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KS Stat § 48-938 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-938 Federal grants to individuals and families; powers and duties of governor; amount of state share; maximum amount, determination.

48-938. Federal grants to individuals and families; powers and duties of governor; amount of state share; maximum amount, determination. Whenever the president of the United States, pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act and the federal disaster relief and emergency assistance amendments of 1988, has declared a major disaster to exist in this state, the governor is hereby authorized to apply for, accept and disburse grants from the federal government pursuant to section 411 of the federal disaster relief and emergency assistance amendments of 1988, in order to meet the disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families in this state who are adversely affected by such major disaster which cannot be met adequately from other means. In order to implement and administer such grant program and to make financial grants thereunder, the governor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the federal government, or any officer or agency thereof, pledging the state to provide the state share of such financial grants, subject to the allocation of funds for such purpose by the state finance council from the state emergency fund, as provided in K.S.A. 75-3713 and amendments thereto. The state share of any grant made pursuant to this section to meet disaster-related necessary expenses and serious needs of individuals and families in this state shall not exceed 25% of the actual cost of such expenses and needs as authorized by section 411 of the federal disaster relief and emergency assistance amendments of 1988 and in any event shall not exceed, in the aggregate to any one individual or family with respect to any one major disaster, the maximum amount determined for the current fiscal year under this section. The maximum amount of the state share of such financial grants under this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, shall be $2,500. The maximum amount for each fiscal year thereafter shall be determined by the adjutant general on or before July 1 of such fiscal year and shall be equal to the maximum amount for the preceding fiscal year plus an additional amount determined by the adjutant general to be proportionally equal to the increase, if any, by which the consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the United States department of labor for the preceding calendar year, exceeds that index for the second preceding calendar year.History: L. 1975, ch. 283, § 18; L. 1989, ch. 158, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-939 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-939 Civil penalty for intentional violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunder; enforcement through civil action by the attorney general or county or district attorney; injunction or restraining order; criminal penalty for knowing violation of certain orders.

48-939. Civil penalty for intentional violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunder; enforcement through civil action by the attorney general or county or district attorney; injunction or restraining order; criminal penalty for knowing violation of certain orders. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who intentionally violates any provision of this act, any rule and regulation adopted by the adjutant general under this act or any lawful order or proclamation issued under authority of this act whether pursuant to a proclamation declaring a state of disaster emergency under K.S.A. 48-924, and amendments thereto, or a declaration of a state of local disaster emergency under K.S.A. 48-932, and amendments thereto, may incur a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per violation. Each penalty may be assessed in addition to any other penalty provided by law.(2) A knowing violation of an executive order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 48-925, and amendments thereto, that mandates a curfew or prohibits public entry into an area affected by a disaster is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.(b) Violations of subsection (a)(1) shall be enforced through an action brought under chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, by the attorney general or the county or district attorney in the county in which the violation took place. Civil penalties sued for and recovered by the county or district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county where the proceedings were instigated.(c) The attorney general or any county or district attorney may bring an action to enjoin, or to obtain a restraining order, against a person who has violated, is violating or is otherwise likely to violate this act.History: L. 1975, ch. 283, § 20; L. 2020, ch. 1, § 36 (Special Session); L. 2021, ch. 7, § 9; March 25.
KS Stat § 48-940 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-940 Title of act.

48-940. Title of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas nuclear safety emergency management act.History: L. 1993, ch. 113, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 248, § 22; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-941 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-941 Definitions.

48-941. Definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Emergency planning zone" means an area surrounding a nuclear facility for which planning is needed to assure that prompt and effective actions can be taken to protect the public in the event of an accident at the facility. Each nuclear facility shall have, as a minimum a plume exposure pathway planning zone consisting of an area of approximately 10 miles radius surrounding the facility and an ingestion exposure pathway planning zone consisting of an area approximately 50 miles in radius surrounding the facility.(b) "Emergency management" has the meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 48-904, and amendments thereto.(c) "Nuclear facility" means any facility which utilizes nuclear energy to produce electricity and which has all or any part of an emergency planning zone within Kansas.(d) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, or any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing.History: L. 1993, ch. 113, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 248, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-943 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-943 Rules and regulations; personnel.

48-943. Rules and regulations; personnel. (a) The adjutant general shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer and implement the provisions of this act. Such rules and regulations shall include a schedule for the submission of emergency management budget requests by participating state and local government agencies and for the payment and disbursement of moneys from the nuclear safety emergency management fee fund. Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, the adjutant general shall prepare a budget estimate for each fiscal year showing the total of operating expenditures and capital improvement expenditures projected to be incurred in administering this act during the fiscal year. The budget estimate under this act shall be prepared only after consultation with those persons liable for the fees imposed under this act as to the costs necessary to enable state and local government agencies to perform their responsibilities in the event of an accident at a nuclear facility.(b) Within the limitations of appropriation acts, the adjutant general is authorized to employ appropriate personnel necessary to administer the provisions of this act and rules and regulations adopted under this act. All costs incurred by the adjutant general in administering the provisions of this act shall be paid from fees collected pursuant to this act. The adjutant general shall have the duty, in administering this act, to prevent and eliminate any duplication of services or equipment.History: L. 1993, ch. 113, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 248, § 25; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-944 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-944 Administration of act.

48-944. Administration of act. The adjutant general shall administer this act in conjunction with the administration of the Kansas emergency management act.History: L. 1993, ch. 113, § 5; L. 1994, ch. 248, § 26; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-945 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-945 Declaration of state of emergency; exemption of drivers of utility service vehicles from certain requirements.

48-945. Declaration of state of emergency; exemption of drivers of utility service vehicles from certain requirements. (a) Upon application by any utility, the division of emergency management may declare a state of emergency in all or any part of the state whenever conditions exist which constitute an emergency, as defined in 49 C.F.R. 390.5, as in effect on the effective date of this act or such later version as adopted by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1,129, and amendments thereto, subject to the following:(1) The state of emergency shall be deemed to exist solely for the purpose of exempting drivers of utility service vehicles, as defined in 49 C.F.R. 395.2, as in effect on the effective date of this act or such later version as adopted by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1,129, and amendments thereto, from limitations on hours of service prescribed by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission; and(2) the exemption shall be subject to the conditions and limitations provided by 49 C.F.R. 390.23, as in effect on the effective date of this act or such later version as adopted by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1,129, and amendments thereto, for exemptions pursuant to that regulation.(b) The adjutant general may adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas emergency management act.History: L. 2005, ch. 65, § 1; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 48-948 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-948 Citation of act; purpose.

48-948. Citation of act; purpose. (a) This act may be cited as the Kansas intrastate emergency mutual aid act.(b) The purpose of this act is to create a system of intrastate mutual aid between participating Kansas political subdivisions. Each participant of this system recognizes that emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential for the protection of lives and property and for best use of available assets both public and private. The system shall provide for mutual assistance among the participating political subdivisions in the prevention of, response to and recovery from any disaster that results in a formal state of emergency in a participating political subdivision, subject to such participating political subdivision's criterion for a declaration. The system shall provide for mutual cooperation among the participating subdivisions in conducting disaster-related exercises, testing or other training activities outside actual declared emergency periods. The system shall provide a common glossary and definitions of resources based on a resource management program. This legislation provides no immunity, rights or privileges for any individual responding to a state of emergency that is not requested or authorized, or both, to respond by a participating political subdivision. Participating political subdivisions will be ensuring to the fullest extent possible, eligibility for state and federal disaster funding.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-949 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-949 Definitions.

48-949. Definitions. As used in the Kansas intrastate emergency mutual aid act:(a) "Division" means the division of emergency management within the office of the adjutant general.(b) "Emergency responder" means any person in the public or private sector who: (1) Has special skills, qualifications, training, knowledge and experience which would be beneficial to a participating political subdivision in response to a locally-declared emergency as defined in any applicable law or ordinance or authorized drill or exercises; and (2) is requested or authorized, or both, to respond. An emergency responder may or may not be required to possess a license, certificate, permit or other official recognition for the emergency responder's expertise in a particular field or area of knowledge. "Emergency responder" includes, but is not limited to, the following: Law enforcement officers, firefighters, 911 call center public safety telecommunicators, emergency medical services personnel, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, public health personnel, emergency management personnel, public works personnel and persons with skills or training in operating specialized equipment or other skills needed to provide aid in a declared emergency.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 2; L. 2021, ch. 7, § 10; March 25.
KS Stat § 48-950 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-950 Kansas mutual aid system; participation by political subdivisions.

48-950. Kansas mutual aid system; participation by political subdivisions. All political subdivisions within the state, upon enactment of this act, are automatically a part of the Kansas mutual aid system. A political subdivision may elect not to participate or to later withdraw from the system by adoption of an appropriate resolution by its governing body declaring that it elects not to participate in the statewide mutual aid system and providing a copy of the resolution to the division. This act does not preclude participating political subdivisions from entering into supplementary agreements with another political subdivision and does not affect any other agreement to which a political subdivision may currently or in the future be a party under other Kansas statutes.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-951 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-951 Responsibilities of participating political subdivisions.

48-951. Responsibilities of participating political subdivisions. It shall be the responsibility of each participating political subdivision with jurisdiction over and responsibility for emergency management within such subdivision to:(a) Identify potential hazards that could affect the participating political subdivision, using an identification system common to all participating jurisdictions;(b) conduct joint planning, intelligence sharing and threat assessment development with contiguous participating political subdivisions and conduct joint training;(c) identify and inventory the current services, equipment, supplies, personnel and other resources related to planning, prevention, mitigation and response and recovery activities of the participating political subdivision; and(d) adopt, train on and operate using the national incident management system as approved by division.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-952 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-952 Requests for assistance among participating political subdivisions.

48-952. Requests for assistance among participating political subdivisions. A participating political subdivision may request assistance of other participating political subdivisions in preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from disasters that result in locally-declared emergencies or in concert with authorized drills or exercises as allowed under this legislation. Requests for assistance shall be made through the chief executive officer of a participating political subdivision or the chief executive officer's designee. Requests may either be verbal or in writing and are not required to go directly to the division but in all cases will be reported to the division as soon as is practical. Verbal requests will be followed up with a written request as soon as is practical or such number of days as the division in its discretion may dictate.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-953 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-953 Obligation of participating political subdivisions to provide assistance; conditions.

48-953. Obligation of participating political subdivisions to provide assistance; conditions. A participating political subdivision's obligation to provide assistance in the prevention of, response to and recovery from a locally-declared emergency or in authorized drills or exercises is subject to the following conditions:(a) A participating political subdivision requesting assistance must have either declared a state of emergency in the manner specified in K.S.A. 48-932, and amendments thereto, or authorized drills and exercises;(b) a responding participating political subdivision may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection and services for its own jurisdiction;(c) emergency responders of a responding participating political subdivision shall continue under the command and control of their responding jurisdiction, to include medical protocols, standard operating procedures and other protocols, but shall be under the operational control of the appropriate officials within the incident management system of the participating political subdivision receiving the assistance; and(d) assets and equipment of a responding participating political subdivision shall continue under the control of the responding political subdivision but shall be under the operational control of the appropriate officials within the incident management system of the participating political subdivision receiving the assistance.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-954 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-954 Recognition of license, certificate or other permit issued by participating political subdivision.

48-954. Recognition of license, certificate or other permit issued by participating political subdivision. If a person or entity holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by a participating political subdivision or the state evidencing qualification in a professional, mechanical or other skill and the assistance of such person or entity is requested by a participating political subdivision, the person or entity shall be deemed to be licensed, certified or permitted in the political subdivision requesting assistance for the duration of the declared emergency or authorized drills or exercises, subject to any limitations and conditions the chief executive of the participating political subdivision receiving the assistance may prescribe by executive order or otherwise.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-955 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-955 Guidelines and procedures.

48-955. Guidelines and procedures. The division shall develop comprehensive guidelines and procedures for implementation of the Kansas mutual aid system, including, but not limited to, the following: Projected or anticipated costs, checklists for requesting and providing assistance, record keeping for all participating political subdivisions, reimbursement procedures, use of a common glossary of terms and definitions of resources and other necessary implementation elements, along with the necessary forms for requests and other records documenting deployment and return of assets.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-956 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-956 Personnel of participating political subdivision; benefits.

48-956. Personnel of participating political subdivision; benefits. Personnel of a participating political subdivision responding to or rendering assistance for a request who sustain injury or death in the course of, and arising out of, their employment are entitled to all applicable benefits normally available to personnel while performing their duties for their employer. Such personnel shall receive any additional state and federal benefits that may be available to them for line-of-duty deaths.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-957 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-957 Nature of activities governmental; liability.

48-957. Nature of activities governmental; liability. All activities performed under this act are deemed hereby to be governmental functions. For the purposes of liability, all persons responding under the operational control of the requesting political subdivision are deemed to be employees of the requesting participating political subdivision. Except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith, neither the participating political subdivisions nor their employees shall be liable for the death of or injury to persons or for damage to property when complying or attempting to comply with the Kansas mutual aid system.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 48-958 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety|Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters|48-958 Severability.

48-958. Severability. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end the provisions of this act are severable.History: L. 2006, ch. 106, § 11; July 1.