Chapter 75, STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-5392. Same; composition; qualifications of members; terms; vacancies; meetings; officers; quorum; expenses. (a) The Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall consist of 17 members who shall be responsible for the policies and management of the commission. The me…

75-5393. Executive director; employment; compensation and expenses; duties; qualifications. (a) The Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall employ an executive director and shall fix the duties, responsibilities and qualifications thereof. The executive director …

75-5393a. Interpreter registration; requirements; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; renewals; fees; rules and regulations. (a) A person seeking to interpret under K.S.A. 75-4355a through 75-4355d, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-5393a through 75-5393…

75-5393b. Unlawful acts related to interpreting; exceptions; civil actions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it shall be unlawful for any person who is not registered with the commission, or whose registration has been suspended or revoked, to: (1) Practice as an interpr…

75-5393c. Regulation of communication access services; rules and regulations; fees; fingerprinting; criminal history record check. (a) The commission shall develop and administer a program to provide guidelines for the utilitization of communication access services, communication…

75-5393d. Deaf and hard of hearing registration fee fund. (a) The commission shall remit all moneys received from fees, charges or penalties under K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-5393a through 75-5393c, and amendments thereto, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.…

75-5394. Same; cooperation by state agencies. The commission for the deaf and hard of hearing may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, such data as might be needed to enabl…

75-5395. Same; arrangements and contracts authorized for carrying out purposes. The Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing may make arrangements with other state agencies, and may contract with other individuals, organizations, corporations, associations other legal e…

75-5396. Same; reception of funds, gifts, grants, bequests; expenditures. The Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing is authorized to receive moneys from any source, including federal funds, gifts, grants and bequests which shall be expended for the purposes designate…

75-5397. Same; state agencies to provide services to deaf and hard of hearing. The governor is authorized to designate existing departments of state government, or division thereof, to provide statewide services to the deaf and hard of hearing as specified in this act. History: L…

75-5397a. Fees for interpreter services; registration; communication access services and sign language instruction. (a) The Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing may fix, charge and collect reasonable fees for providing interpreter services, interpreter registration,…

75-5397b. Same; continuation of former commission; application of references to former commission; preservation of orders and directives. (a) The Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing established by this act shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties a…

75-5397c. Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced by or against the Kansas commission for the deaf and hearing impaired, or by or against any officer of the state in such officer's offi…

75-5397d. Motor vehicle symbol for deaf and hard of hearing; requirements. (a) As used in this section, "commission" means the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing. (b) The commission shall design and provide for the issuance of a symbol or other device that may be …

75-5397e. Language assessment program; given, when; advisory committee; recommendations; reports; definitions. (a) There is hereby established a language assessment program to be coordinated by the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing. The purpose of the program is …

75-5397f. Definitions. As used in K.S.A 75-4355a through 75-4355d, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-5393a through 75-5393d and 75-5397f, and amendments thereto: (a) "Applicant" means a person who has submitted an application for registration as an interpreter. (b)…

75-5399. Transition planning services for individuals with disabilities; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Individuals with disabilities" means individuals with intellectual disability, hearing loss including deafness, speech or language disorders, visual impairments includi…

75-5501. Formulation, installation and operation of system of payroll accounting; system elements and principles; modification for biweekly payroll periods; plan for deductions for certain employee organization and association dues. (a) The director of accounts and reports shall …

75-5501a. Biweekly payroll periods; university of Kansas medical center; establishment for other state agencies, authority of secretary of administration; implementation procedures. (a) The secretary of administration shall approve the establishment of biweekly payroll periods fo…

75-5502. Payroll accounting system; staggered or cycled payroll periods or pay dates, limitations; powers of director of accounts and reports. The system of payroll accounting may provide for the fixing of staggered or cycled payroll periods or pay dates by designation of the day…

75-5503. Same; changes in payroll periods and pay dates; notice to affected employees required; time for notice. The payroll period and pay date of employees of a state agency shall not be changed by inclusion of the state agency into the system of payroll accounting or by any re…

75-5504. Same; duty of appointing authority to certify changes to payroll rosters and encumbrance documents to director of accounts and reports; reliance thereon by director. Each appointing authority shall correctly and promptly certify to the director of accounts and reports as…

75-5505. Same; standard 40-hour workweek established; exception, when; submission of information to director of accounts and reports; inapplicability to elective state officers. (a) It is the policy of the state that a forty-hour workweek shall be the standard workweek of state e…

75-5506. Same; conversion of existing salaries, ranges, rates and certain semimonthly compensation systems to hourly and biweekly rates when biweekly payroll periods approved. (a) If biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a, salaries, salary ranges and wage …

75-5507. Same; calculation of pay under biweekly pay system where records indicate pay due for more or less than full time; exceptions pursuant to rules and regulations. If biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a, whenever time and attendance records indica…

75-5508. Same; payment of terminated employee's earned wages. Whenever the employment of any state employee is terminated in any way, the appointing authority shall cause the employee's earned wages to be paid on the regular pay date upon which such employee would have been paid …

75-5509. Same; calculation of biweekly pay for nine-month school employees. If biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a, which apply to nine-month employees of the state who are employed and engaged in school employment as teachers, or higher education facul…

75-5510. Same; conversion of monthly rates fixed for housing, food service or other employee maintenance to biweekly rates. If biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a which apply to state officers or employees who are receiving housing, food service or othe…

75-5511. Same; reference in other laws to monthly pay of state employees construed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a, wherever in the statutes reference is made to monthly pay of state of…

75-5512. Same; required compliance of certain contracts and memorandums of agreement with biweekly payroll periods; exemptions. If biweekly payroll periods are established under K.S.A. 75-5501a, the provisions of all contracts and memorandums of agreement entered into under autho…

75-5514. Same; rules and regulations by secretary of administration. The secretary of administration may adopt rules and regulations, as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706, and amendments thereto, for the administration of this act. History: L. 1974, ch. 390, § 30; L. 1975, ch. 452, § 14…

75-5515. Payroll accounting system; fixing of salaries and wages, annual basis; payroll periods; budgeting and accounting for payroll payments; payment on hourly basis for certain employees, determination of wages. (a) Except as may be otherwise fixed under the Kansas civil servi…

75-5516. Same; consolidated payrolls, accounts; payment of future salaries and wages; procedure; transactions between state agencies. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury a payroll account for each state agency which may be used by the director of accounts and report…

75-5517. Compensation for accumulated sick leave upon retirement from state service; limitations; employee retirement contributions deducted. (a) Each person retiring from the classified or unclassified service of the state of Kansas who has accumulated one hundred (100) days or …

75-5518. Severability. If any word, phrase, sentence or provision of this act is determined to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this act and they shall be given effect without the invalid provision, and to this end the provisions of this act ar…

75-5519. Payment of tuition and educational training costs of state agency personnel; rules and regulations. (a) Any state agency may pay the tuition and other educational expenses for the education or training of any personnel of such state agency when it is determined by the he…

75-5530. State employee payroll deductions for purchase of United States savings bonds; rules and regulations; state employee defined. (a) Upon receipt of written authorization by any state employee, the director of accounts and reports shall make periodic deductions of amounts a…

75-5531. State employee payroll deductions for contributions to charitable organizations; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-5531 to 75-5534, inclusive, and amendments thereto: (a) "Community health charities" means community health charities of Kansas and Missouri, Inc. (b) "Stat…

75-5532. Same; notification by employing agency of employee authorization; amounts deducted, limits; authorization withdrawal or modification; payroll deduction plan. (a) Upon notification of an employing agency's receipt of written authorization by any state employee, the direct…

75-5533. Same; fees for making payroll deductions and payments; manner of collection; disposition. (a) The director of accounts and reports shall charge and collect a fee for making payroll deductions and payments authorized under K.S.A. 75-5531 to 75-5534, inclusive, and amendme…

75-5534. Same; rules and regulations for administration, prohibited acts. The secretary of administration, upon the recommendation of the director of accounts and reports, may adopt rules and regulations as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706, and amendments thereto, for the implementatio…

75-5535. State officers and employees payroll deductions for parking fees; authorization. The director of accounts and reports shall make payroll deductions from the salary and wages of state officers and employees for parking fees charged such officers and employees in accordanc…

75-5536. State agency payroll deduction plans. (a) As used in this section, "agency payroll deduction" means a payroll deduction established by a state agency from the salary or wages of a state employee of the state agency for (1) payment of fees, charges or other payments owed …

75-5537. Overtime compensation, determinations; holidays counted as time worked, when. (a) Except as otherwise required by federal law or by the provisions of this section, after June 11, 2000, any rule and regulation relating to overtime compensation for state employees adopted …

75-5541. Longevity bonus payments; eligibility; limitations; administration. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, each classified employee, excluding any such employee who is on temporary appointment, shall receive a bonus as provided by this section, which shall be …

75-5542. State leave payment reserve fund; payment of compensation for accumulated sick and vacation leave; duties of secretary of administration. (a) As used in K.S.A. 75-5542 to 75-5545, inclusive, and amendments thereto, "state agency" means the state, or any department or age…

75-5543. Same; leave payment reserve assessment; rate and amount of assessment; gross wages defined. (a) Commencing with the first payroll period chargeable to funds appropriated for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1994, and for each payroll period thereafter, each state age…

75-5544. Same; manner in which compensation made. Compensation for accumulated sick and vacation leave on retirement from state service arising on and after July 1, 1994, shall be made from the state leave payment reserve fund in the manner specified by the secretary of administr…

75-5545. Same; rules and regulations. The secretary of administration may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the state leave payment reserve fund, including the processing of payments from such fund. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to the …

75-5546. Disaster service volunteer leave; citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the disaster service volunteer leave act. History: L. 1993, ch. 33, § 1; July 1.