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KS Stat § 44-928 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 9 - Boiler Inspection|44-928 Hearing on actions of state fire marshal; judicial review.

44-928. Hearing on actions of state fire marshal; judicial review. (a) Any person aggrieved by an order issued pursuant to the provisions of this act, may request a hearing thereon within 15 days from the date of the service of such order by filing such request in writing with the office of the state fire marshal. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. The filing of a request for a hearing shall not abate or operate as a stay of the effect of an order to cease and desist unless otherwise stated in such order.(b) Judicial review and civil enforcement of agency actions under this act shall be in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 16; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 63; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 148; L. 1998, ch. 67, § 15; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 78; L. 2013, ch. 44, § 19; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-929 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 9 - Boiler Inspection|44-929 Exclusive jurisdiction of state over boiler safety.

44-929. Exclusive jurisdiction of state over boiler safety. No city, county or other political subdivision of this state shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of boilers or any pressure vessels installed after January 1, 1999, within the limits of such city, county or political subdivision, and any such laws, ordinances or resolutions heretofore made or passed shall be void and of no effect.History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 17; L. 1978, ch. 197, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 67, § 16; L. 2013, ch. 44, § 20; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-930 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 9 - Boiler Inspection|44-930 Severability.

44-930. Severability. If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 18; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-931 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 9 - Boiler Inspection|44-931 Transfer of powers and duties of secretary of labor under the boiler safety act.

44-931. Transfer of powers and duties of secretary of labor under the boiler safety act. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions of the secretary of labor under the boiler safety act, K.S.A. 44-913 et seq., and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the office of state fire marshal.(b) In accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts, the office of state fire marshal shall administer the boiler inspection fee fund, established by K.S.A. 44-926, and amendments thereto.(c) All liabilities of the secretary of labor, including accrued compensation or salaries of officers and employees who are transferred to the office of state fire marshal under this section shall be assumed and paid by the office of state fire marshal.History: L. 2013, ch. 44, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-933 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 9 - Boiler Inspection|44-933 Same; resolution of conflicts in transfers.

44-933. Same; resolution of conflicts in transfers. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any property, power, duty or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition or transfer made by or under K.S.A. 44-931, and amendments thereto, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor, whose decision shall be final.(b) The office of state fire marshal shall succeed to all property, property rights and records which were used for or pertain to the performance of powers, duties and functions transferred to the office of state fire marshal pursuant to K.S.A. 44-931, and amendments thereto. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of property, personnel or records arising under this section or K.S.A. 44-931 or 44-932, and amendments thereto, shall be determined by the governor, whose decision shall be final.History: L. 2013, ch. 44, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1001 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1001 Title of act; declaration of state policy and purpose.

44-1001. Title of act; declaration of state policy and purpose. This act shall be known as the Kansas act against discrimination. It shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare, safety, health and peace of the people of this state. The practice or policy of discrimination against individuals in employment relations, in relation to free and public accommodations, in housing by reason of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin or ancestry or in housing by reason of familial status is a matter of concern to the state, since such discrimination threatens not only the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of the state of Kansas but menaces the institutions and foundations of a free democratic state. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Kansas to eliminate and prevent discrimination in all employment relations, to eliminate and prevent discrimination, segregation, or separation in all places of public accommodations covered by this act, and to eliminate and prevent discrimination, segregation or separation in housing.It is also declared to be the policy of this state to assure equal opportunities and encouragement to every citizen regardless of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin or ancestry, in securing and holding, without discrimination, employment in any field of work or labor for which a person is properly qualified, to assure equal opportunities to all persons within this state to full and equal public accommodations, and to assure equal opportunities in housing without distinction on account of race, religion, color, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or ancestry. It is further declared that the opportunity to secure and to hold employment, the opportunity for full and equal public accommodations as covered by this act and the opportunity for full and equal housing are civil rights of every citizen.To protect these rights, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of this act to establish and to provide a state commission having power to eliminate and prevent segregation and discrimination, or separation in employment, in all places of public accommodations covered by this act, in housing because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin or ancestry and in housing because of familial status, either by employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, realtors, financial institutions or other persons as hereinafter provided.History: L. 1953, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 279, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 323, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 194, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 209, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 147, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1006 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1006 Construction of act.

44-1006. Construction of act. (a) The provisions of this act shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purposes thereof. Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of any other law of this state relating to discrimination because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin or ancestry, unless the same is specifically repealed by this act.(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to mean that an employer shall be forced to hire unqualified or incompetent personnel, or discharge qualified or competent personnel.(c) The definition of "disability" in K.S.A. 44-1002(j), and amendments thereto, shall be construed in accordance with the following:(1) The definition of disability in this act shall be construed in favor of broad coverage of individuals under this act, to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of this act;(2) an impairment that substantially limits one major life activity need not limit other major life activities in order to be considered a disability;(3) an impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active; and(4) (A) The determination of whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity shall be made without regard to the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures such as the following:(i) Medication, medical supplies, equipment, or appliances, low-vision devices (which do not include ordinary eye glasses or contact lenses), prosthetics including limbs and devices, hearing aids and cochlear implants or other implantable hearing devices, mobility devices, or oxygen therapy equipment and supplies;(ii) use of assistive technology;(iii) reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aides or services; or(iv) learned behavioral or adaptive neurological modifications.(B) The ameliorative effects of the mitigating measures of ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses shall be considered in determining whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity.(C) As used in this subparagraph:(i) "Ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses" means lenses that are intended to fully correct visual acuity or eliminate refractive error; and(ii) "low-vision devices" means devices that magnify, enhance, or otherwise augment a visual image.History: L. 1953, ch. 249, § 6; L. 1963, ch. 279, § 5; L. 1970, ch. 192, § 4; L. 1972, ch. 194, § 6; L. 1974, ch. 209, § 5; L. 1991, ch. 147, § 5; L. 2012, ch. 48, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1007 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1007 Invalidity of part.

44-1007. Invalidity of part. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and the persons or circumstances involved. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this act would have been adopted had such provisions not been included.History: L. 1953, ch. 249, § 7; June 30.
KS Stat § 44-1010 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1010 Petition for reconsideration of orders of commission.

44-1010. Petition for reconsideration of orders of commission. Any party being dissatisfied with any order or decision of the commission may petition for reconsideration in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 77-529 and amendments thereto. No cause of action arising out of any order or decision of the commission shall accrue in any court to any party unless such party shall petition for reconsideration as herein provided. No party shall, in any court, urge or rely upon any ground not set forth in the petition for reconsideration.History: L. 1961, ch. 248, § 7; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 150; July 1, 1989.
KS Stat § 44-1011 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1011 Enforcement of commission orders; judicial review; procedure.

44-1011. Enforcement of commission orders; judicial review; procedure. (a) The commission, attorney general or county or district attorney, at the request of the commission, may secure enforcement of any final order of the commission in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. The evidence presented to the commission, together with its findings and the order issued thereon, shall be certified by the commission to the district court as its return. No order of the commission shall be superseded or stayed during the proceeding on review unless the district court shall so direct.(b) Any action of the commission pursuant to the Kansas act against discrimination is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act except: (1) As provided by K.S.A. 44-1044, and amendments thereto; (2) the attorney general or county or district attorney, in addition to those persons specified by K.S.A. 77-611, and amendments thereto, shall have standing to bring an action for review; and (3) on review, the court shall hear the action by trial de novo with or without a jury in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 60-238, and amendments thereto, and the court, in its discretion, may permit any party or the commission to submit additional evidence on any issue. The review shall be heard and determined by the court as expeditiously as possible. After hearing, the court may affirm the adjudication. If the adjudication by the commission is not affirmed, the court may set aside or modify it, in whole or in part, or may remand the proceedings to the commission for further disposition in accordance with the order of the court.The commission's copy of the testimony shall be available at all reasonable times to all parties for examination without cost, and for the purpose of judicial review of the order. The review shall be heard on the record without requirement of printing.The commission shall be deemed a party to the review of any order by the court.History: L. 1961, ch. 248, § 8; L. 1963, ch. 279, § 6; L. 1965, ch. 323, § 7; L. 1967, ch. 285, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 192, § 6; L. 1979, ch. 161, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 64; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 79; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1012 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1012 Posting of law and information.

44-1012. Posting of law and information. Every person, as defined herein, employer, employment agency and labor union subject to this act, shall keep posted in a conspicuous place or places on his premises a notice or notices to be prepared or approved by the commission, which shall set forth excerpts of this act and such other relevant information which the commission shall deem necessary to explain the act.History: L. 1961, ch. 248, § 9; L. 1963, ch. 279, § 7; L. 1965, ch. 323, § 8; June 30.
KS Stat § 44-1013 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1013 Unlawful acts; penalties.

44-1013. Unlawful acts; penalties. Any person, as defined herein, employer, labor organization or employment agency, who or which shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the commission or any of its members or representatives in the performance of duty under this act, or shall willfully violate an order of the commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both such fine and imprisonment; but procedure for the review of the order shall not be deemed to be such willful conduct.History: L. 1961, ch. 248, § 10; L. 1965, ch. 323, § 9; L. 1970, ch. 192, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1015 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1015 Discrimination in housing; definitions.

44-1015. Discrimination in housing; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) "Commission" means the Kansas human rights commission.(b) "Real property" means and includes:(1) All vacant or unimproved land; and(2) any building or structure which is occupied or designed or intended for occupancy, or any building or structure having a portion thereof which is occupied or designed or intended for occupancy.(c) "Family" includes a single individual.(d) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, labor organization, legal representative, mutual company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver and fiduciary.(e) "To rent" means to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.(f) "Discriminatory housing practice" means any act that is unlawful under K.S.A. 44-1016, 44-1017 or 44-1026, and amendments thereto.(g) "Person aggrieved" means any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.(h) "Disability" has the meaning provided by K.S.A. 44-1002 and amendments thereto.(i) "Familial status" means having one or more individuals less than 18 years of age domiciled with:(1) A parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; or(2) the designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.History: L. 1970, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 147, § 7; L. 1992, ch. 91, § 2; April 23.
KS Stat § 44-1017 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1017 Same; unlawful acts as to real estate loans.

44-1017. Same; unlawful acts as to real estate loans. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in real estate related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of the race, religion, color, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or ancestry of such person or of any person associated with such person in connection with any real estate related transaction.(b) As used in this section, "real estate related transaction" means any of the following:(1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:(A) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or(B) secured by real property.(2) The selling, brokering or appraising of real property.(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, religion, color, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or ancestry.History: L. 1970, ch. 193, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 194, § 9; L. 1991, ch. 147, § 9; Jan. 1, 1992.
KS Stat § 44-1017a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1017a Same; homeowners association; removal of certain restrictive covenants; penalties.

44-1017a. Same; homeowners association; removal of certain restrictive covenants; penalties. (a) No declaration or other governing document of an association shall include a restrictive covenant in violation of K.S.A. 44-1016 and 44-1017, and amendments thereto.(b) Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the board of directors of an association shall amend any declaration or other governing document that includes a restrictive covenant in violation of K.S.A. 44-1016 and 44-1017, and amendments thereto, by removing such restrictive covenant. Such amendment shall not require the approval of the members of the association. No other change shall be required to be made to the declaration or other governing document of the association pursuant to this section. Within 10 days of the adoption of the amendment, the amended declaration or other governing document shall be recorded in the same manner as the original declaration or other governing document. No fee shall be charged for such recording.(c) If the commission, a city or county in which the association is located provides written notice to an association requesting that the association delete a restrictive covenant in violation of K.S.A. 44-1016 and 44-1017, and amendments thereto, the association shall delete the restrictive covenant within 30 days of receiving the notice. If the association fails to delete the restrictive covenant in violation of K.S.A. 44-1016 and 44-1017, and amendments thereto, the commission, a city or county in which the association is located, or any person adversely affected by such restrictive covenant may bring an action against the homeowners association for injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The court may award attorney's fees to the prevailing party.(d) For the purposes of this section:(1) "Association" means a non-profit homeowners association as defined in K.S.A. 60-3611, and amendments thereto.(2) "Commission" means the Kansas human rights commission as defined in K.S.A. 44-1002, and amendments thereto.(e) This section shall be supplemental to and a part of the Kansas act against discrimination.History: L. 2006, ch. 144, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 44-1020 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries|Article 10 - Kansas Acts Against Discrimination|44-1020 Same; subpoenas; witness fees and mileage; interim judicial relief; criminal enforcement of subpoenas.

44-1020. Same; subpoenas; witness fees and mileage; interim judicial relief; criminal enforcement of subpoenas. (a) Upon written application to the commission, a respondent shall be entitled to the issuance of a reasonable number of subpoenas by and in the name of the commission to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as subpoenas issued by the commission. Subpoenas issued at the request of a respondent shall show on their face the name and address of such respondent and shall state that they were issued at respondent's request.(b) Witnesses summoned by subpoena of the commission shall be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as are allowed witnesses in proceedings in district courts. Fees payable to a witness summoned by a subpoena issued at the request of a respondent shall be paid by the respondent.(c) If the commission concludes at any time following the filing of a complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, the commission may bring a civil action in the district court of the county in which the alleged discriminatory housing practice is alleged to have occurred, for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of the complaint under this section. The commission shall promptly notify the attorney general of the filing of any action pursuant to this subsection. Any temporary restraining order or other order granting preliminary or temporary relief shall be issued in accordance with the rules of civil procedure. The commencement of a civil action under this subsection does not affect the initiation or continuation of administrative proceedings under this act.(d) Any person who willfully fails or neglects to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce records, documents or other evidence, if in such person's power to do so in obedience to the subpoena or lawful order of the commission, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment. Any person who, with intent thereby to mislead the commission, shall make or cause to be made any false entry or statement of fact in any report, account, record or other document, submitted to the commission pursuant to subpoena or other order of the commission, or who shall willfully neglect or fail to make or cause to be made full, true and correct entries in such reports, accounts, records or other documents, or who shall willfully mutilate, alter or by any other means falsify any documentary evidence, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.History: L. 1970, ch. 193, § 6; L. 1972, ch. 194, § 11; L. 1991, ch. 147, § 12; Jan. 1, 1992.