Chapter 75, STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-2241a. Same; report to governor; report, and recommendations of governor to legislature. On or before December 1, 1972, the authority shall make a report to the governor transmitting the long-range plan of development prescribed by K.S.A. 75-2240a, together with a report outli…

75-2242. Same; plan; maintenance and change. The authority shall maintain the plan in a current state at all times by making additions thereto, modifications and amendments thereof, and shall specify such exceptions as may be deemed desirable either on its own initiative or upon …

75-2243a. Supreme court chamber declared to possess historical interest; use; preservation. The supreme court chamber located in the southern portion of the third floor of the state capitol building is hereby declared to possess unusual historical interest. In assigning the use o…

75-2249. Sculpture to be placed atop state capitol; financing cost of acquisition and placement; state capitol dome sculpture fund. (a) The director of architectural services shall cause a work of sculpture, selected in the manner prescribed by this section prior to its amendment…

75-2250. Memorial to law enforcement officers losing lives in service of state; location; design; names of officers; finance of cost; memorial fund, expenditures, sources. (a) There shall be placed on the grounds of the state capitol a memorial to law enforcement officers who hav…

75-2251. Law enforcement officers memorial advisory committee; establishment; composition; duties; organization; meetings. (a) There is hereby established the law enforcement officers memorial advisory committee, which shall be composed of 11 members as follows: (1) A representat…

75-2252. Memorial to veterans; location design; duties of department of administration; selection of architect. (a) A memorial to veterans may be placed on the grounds of the statehouse. If constructed, the memorial shall be located south of the statehouse at a site to be selecte…

75-2253. Same; advisory committee, establishment, composition, duties and meetings. (a) There is hereby established the veterans memorial advisory committee which shall be composed of nine members as follows: (1) Eight representatives of veterans organizations each appointed by t…

75-2254. Same; financing; veterans memorial fund; expenditures; interest. (a) The secretary of administration is hereby authorized to receive grants, gifts, contributions or bequests made for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of memorials to veterans which…

75-2255. Memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers; location; design; duties of department of administration; selection of architect. (a) A memorial to veterans of the 9th and 10th cavalry units, which are known as the Buffalo Soldiers, may be placed on the grounds of the statehouse. If c…

75-2256. "Ad Astra" sculpture and plaza; location; financing; ad astra sculpture fund; interest earnings. (a) There may be placed on the grounds of the state capitol a life-size version of the sculpture "Ad Astra" that has been placed atop the state capitol pursuant to K.S.A. 75-…

75-2257. Dwight D. Eisenhower statue; financing; Dwight D. Eisenhower statue fund. (a) The capitol preservation committee shall approve plans to place a permanent statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower on the state capitol grounds pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2269, and amendments thereto. (b) T…

75-2258. Kansas suffragist memorial; financing; Kansas suffragist memorial fund. (a) The capitol preservation committee shall approve plans, pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2269, and amendments thereto, to place a permanent memorial in the state capitol commemorating the decades of work of…

75-2262. Construction, equipping, furnishing, renovation and repair of capitol; duties of secretary of administration and legislative coordinating council; limitation on expenditures; bonds. (a) The secretary of administration jointly with the legislative coordinating council may…

75-2263. Management and investment by the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system of moneys certified by the state treasurer as equivalent to the aggregate net amount received for unclaimed property; investment standards and objectives; contracts with i…

75-2264. Development and approval of plans for mural in the capitol honoring the 1st Kansas (Colored) Voluntary Infantry regiment by the capitol preservation committee; financing; 1st Kansas (Colored) Voluntary Infantry regiment mural fund. (a) The capitol preservation committee …

75-2265. Grants, gifts or other donations for the statehouse, acceptance by secretary of administration; prior consultation with certain councils and committees; deposit of monetary gifts. (a) The secretary of administration is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the state a…

75-2267. State capitol building; unique office numbers. All offices located in the state capitol building shall be required to have unique office numbers. History: L. 2008, ch. 67, § 3; July 1.

75-2268. Brown v. Board of Education mural in state capitol. (a) The capitol preservation committee shall develop plans to place a mural in the capitol commemorating the United States supreme court decision entered May 17, 1954, in the case of Brown v. Board of Education (347 U.S…

75-2269. Capitol preservation committee; composition; responsibilities. (a) There is hereby created a capitol preservation committee which will include the membership of the following: (1) The statehouse architect; (2) the executive director of the state historical society; (3) t…

75-2270. Kansas gold star families memorial; placement on state capitol grounds; financing; Kansas gold star families memorial fund. (a) The capitol preservation committee shall approve plans to place a permanent memorial honoring Kansas gold star families on the state capitol gr…

75-2271. Emil Joseph Kapaun memorial; placement; financing; Emil Joseph Kapaun memorial fund. (a) The capitol preservation committee shall approve plans to place a permanent memorial honoring the life of Emil Joseph Kapaun pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2269, and amendments thereto. (b) T…

75-2525. Stormont medical library; abolished. The Stormont medical library fund and the Stormont library permanent fund are hereby abolished. History: R.S. 1923, 75-2525; L. 1963, ch. 423, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 2, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1889, ch. 241, Preamble.

75-2534. Kansas state library in Topeka; composition; services; chief officer; grants, gifts and donations of money. (a) There shall be a state library which shall be designated as the Kansas state library which shall be located in Topeka. The state library shall consist of books…

75-2535. State librarian; appointment; qualifications. The state librarian shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person app…

75-2536. Same; oath. Before entering upon duties the state librarian shall take the oath of office prescribed by law for public officers. History: L. 1963, ch. 422, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 59; July 1.

75-2537. State librarian; duties; assistants; employees. The state librarian shall have the complete management of the state library, including all extension library services or reader services for the blind and other handicapped persons. The state librarian shall employ a direct…

75-2538. Same; exchanges with other states and governments. The state librarian shall have the authority to procure from other states and governments of the United States and foreign countries, societies and institutions, their documents, laws, judicial decisions and publications…

75-2539. Same; duties of secretary of state. To enable the librarian to make these exchanges the secretary of state is hereby required to deliver to the librarian as soon as published, sufficient copies of all documents and publications to enable the librarian to supply such exch…

75-2540. State librarian; duplicate books, sets or temporary material; exchange, sale or loan; disposition of proceeds. The state librarian may exchange, sell or loan indefinitely, duplicate books, sets of works or other duplicate or temporary material and the proceeds from any s…

75-2541. Same; labeling and cataloguing of books and material. The librarian shall cause each book, pamphlet and document received by the state library to be properly stamped with the words "Kansas state library" and to be classified and catalogued in accordance with approved lib…

75-2542. Same; rules and regulations for government of library and services; local library services. The state librarian shall adopt such rules for the government of the library and extension services and for the use of the books and other property thereof as he or she may deem n…

75-2544. Same; transfer of powers, duties and jurisdiction from traveling libraries commission to state librarian; books and properties; traveling libraries commission abolished. All of the powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction vested in and imposed upon the traveling librar…

75-2546. State library of Kansas board; membership; officers; terms; duties; meetings; compensation and allowances. (a) There is hereby created the state library of Kansas board, which shall consist of 14 members as follows: (1) Seven members shall be professional librarians appo…

75-2546a. Abolishment of state library advisory commission; abolishment of Kansas library network board; powers and duties transferred to state library of Kansas board. (a) The state library advisory commission established by K.S.A. 75-2546, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas…

75-2547. Regional systems of cooperating libraries; purpose. The purpose of this act is for the state in cooperation with local libraries to provide adequate library services to all citizens of the state through the regional systems of cooperating libraries herein provided, by us…

75-2548. Same; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Board" means the library board of any library established or operating under authority of the laws of Kansas. (b) "Participating board" or "participating library" means a board or library…

75-2549. Same; petition for establishment; contents. Any one or more boards, may petition the state board for establishment of a regional system of cooperating libraries comprised of territory which includes one or more counties, except territory supporting a library regularly su…

75-2549a. Same; constitute a body corporate and politic; powers and authority. Each regional system of cooperating libraries established under or governed by the provisions of this act shall constitute a body corporate and politic, possessing the usual powers of a corporation for…

75-2549b. Same; certain regional systems of cooperating libraries validated. The following regional systems of cooperating libraries are hereby validated and established with names and territory, except territory excluded pursuant to law as specified by the state board, as follow…

75-2550. Same; system board; membership; powers. (a) The system board shall consist of one or more representatives selected by each of the boards participating in the regional system, and one or more representatives appointed by the board of county commissioners of each county th…

75-2550a. Same; selection of an executive board; delegation of legal functions; exception. Subject to rules and regulations of the state board, any system board may provide for the selection of an executive board to which it may delegate any or all of its legal functions except a…

75-2551. Regional systems of cooperating libraries; finance; cash basis and budget laws applicable; tax levy authorized. Federal funds for public library service made available to the state which are administered by the state librarian or state board may be used in support of any…

75-2552. Same; establishment of standards by state board. The state board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing standards for (1) approval of regional system petitions, (2) review and amendment of regional system plans, (3) certification of system librarians, and (4) suc…

75-2553. Grants-in-aid to libraries act; citation. This act may be cited as the state grants-in-aid to libraries act. History: L. 1974, ch. 381, § 1; July 1.

75-2554. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) "Local public libraries" mean: (1) Kansas libraries operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1215 through 12-1248, and amendments thereto; (2) libraries operating under the…

75-2555. Same; apportionment and distribution to eligible libraries; formula. In accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts, the state librarian shall annually apportion and direct the payment to each of the eligible libraries its pro rata share of the moneys available …

75-2556. Grants-in-aid to libraries; annual reports of population and tax information; determination of amount of and eligibility for aid; payment dates. (a) The state librarian shall determine the amount of the grant-in-aid each eligible local public library is to receive based …

75-2557. Same; certification by state librarian of amounts payable; duties of director of accounts and reports. Annually, on or before February 15, the state librarian shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the amounts payable for the current year to each of the li…

75-2558. Grants-in-aid to libraries; limitations of expenditures from state aid funds; penalty. State funds distributed to a local public library or a regional library as grants-in-aid shall not be expended for construction, repair or debt reduction, but state funds so received b…