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KS Stat § 75-52,170 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-52,170 Same; duties of the secretary; requirements of agreements.

75-52,170. Same; duties of the secretary; requirements of agreements. (a) In any public-private partnership, the secretary shall ensure the private entity is qualified to carry out the project, including, but not limited to, ensuring that the private entity:(1) Has available such lawful sources of funding, capital, securities or other financial resources as are necessary to carry out the project;(2) possesses either through its staff, subcontractors, a consortium or joint venture agreement the managerial, organizational, technical capacity and experience in the type of project undertaken;(3) is qualified to lawfully conduct business in Kansas;(4) certifies that no director, officer, partner, owner or other individual with direct and significant control over the policy of the private entity has been convicted of corruption or fraud in any jurisdiction of the United States;(5) maintains a policy of public liability insurance, a copy of which shall be provided to the secretary; and(6) agrees to abide by all relevant local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.(b) In any public-private partnership, the secretary shall enter an agreement that reflects the roles, duties, responsibilities and commitments of all parties. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to:(1) A clear statement: Of the purpose and scope of the project; of the roles and responsibilities of each party; that the private entity does not gain sovereign immunity by the agreement; and that each party bears liability and responsibility for the actions of such party's agents and employees;(2) procedures that govern the rights and responsibilities of the public and private entities during the construction of the building and in the event of the termination of the agreement or a material default;(3) a description of how the project will be carried out consistent with all standards binding on the state, department of corrections and correctional institution where the building is being constructed or renovated;(4) a budget for the project that reflects source of funding and costs;(5) a statement that upon completion, the buildings will be owned by the state; and(6) a statement reflecting that maintenance and operations costs shall be the responsibility of the state after the building is completed.History: L. 2021, ch. 86, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-52,171 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-52,171 Same; sovereign immunity of the state.

75-52,171. Same; sovereign immunity of the state. (a) This act does not waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Kansas.(b) This act does not create sovereign immunity for any private entity entering a public-private partnership under this act.History: L. 2021, ch. 86, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5301 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5301 Secretary for children and families; appointment and confirmation; creation of department; department and office of secretary subject to K-GOAL.

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 children and families. The governor shall appoint the secretary for children and families, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, and the secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as secretary shall exercise any power, duty or function as secretary until confirmed by the senate. The Kansas department for children and families shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary for children and families. The secretary for children and families shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor.(b) The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the Kansas department for children and families, and the department is subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law.History: L. 1973, ch. 367, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 308, § 74; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 68; L. 1992, ch. 116, § 48; L. 2001, ch. 86, § 13; L. 2008, ch. 121, § 29; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 344; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5308d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|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.

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 of K.S.A. 75-5308b is hereby abolished and all of the powers, duties and functions of such division are transferred to and conferred and imposed upon mental health and developmental disabilities established pursuant K.S.A. 75-5308e, and amendments thereto, under the supervision of the secretary for aging and disability services as part of the Kansas department for aging and disability services. The commissioner of mental health and retardation services created by K.S.A. 75-5308b is hereby abolished and all of the powers, duties and functions of such commissioner are transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5308e, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1995, ch. 234, § 11; L. 2015, ch. 56, § 6; May 21.
KS Stat § 75-5308e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5308e Mental health and developmental disabilities established; administration of mental health and developmental disabilities; commissioner of community services and programs, appointment and compensation.

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 department for aging and disability services and under the supervision of the secretary for aging and disability services, services for mental health and developmental disabilities, the head of which shall be the commissioner of community services and programs. Under the supervision of the secretary for aging and disability services, the commissioner of community services and programs shall administer services for mental health and developmental disabilities. The secretary for aging and disability services shall appoint the commissioner of community services and programs, and the commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary for aging and disability services. The commissioner of community services and programs shall be in the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary for aging and disability services and approved by the governor.History: L. 1995, ch. 234, § 12; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 345; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5308f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|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.

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 mental health and retardation services and the existing commissioner of mental health and retardation services are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities created by this order, except as is herein otherwise provided.(b) The commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities created by this order shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the commissioner of mental health and retardation services in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this order, except as is herein otherwise provided. Every act performed under the authority of the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities created by this order shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the commissioner of mental health and retardation services in which such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this order.(c) Whenever the commissioner of mental health and retardation services, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities created by this order.(d) Whenever the mental health and retardation services, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by law, contract or other document, such reference shall be deemed to apply to mental health and developmental disabilities created by this order.(e) All orders or directives of the commissioner of mental health and retardation services or mental health and retardation services in existence on the effective date of this order shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the orders or directives of the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities created by this order until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.(f) The commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities created by this order shall be a continuation of the commissioner of mental health and retardation provided to be appointed under K.S.A. 75-5308b.History: L. 1995, ch. 234, § 13; Jan. 1, 1996.
KS Stat § 75-5309 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5309 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified service.

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 subordinate officers and employees of the Kansas department for children and families, and all such subordinate officers and employees shall be within the classified service.History: L. 1973, ch. 367, § 9; L. 1980, ch. 272, § 3; L. 2018, ch. 71, § 41; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5309a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|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.

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 disability services in the coordinator of medical services job class, or any successor job class that may be approved under K.S.A. 75-2938, and amendments thereto, and has substantially the same duties and responsibilities, shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act.(b) (1) All persons appointed to provide attendant care services under the home and community based services program shall be in the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act.(2) Subject to available appropriations, the governor is authorized and directed to approve a salary plan for persons appointed to provide attendant care services under the secretary for aging and disability services. Such salary plan for persons appointed to provide attendant care services shall be subject to modification and approval by the governor and to any enactments of the legislature applicable thereto and shall be effective on a date or dates specified by the governor.(3) As used in this subsection, the term "persons appointed to provide attendant care services" means persons appointed to perform attendant care services directed by or on behalf of an individual in need of in-home care, the term "home and community based services program" has the meaning ascribed thereto under K.S.A. 39-7,100, and amendments thereto, and the terms "attendant care services" and "individual in need of in-home care" have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto under K.S.A. 65-6201, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1985, ch. 278, § 4; L. 1990, ch. 326, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 346; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5310 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5310 Appointment of personnel for department; compensation; application to persons appointed after effective date of act.

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 attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary, shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary and approved by the governor. The secretary may also appoint staff assistants. Such staff assistants and attorneys other than the chief attorney shall be in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act. The secretary may appoint one public information officer, one personal secretary and one special assistant who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary, shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive annual salaries fixed by the secretary and approved by the governor. The secretary may appoint a deputy secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary, be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary and approved by the governor.The secretary may appoint commissioners and deputy commissioners as determined necessary by the secretary to effectively carry out the mission of the department. All commissioners and deputy commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary, shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary and approved by the governor. The secretary may also appoint a director for each of the department's management areas. Each area director shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary, be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary and approved by the governor. Nothing in this act shall affect the classified status of any person employed as a deputy commissioner or area director on the day immediately preceding the effective date of the act and the unclassified status shall apply only to persons appointed to such positions on or after the effective date of the act.History: L. 1973, ch. 367, § 10; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 49; L. 1987, ch. 347, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 271, § 16; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 347; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5310a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5310a Service contracts for preparation of expert testimony; exempt from competitive bidding.

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 expert witnesses in litigation. Any such contracts shall be exempt from the competitive bid requirements of K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1978, ch. 371, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 348; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5313 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5313 Advisory committees; creation; allowances and expenses.

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 program and, when such advisory committees are approved by the governor. Such advisory committees shall consult with and advise the secretary with reference to the management, control and operation of institutions or programs under the jurisdiction of the department. Members of any advisory committee created under authority of this section attending meetings of such committee or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such committee shall be paid subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto, but shall receive no compensation for services as such members. The secretary is authorized to expend funds to provide space for holding meetings, including the cost of a meal, for the committee members not receiving subsistence allowances and may pay to or on behalf of any committee members who are clients of the agency child care or travel expenses occasioned by their attendance at the meeting.History: L. 1973, ch. 367, § 13; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 98; L. 1975, ch. 460, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 349; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5316a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5316a Secretary may organize department; powers and duties of personnel.

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 children and families may organize the Kansas department for children and families in the manner the secretary determines most efficient. Commission heads, division heads and employees of the Kansas department for children and families not within a particular commission or division shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as are prescribed by law and such other duties as the secretary may prescribe. Such commission heads, division heads and employees shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the secretary to the extent authority to do so is delegated by the secretary.(c) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), personnel of each commission and division of the Kansas department for children and families shall perform such duties and shall exercise such powers as the head of the commission or division may prescribe and shall perform such duties and shall exercise powers as are prescribed by law. Personnel of each commission and division shall act for, and exercise the powers of, their commission or division head to the extent the authority to do so is delegated by the commission or division head.History: L. 1996, ch. 271, § 15; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 350; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5319 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5319 Custody of records, memoranda and writings of departmental transactions.

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 thereof, of any act, transaction, occurrence or event of the Kansas department for children and families.History: L. 1973, ch. 367, § 20; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 351; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5320 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5320 Seal of secretary.

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 families may prescribe, an impression of which shall be filed in the office of secretary of state.History: L. 1973, ch. 367, § 21; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 352; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5321 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5321 Secretary to adopt all general policies and rules and regulations; social service outreach services.

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 administered or supervised by or under the Kansas department for children and families. The secretary for children and families may provide social service outreach services to the people of the state including educational and other activities designed to increase the individual's awareness and appropriate use of programs and services provided by the Kansas department for children and families.History: L. 1973, ch. 367, § 22; L. 1989, ch. 184, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 353; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5321a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5321a Transfer of certain long-term care programs and services to secretary of aging.

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 services. The programs shall include the nursing facility services payment program, the home and community based services for the frail elderly waiver program, the case management for the frail elderly program and the income-eligible home care program. Excluding nursing facility programs, the programs to be transferred shall not include long-term care programs for individuals under the age of 65 with mental illness, intellectual disability, other mental disabilities or physical disabilities. All such transfers shall be made only in accordance with federal grant requirements related to such programs.History: L. 1996, ch. 271, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 105, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 91, § 61; L. 2018, ch. 71, § 42; July 1.