Chapter 75, STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-5547. Same; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "State agency" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau or any agency, division or unit within any office, department, board, commission or other state authority or any person reques…

75-5548. Same; leave from work with pay for certified disaster service volunteers of American red cross; rate of compensation and preservation of benefits; when leave may be granted. An employee of a state agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American red c…

75-5549. State employee leave sharing program, authorization; rules and regulations; guidelines. The secretary of administration, upon recommendation of the director of personnel services, is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations as provided by K.S.A. 75-3706, and amen…

75-5550. Annual summary of compensation package, contents. Each fiscal year commencing after June 30, 2001, the secretary of administration shall prepare and distribute to each state officer or employee an annual one-page summary of such officer or employee's compensation package…

75-5551. Compensation program for state employees; philosophy statements. (a) The compensation program (compensation and benefits opportunity and delivery) for state employees will be designed to support the mission of the various branches of government and the agencies and depar…

75-5552. State agency expenditure of moneys budgeted for salaries, wages, compensation and associated employer contributions. On and after July 1, 2009, all moneys budgeted for salaries, wages, compensation and associated employer's contributions for full-time equivalent position…

75-5553. Same; priority for payment of salary and wage payroll obligations. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, among all obligations and other amounts that are payable from the state treasury in accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts, the department o…

75-5601. Secretary of health and environment; appointment and confirmation; creation of department of health and environment; department subject to K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby created a department of health and environment, the head of which shall be the secretary of health and e…

75-5602. Transfer of powers, duties and functions; preservation of rules and regulations, orders and directives. (a) All of the powers, duties, functions, records, property and personnel of the existing state board of health and the state department of health including the power …

75-5603. Division of public health, establishment and administration; director of the division of public health, qualifications, appointment, compensation. (a) There is hereby established within and as a part of the department of health and environment a division of public health…

75-5604. Powers, duties and functions of existing divisions and directors transferred to new secretary; orders and directives continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions of the existing division of food and drug, division of…

75-5605. Division of environment established; administration of division; director of the division of environment, appointment and compensation; appointment of classified employee as director, effect. There is hereby established within and as a part of the department of health an…

75-5606. Powers, duties and functions of existing division and director of environmental health and engineer of state board of health transferred to new secretary of health and environment; orders and directives of previous director and engineer continued in effect until revised,…

75-5608. Office of laboratory services established; powers, duties and functions; rules and regulations; fees. (a) There is hereby established under the supervision of the secretary of health and environment, an office of laboratory services. The office of laboratory services sha…

75-5608a. Office of laboratory services operating fund created; expenditures from fund; interest earnings. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the office of laboratory services operating fund. Expenditures from the office of laboratory services operating fund shall …

75-5609. Powers, duties and functions of existing division and director of laboratories transferred to new head of office of laboratory services; orders and directives of previous director in effect until revised, amended or repealed. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions o…

75-5609a. Office of laboratory services; criminal history record check; fingerprinting. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall require any employee to be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check in accordance with K.S.A. 2025 Supp.…

75-5610. Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified and unclassified service. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law, the secretary of health and environment shall appoint, subject to the Kansas civil service act, all subor…

75-5610a. Employees in health officer II class placed in unclassified service. On and after June 18, 1985, all employees of the department of health and environment in the health officer II job class, or any successor job class that may be approved under K.S.A. 75-2938 and amendm…

75-5611. Appointment of chief attorney, public information officer, personal secretary and special assistant, compensation; other attorneys and staff assistants, classified service. The secretary of health and environment may appoint a chief attorney and other attorneys for the d…

75-5612. Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any existing state agency mentioned in this order, or by or against any officer of t…

75-5613. Certain officers and employees serving on July 1, 1974, transferred to new department; civil service and retirement benefits preserved. Effective July 1, 1974, officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to said date in the performance of powers, duties and…

75-5616. Advisory committees; creation and compensation. The secretary of health and environment may create advisory committees. Such advisory committees shall receive as compensation an amount determined by the secretary and approved by the finance council. History: L. 1974, ch.…

75-5617. Disposition of property of agency where functions divided and transferred; determination by governor. In all cases where, under the provisions of this order, part or all of the powers, duties and functions of any existing state agency are divided between the department o…

75-5618. Conflicts as to disposition of powers, functions, duties or funds of agency dissolved or transferred; resolved by governor. When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abo…

75-5619. Secretary may organize department; duties of division heads and staff assistants; delegation of authority; duties and powers of personnel of divisions. The secretary of health and environment may organize the department of health and environment in the manner he or she d…

75-5620. Report by secretary; persons receiving. Not more than six (6) months after the effective date of this order, the secretary of health and environment shall report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. Such report sha…

75-5621. Existing department, board, divisions and offices of directors abolished; functions transferred. The Kansas state department of health, the state board of health, the division of environmental health, the director of the division of environmental health, the division of …

75-5622. Air quality conservation commission, solid waste advisory council, water well contractors advisory council and certain existing committees abolished. The air quality conservation commission created by K.S.A. 65-3004, the solid waste advisory council created by K.S.A. 65-…

75-5623. Custody of records, memoranda and writings. Except as otherwise provided in this order, the secretary of health and environment shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations or combinations thereof, of any act, transac…

75-5624. Seal of secretary. The secretary of health and environment shall keep a seal which shall be surrounded by the words "secretary of health and environment of Kansas," which shall be of such diameter and with such device as the governor and the secretary of health and envir…

75-5625. Secretary to adopt all general policies and rules and regulations. The secretary of health and environment shall adopt all general policies and rules and regulations relating to all forms of health and environment which are administered or supervised by or under the depa…

75-5626. Food service and lodging board abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred to secretary of health and environment; rules and regulations, orders and directives of board continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed. (a) The state food service and lodging…

75-5627. Certain officers and employees of board transferred to department of health and environment; civil service and retirement benefits preserved. All officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to the effective date of this act in the performance of powers, dut…

75-5628. Conflicts resulting from abolishment or transfers made by this act; determination by governor; transfer of property and records. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, duty or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result o…

75-5637. Crippled children's commission abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred. For the purpose of consolidating and coordinating certain functions within the executive branch of state government, the crippled children's commission established by K.S.A. 74-3401 is he…

75-5638. Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions to secretary of health and environment; preservation of rules and regulations, orders and directives. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the…

75-5639. Same; transfer of appropriations and moneys received from private persons or organizations. On the effective date of this order, all unexpended balances of appropriations to the crippled children's commission and all moneys received by the crippled children's commission …

75-5640. Same; rights saved in legal actions and proceedings. No suit, action, or other proceedings, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against the crippled children's commission abolished by this order, or by or against any …

75-5641. Same; transfer of officers and employees to department; civil service and retirement benefits preserved. On the effective date of this order, all officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to the effective date of this order in the performance of powers, d…

75-5642. Same; conflicts as to disposition of any power, duty, function, appropriation, money, property or records resolved by governor. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, duty or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation or any unexpen…

75-5643. Advisory commission for children with special health care needs; composition; appointment; vacancies; compensation. There is hereby created an advisory commission for children with special health care needs, which shall consist of five members and which shall be within t…

75-5644. Duties of advisory commission; meetings; clerical services. The advisory commission for children with special health care needs shall consult with and advise the secretary of health and environment on matters relating to children with special health care needs. All expen…

75-5645. Compensation of officers and employees of abolished agencies; liability assumed by department of health and environment. On July 1, 1977, liability for all accrued compensation or salaries of officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the…

75-5646. References to crippled and chronically ill children's program apply to services for children with special health care needs. Whenever the crippled and chronically ill children's program is referred to or designated by statute, contract or other document, such reference o…

75-5647. References to advisory commission for crippled and chronically ill children apply to the advisory commission for children with special health care needs. Whenever the advisory commission for crippled and chronically ill children is referred to or designated by statute, c…

75-5648. Infants and toddlers with disabilities; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Infants and toddlers with disabilities" means children from birth through two years of age who need early intervention services because: (1) They are experiencing developmental delays; or (2) …

75-5649. Same; early intervention services; rules and regulations; duties of secretary of health and environment. The secretary of health and environment may adopt rules and regulations in order to carry out the responsibilities of the lead agency under PL 102-119, Part H which i…

75-5657. Environmental protection grant program; contracts; plans, approval; rules and regulations. (a) On and after January 1, 1990, the state of Kansas shall provide state environmental protection grants to local health departments or other local entities for the purpose of dev…

75-5660. Driving under the influence fund; disposition of moneys. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the driving under the influence fund. (b) Moneys in the driving under the influence fund shall be used by the department of health and environment only for the …