendar year by electing one of…

75-5387. Same; successor to Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol abuse and alcoholism and Kansas citizens' committee on drug abuse. The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol abuse and alcoholism established by K.S.A. 65-4004 and the Kansas citizens' committee on drug abuse estab…

75-5391. Establishment of commission; duties; development and oversight of programs concerning interpreters; management functions. (a) There is hereby established within the Kansas department for children and families the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing. The co…