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KS Stat § 75-5326 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5326 Same; annual report.

75-5326. Same; annual report. The secretary for children and families shall make an annual report to the governor and to the legislature concerning the activities of the division during the preceding calendar year, together with any findings and recommendations relating to the needs of children and youth in the state.History: L. 1974, ch. 362, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 354; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5328a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5328a Purchase of insurance insuring volunteers in family foster care program.

75-5328a. Purchase of insurance insuring volunteers in family foster care program. The secretary for children and families may procure a policy of accident, personal liability and excess automobile liability insurance insuring volunteers participating in the family foster care program against loss in accordance with specifications of department of administration guidelines. Such agency may purchase such policy of insurance independent of the committee on surety bonds and insurance without complying with K.S.A. 75-3738 to 75-3744, inclusive, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1990, ch. 281, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 355; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5331 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5331 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law.

75-5331. Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law. Effective July 1, 1980, officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to said date in the performance of powers, duties, and functions of any existing division of the department of social and rehabilitation services which is transferred by this order [*], and who, in the opinion of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services, are necessary to perform the powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and rehabilitation services, or of any service, division, section, or other unit thereof shall remain officers and employees of the department of social and rehabilitation services, and shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which such officer or employee had before July 1, 1980, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions of personnel in the classified civil service shall be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and regulations. This section shall not apply to members of boards, commissions and councils.History: L. 1980, ch. 362, § 15; July 1.* "This order," see 75-5304a, 75-5304b, 75-5304c, 75-5306a, 75-5306b, 75-5306c, 75-5306d, 75-5306e, 75-5306f, 75-5308a, 75-5308b, 75-5308c, 75-5329, 75-5330.
KS Stat § 75-5338 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5338 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law.

75-5338. Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law. All officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to the effective date of this act in the performance of powers, duties and functions of any existing services or division of the department of social and rehabilitation services which is transferred or abolished by this act, and who, in the opinion of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the department of social and rehabilitation services, or of any service, division, section or other unit thereof shall remain officers and employees of the department of social and rehabilitation services, and shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which such officer or employee had before such date, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions of personnel in the classified service shall be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and regulations.History: L. 1982, ch. 474, § 4; L. 1982, ch. 357, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5344 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5344 Special fund for the developmentally disabled; authorized uses; administration.

75-5344. Special fund for the developmentally disabled; authorized uses; administration. There is hereby established in the state treasury the special fund for the developmentally disabled which shall be administered by the secretary for aging and disability services. The secretary for aging and disability services may accept money from any source for deposit in the special fund for the developmentally disabled. All moneys in the special fund for the developmentally disabled shall be used for the purposes of providing for the care and treatment of low-income persons who are developmentally disabled, mentally ill or physically handicapped or low-income persons otherwise eligible for assistance or services provided by the Kansas department for aging and disability services. All expenditures from the special fund for the developmentally disabled shall be in accordance with the provisions of appropriations acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary for aging and disability services or by the secretary's designee.History: L. 1989, ch. 253, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 357; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5345 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5345 Employees at industries for the blind workshop, civil service status.

75-5345. Employees at industries for the blind workshop, civil service status. The positions of persons who are employed at the industries for the blind workshop of the Kansas department for children and families in Topeka, Kansas, and who are not employed in positions within the classified service under the Kansas civil service act, shall be within the unclassified service under such act.History: L. 1990, ch. 295, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 358; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5365 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5365 Acquisition of certain support enforcement services; competitive bid procedure.

75-5365. Acquisition of certain support enforcement services; competitive bid procedure. The secretary for children and families services [*] may enter into contracts with one or more public or private entities for the performance of any or all support enforcement services that the secretary is required to provide under part D of title IV of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. Such contracts shall be based on competitive bids in accordance with the statutes governing state agency contracts.History: L. 1994, ch. 265, § 21; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 359; July 1.* "services" should be deleted.
KS Stat § 75-5366 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5366 Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; agreement; procedures; requirements; rules and regulations.

75-5366. Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; agreement; procedures; requirements; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary for children and families is authorized to enter into an agreement with any entity that engages in the business of matching information about child support debtors against information about insurance claimants. Any such agreement shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 39-759, and amendments thereto, concerning confidential information. If the entity is a consortium or similar joint venture of two or more states, or if the entity is an agency of the United States, the requirements of K.S.A. 75-5365, and amendments thereto, shall not apply.(b) Pursuant to an agreement made under subsection (a), the secretary for children and families may disclose information about any individual who owes past due support in a title IV-D case if the support debtor owes at least $25 in past due support. "Title IV-D" means part D of title IV of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.(c) To the extent feasible, the secretary for children and families shall require or provide secure electronic processes for disclosing information about support debtors to any entity conducting matches pursuant to this section and for any insurers disclosing information about claimants to such an entity.(d) The secretary for children and families shall have the authority to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this act.History: L. 2008, ch. 136, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 360; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5367 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5367 Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; requirements; procedure.

75-5367. Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; requirements; procedure. (a) As used in K.S.A. 75-5366 and 75-5367, and amendments thereto:(1) "Insurer" means any entity regulated under chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, that provides coverage for liability insurance.(2) "Claimant" means any individual who has submitted a claim for payment under a liability insurance contract.(b) An insurer shall be required to comply with the provisions of this section only after the secretary for children and families has entered into an agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5366, and amendments thereto. The secretary for children and families shall make available to insurers information about the data matching process, including instructions for disclosing claimant information.(c) (1) An insurer shall have the option of receiving request for information about an identified claimant from either the secretary for children and families or from the entity responsible for the data matching pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5366, and amendments thereto.(2) An insurer shall respond by disclosing the requested information about the claimant only if the amount of the claim totals $1,000 or more.(d) A disclosure required pursuant to subsection (c) shall be made as soon as reasonably possible after the first submission of the claim.(e) An insurer, including any agent of the insurer, shall not be liable under any state law to any person for any disclosure required or authorized by this section, or for any other action taken in good faith in accordance with this section.(f) At the insurer's discretion, an insurer may disclose information as provided in this section about a claimant whose aggregate claim is less than $1,000.(g) Nothing in K.S.A. 75-5366 or 75-5367, and amendments thereto, shall require an insurer to make any payment that is not otherwise required under the contract of insurance. An insurer shall not be assessed any fee by the secretary for children and families or by any entity that has entered into an agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5366, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2008, ch. 136, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 361; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5371 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5371 Donated dental services program for needy, disabled, aged and medically-compromised individuals; administration of program.

75-5371. Donated dental services program for needy, disabled, aged and medically-compromised individuals; administration of program. The secretary for children and families is hereby authorized in cooperation with the Kansas dental association and the national foundation of dentistry for the handicapped to establish a donated dental services program. The donated dental services program shall provide through volunteers who are licensed dentists comprehensive dental care without charge to needy, disabled, aged and medically-compromised individuals. Volunteer licensed dentists will provide treatment under the donated dental services program in their respective offices or at the location at which the participating dentist agrees to provide the service. Patients will be treated under the program based upon arrangements as to the number of patients and the types of cases the participating volunteer dentists are willing to undertake. The secretary for children and families may adopt rules and regulations as necessary for the administration of this program.History: L. 1996, ch. 210, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 362; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5376 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5376 Cooperation of other state agencies.

75-5376. Cooperation of other state agencies. For the purposes of this act and within the limits of appropriations and resources available therefor, all agencies and officers of the state and political subdivisions thereof shall cooperate fully with the secretary for aging and disability services.History: L. 1975, ch. 424, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 364; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5378 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5378 Employees.

75-5378. Employees. The secretary may employ personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. All such employed personnel shall be included in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act.History: L. 1975, ch. 424, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5381 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5381 Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse; establishment.

75-5381. Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse; establishment. The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse is hereby established and shall be within the Kansas department for aging and disability services as a part thereof.History: L. 1981, ch. 353, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 365; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5382 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5382 Same; duties.

75-5382. Same; duties. It shall be the duty of the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse to confer, advise and consult with the commissioner of alcohol and drug abuse services, on behalf of the secretary for aging and disability services, with respect to the powers, duties and functions imposed upon the secretary under K.S.A. 65-4006, 65-4007 and 75-5375, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1981, ch. 353, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 366; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5383 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5383 Same; composition; terms; vacancies.

75-5383. Same; composition; terms; vacancies. (a) The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse shall be composed of 24 members appointed by the secretary for aging and disability services.(b) In making appointments to the first committee, the secretary shall appoint 1/2 of the members to one-year terms and 1/2 of the members to two-year terms. Members first appointed to the committee shall serve for their appointed terms and until the appointment and qualification of their successors.(c) On the expiration of any member's term of office, the secretary shall appoint a successor who shall serve for a term of two years and until such member's successor has been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the committee which occurs before the expiration of any member's term of office shall be filled by appointment by the secretary for the unexpired term.History: L. 1981, ch. 353, § 3; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 367; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5384 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5384 Same; members to be representative of various groups and organizations; definitions.

75-5384. Same; members to be representative of various groups and organizations; definitions. (a) The secretary shall appoint members so that the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse will broadly represent groups interested in the problems of abuse of alcohol and drugs. The secretary shall appoint members representing both governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the field and shall provide for representation of providers and consumers from both the alcohol and drug field, consumer advocates and other interested groups and shall provide for equitable representation of geographic areas within the state.(b) (1) "Provider" means any private or public treatment facility or any person or institution licensed or authorized to give care or treatment to anyone seeking its services for alcohol or other drug abuse.(2) "Consumer" means any person receiving the services of a provider.(3) "Consumer advocate" means any interested group or person promoting the treatment and prevention of alcohol or other drug abuse or any self-help group.History: L. 1981, ch. 353, § 4; L. 1982, ch. 268, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5385 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5385 Same; compensation.

75-5385. Same; compensation. Members of the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse attending meetings of the committee, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the committee, shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223.History: L. 1981, ch. 353, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5386 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5386 Same; organization; records and minutes; meetings; bylaws.

75-5386. Same; organization; records and minutes; meetings; bylaws. (a) The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse shall organize at its first meeting after this law takes effect and thereafter at the first meeting held in each calendar year by electing one of its members as chairperson, one as chairperson-elect and one as recorder.(b) The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse shall keep records and minutes of its business and official actions, which shall be filed with the secretary for aging and disability services and be open to public inspection. The secretary shall provide to the committee all necessary clerical services.The committee shall meet at least quarterly and special meetings of the committee may be called by the chairperson of the committee or by the secretary for aging and disability services.(c) The committee may adopt such bylaws, which are not in conflict with the provisions of this act, as may be necessary or desirable to regulate its procedures and actions.History: L. 1981, ch. 353, § 6; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 368; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5387 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5387 Same; successor to Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol abuse and alcoholism and Kansas citizens' committee on drug abuse.

75-5387. Same; successor to Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol abuse and alcoholism and Kansas citizens' committee on drug abuse. The Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol abuse and alcoholism established by K.S.A. 65-4004 and the Kansas citizens' committee on drug abuse established by K.S.A. 75-5377 in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this act are hereby abolished, and the Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and drug abuse established by this act shall be the successor to all powers and duties thereof.History: L. 1981, ch. 353, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5391 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5391 Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing; establishment; duties; management functions.

75-5391. Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing; establishment; duties; management functions. (a) There is hereby established within the Kansas department for children and families the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing. The commission shall:(1) Advocate services affecting the deaf and hard of hearing in the areas of public services, health care, educational, vocational and employment opportunity;(2) act as a bureau of information for the deaf and hard of hearing to state agencies and public institutions providing general health and mental health care, employment, vocational, and educational services, and to local agencies and programs;(3) collect facts and statistics and other special studies of conditions affecting the health and welfare of the deaf and hard of hearing in this state;(4) provide for a mutual exchange of ideas and information on the national, state and local levels;(5) provide public education of prenatal and postnatal warning signs of conditions which may lead to deafness or hearing impairment in the fetus or newborn child;(6) encourage and assist local governments in the development of programs for the deaf and hard of hearing;(7) cooperate with public and private agencies and units of local, state and federal governments in promoting coordination in programs for the deaf and hard of hearing;(8) provide for the social, emotional, educational and vocational needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and their families;(9) serve as an advisory board to the governor on the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing by preparing an annual report which reviews the status of all state services to the deaf and hard of hearing within Kansas, and to recommend priorities to the governor for the development and coordination of services to the deaf and hard of hearing;(10) make recommendations for needed improvements, and serve as an advisory board in regard to new legislation affecting the deaf and hard of hearing.(b) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary for children and families. Within the limitations of available appropriations, the secretary for children and families shall provide additional clerical and other assistance as may be required for the commission.History: L. 1982, ch. 308, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 334, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 162, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 369; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5394 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 53 - Department For Children And Families|75-5394 Same; cooperation by state agencies.

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 enable it to properly carry out its activities under this act. Avoidance of unnecessary duplication of state-delivered services to the deaf and hard of hearing shall be the primary objective of such cooperation.History: L. 1982, ch. 308, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 334, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 162, § 4; April 30.