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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-515a Eligibility for care or treatment by veterans' administration or federal agency; order; notice; court jurisdiction.

73-515a.
Eligibility for care or treatment by veterans' administration or federal agency; order; notice; court jurisdiction.
Whenever, in any proceeding under the laws of this state a proposed patient is determined to be a mentally ill person and is in need of care or treatment at a psychiatric hospital and it appears that such person is eligible for care or treatment by the veterans' administration or other agency of the United States government, the court, upon receipt of a certificate from the veterans' administration or such other agency showing that facilities are available and that such person is eligible for care or treatment therein, may order such person to said veterans' administration or other agency.
The proposed patient shall be personally served with notice of the pending proceeding to determine a mentally ill person in the manner as provided by the law of this state; and nothing in this act shall affect his right to appear and be heard in the proceedings. Upon being ordered for care or treatment, such person, when admitted to any facility operated by any such agency within or without this state shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the veterans' administration or other agency. The chief officer of any facility of the veterans' administration or institution operated by any other agency of the United States to which the person is so ordered for care or treatment shall with respect to such person be vested with the same powers as superintendents of state psychiatric hospitals within this state with respect to retention of custody, transfer, convalescent leave or discharge.
Jurisdiction is retained in the court having venue of such proceedings at any time to inquire into the mental condition of the person so ordered for care or treatment, and to determine the necessity for continuance of his restraint, and all orders for care or treatment pursuant to this act are so conditioned.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 402, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 433, § 14; January 1, 1966.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-515b Same; orders from courts of other states; effect; consent.

73-515b.
Same; orders from courts of other states; effect; consent.
The order for care or treatment of a person determined to be a mentally ill person entered by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia, which orders a person to the veterans' administration, or other agency of the United States government for care or treatment shall have the same force and effect as to the involuntary patient while in this state as in the jurisdiction in which is situated the court entering the judgment or making the order; and the courts of the state ordering such care or treatment, or of the District of Columbia, shall be deemed to have retained jurisdiction of the person so ordered for care or treatment for the purpose of inquiring into the mental condition of such person, and of determining the necessity for continuance of his care or treatment; as is provided in K.S.A. 73-515a with respect to persons ordered for care or treatment by the courts of this state. Consent is hereby given to the application of the law of the state ordering such care or treatment or district in respect to the authority of the chief officer of any facility of the veterans' administration, or of any institution operated in this state by any other agency of the United States to retain custody, or transfer, or place on convalescent leave or discharge the involuntary patient.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 402, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 433, § 15; January 1, 1966.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-515c Same; transfer to federal agency; notice; exception.

73-515c.
Same; transfer to federal agency; notice; exception.
Upon receipt of a certificate of the veterans' administration or such other agency of the United States that facilities are available for the care or treatment of any person heretofore ordered to receive care or treatment at any psychiatric hospital or other facility for care or treatment and that such person is eligible for care or treatment, the superintendent of the institution may cause the transfer of such person to the veterans' administration or other agency of the United States for care or treatment. Upon effecting any such transfer, the court having venue or proper officer thereof shall be notified thereof by the transferring agency. No person shall be transferred to the veterans' administration or other agency of the United States if he be confined pursuant to conviction of any felony or misdemeanor or if he has been acquitted of the charge solely on the ground of insanity, unless prior to transfer the court or other authority originally ordering care or treatment of such person shall enter an order for such transfer after appropriate motion and hearing. Any person transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be ordered to receive care or treatment by the veterans' administration or other agency of the United States pursuant to the original order for care or treatment.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 402, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 433, § 16; January 1, 1966.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-516 Final accounting.

73-516.
Final accounting.
When a pensioner for whom a curator has been appointed under the provisions of this act or other laws of this state shall have attained his or her majority, and if an incapacitated person shall be declared to be restored to capacity by the bureau and the court, and when any pensioner, not a minor, shall be declared to be restored to capacity by said bureau and the court, the curator shall upon making a satisfactory accounting be discharged upon a petition filed for that purpose.
History: L. 1929, ch. 250, § 16; L. 1965, ch. 433, § 17; L. 1967, ch. 411, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-517 Construction of act.

73-517.
Construction of act.
This act shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial intents and purposes thereof, and shall apply only to beneficiaries of the bureau.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 250, § 17; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-518 Title of act.

73-518.
Title of act.
This act may be cited as the "curators for veterans act."
History: L. 1929, ch. 250, § 18; L. 1965, ch. 433, § 18; L. 1967, ch. 411, § 15; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-519 Interpretation.

73-519.
Interpretation.
This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 250, § 19; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-520 Validity.

73-520.
Validity.
The invalidity of any portion of this act shall not affect the validity of any other portion thereof which can be given effect without such invalid part.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 250, § 20; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-521 Repeals.

73-521.
Repeals.
All laws or parts of laws relating to beneficiaries of the bureau inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 250, § 21; May 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-522 Purchase of real estate; evidence of value and title.

73-522.
Purchase of real estate; evidence of value and title.
The court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee-simple title to real estate in this state in which the curator has no interest, but only as a home for the pensioner, or to protect his interests or (if he is not a minor) as a home for his dependent family. Such purchase of real estate shall not be made except upon the entry of an order of the court after hearing upon verified petition. Notice of such hearing shall be given the veterans' administration in the manner and within the time provided by K.S.A. 73-523. Before authorizing such investment the court shall require evidence of value and title as is hereinabove provided, and of the advisability of acquiring such real estate. Title shall be taken in the pensioner's name. This paragraph shall not be construed to limit the right of the curator, on behalf of his pensioner, to bid and to become the purchaser of real estate at a sale thereof pursuant to decree of foreclosure of a lien held by or for the pensioner, or at a trustee's sale, to protect the pensioner's right in the property so foreclosed or sold, or at a sale under partition decree, if necessary to protect the pensioner's interest in such property.
History: L. 1939, ch. 283, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 433, § 19; L. 1967, ch. 411, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 5 - Curators For Veterans › 73-523 Administrator of veterans' affairs to be party in interest, when.

73-523.
Administrator of veterans' affairs to be party in interest, when.
The administrator of veterans' affairs or his successor, is and shall be a party in interest in any proceedings brought under any law of this state for the appointment of a conservator or curator of a veteran of any war or other beneficiary on whose account benefits of compensation, adjusted compensation, pension or insurance or other benefits are payable by the veterans' administration, and the said administrator or his successor is and shall be an interested party in the administration of the estate of any such pensioner on whose account such benefits are payable or whose estate includes assets derived from benefits paid by the veterans' administration, its predecessor or successor, and written notice shall be given by registered mail (unless waived in writing) to the office of the veterans' administration having jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located, of the time and place for hearing on any petition or pleading or in connection with any proceeding pertaining to or affecting in any manner the administration of the estate of any beneficiary of the veterans' administration. Said notice shall be given at such time as to reach such office in due course of mail not less than ten (10) days before the date of such hearing or other proceeding.
History: L. 1939, ch. 283, § 4; L. 1965, ch. 433, § 20; L. 1967, ch. 411, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-701 State flag.

73-701.
State flag.
A state flag be and the same is hereby adopted to be used on every and all occasions, when the state is officially represented, with the privilege of the use by all citizens on all fitting and appropriate occasions which shall be authorized by state authorities.
History: L. 1927, ch. 281, § 1; March 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-702 Same; description; form and makeup.

73-702.
Same; description; form and makeup.
The official state flag of the state of Kansas shall be a rectangle of dark-blue silk or bunting, three (3) feet on the staff by five (5) feet fly.
The great seal of the state of Kansas, without its surrounding band of lettering, shall be located equidistant from the staff and the fly side of the flag, with the lower edge of the seal located eleven (11) inches above the base side of the flag. The great seal shall be surmounted by a crest and the word KANSAS shall be located underneath the seal. The seal shall be seventeen (17) inches in diameter. The crest shall be on a wreath or an azure, a sunflower slipped proper, which divested of its heraldic language is a sunflower as torn from its stalk in its natural colors on a bar of twisted gold and blue. The crest shall be six (6) inches in diameter; the wreath shall be nine (9) inches in length. The top of the crest shall be located two (2) inches beneath the top side of the flag. The letters KANSAS shall be imprinted in gold block letters below the seal, the said letters to be properly proportioned, and five (5) inches in height, imprinted with a stroke one (1) inch wide; and the first letter K shall commence with the same distance from the staff side of the flag as the end of the last letter S is from the fly side of the flag. The bottom edge of the letters shall be two (2) inches above the base side of the flag. Larger or smaller flags will be of the same proportional dimensions.
The colors in the seal shall be as follows: Stars, silver; hills, purple; sun, deep yellow; glory, light yellow; sky, yellow and orange from hills half way to motto, upper half, azure; grass, green; river, light blue; boat, white; house, dark brown; ground, brown; wagons, white; near horse, white; off horse, bay; buffalo, dark, almost black; motto, white; scroll, light brown.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 281, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 376, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 394, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-703 State banner.

73-703.
State banner.
A state banner be and the same is hereby adopted to be used on every and all occasions, when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of the use by all citizens on all fitting and appropriate occasions authorized by the state authorities.
History:
L. 1925, ch. 290, § 1; February 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-704 Same; description; form and makeup.

73-704.
Same; description; form and makeup.
The official banner of the state of Kansas, provided for in K.S.A. 73-703, shall be of solid blue and shall be of the same tint as the color of the field of the United States flag, whose width shall be three-fourths of its length, with a sunflower in the center having a diameter of two-thirds of the space of the banner, enclosing and surrounding with its petals of gold, a brown center having a diameter of two-fifths the size of the sunflower. Service banners may be made of bunting or other material of such size as required on conforming to the proportionate specifications.
History:
L. 1925, ch. 290, § 2; L. 1953, ch. 360, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-705 Flag Day proclamation by governor.

73-705.
Flag Day proclamation by governor.
The governor of this state shall on or before June 1 of each year issue a proclamation recommending that June 14, flag day, be observed by the people of this state by the display of the flag of the United States of America and in such other ways as will be in harmony with the general character of the day.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 309, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-706 Display of United States flag by public institution.

73-706.
Display of United States flag by public institution.
Every person or board having under its jurisdiction the main administration building of any public institution in this state shall have the flag of the United States of America displayed on said main administration building each day except that the flag need not be so displayed when the weather is inclement.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 309, § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-707 Flag and flagpole for every schoolhouse; flag use, etiquette and display.

73-707.
Flag and flagpole for every schoolhouse; flag use, etiquette and display.
The board of education of every school district and the proprietor of a private or parochial school, in this state shall provide a suitable flag of the United States of America with staff or flagpole for every schoolhouse under the control and supervision of such board or proprietor. The flag shall be displayed in conformance with the instructions relating to flag etiquette, use and display adopted by the state board of education under K.S.A. 72-5308, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 309, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 79, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-708 Flag to be displayed on election day.

73-708.
Flag to be displayed on election day.
Every person in this state charged with the duty of providing supplies at any election polling place, shall provide a suitable flag of the United States of America, and shall cause the same to be displayed in each polling place on the day of each and every election.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 309, § 4; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-710 Penalty for violating K.S.A. 73-705 through 73-710.

73-710.
Penalty for violating
K.S.A.
73-705 through 73-710.
Any person failing to comply with or violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 309, § 6; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-711 Display of Kansas state flag; definitions.

73-711.
Display of Kansas state flag; definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) The words "school district" mean and include any common-school district, rural high-school district, community high-school district, and any first- or second-class city school district; and
(b) the words "governing body" mean and include the district board of any common-school district, the district board of any rural high-school district, the board of trustees of any community high-school district, and the board of education of any city of the first or second class.
History: L. 1961, ch. 353, § 1; April 10.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 7 - Flag And Patriotic Emblems › 73-712 Same; display on school grounds each day of school year; exception.

73-712.
Same; display on school grounds each day of school year; exception.
It shall be the duty of the governing body of every school district in the state and of the supervisory authority of every private and parochial school to provide an official state flag for the school district or for the school under its jurisdiction and control, and to have said state flag displayed on the school grounds each day during the school year: Provided, That when the weather is inclement, the flag may be displayed within the school building.
History: L. 1961, ch. 353, § 2; April 10.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 8 - State Marches › 73-801 The Kansas March.

73-801.
The Kansas March.
The march "The Kansas March," composed by Duff E. Middleton, is hereby established as the official state march of Kansas. Said march is as follows:
THE KANSAS MARCH
Music by Duff E. Middleton
History:
L. 1935, ch. 262, § 1; May 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 8 - State Marches › 73-802 Kansas March.

73-802.
Kansas March.
The march, "Here's Kansas" composed by Bill Post, is hereby established as an official march of Kansas. Such march is as follows:
History:
L. 1992, ch. 187, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 9 - State Bird › 73-901 Designation.

73-901.
Designation.
The bird known as the western meadow lark, Sturnella-Neglecta (Audubon), as preferred by a vote of Kansas school children, is hereby designated and declared to be the official bird of the state of Kansas.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 319, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 10 - State Tree › 73-1001 Designation.

73-1001.
Designation.
The tree known as the cottonwood is hereby designated and declared to be the official tree of the state of Kansas.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 318, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 11 - Soldiers' Recreation › 73-1101 Buildings, rooms and facilities in certain cities.

73-1101.
Buildings, rooms and facilities in certain cities.
Any city situated in any county adjoining a United States military reservation may, whenever deemed expedient by its governing body, acquire, establish and maintain such buildings, rooms and facilities as the governing body deems necessary for the recreation and entertainment of United States soldiers and their relatives and friends, and may use public buildings for such purposes.
History: L. 1941, ch. 114, § 1; April 9.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 11 - Soldiers' Recreation › 73-1102 Recreation facilities for soldiers; tax levy, use of proceeds.

73-1102.
Recreation facilities for soldiers; tax levy, use of proceeds.
Any such city may use any sums available in its general fund for such purpose and may further levy a tax each year on all taxable tangible property in such city for the purpose of acquiring, establishing or maintaining such buildings, rooms or facilities and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 114, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 69, § 21; L. 1975, ch. 494, § 32; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 191; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 11 - Soldiers' Recreation › 73-1103 Balance of funds may be transferred to general fund, when.

73-1103.
Balance of funds may be transferred to general fund, when.
Any city situated in any county adjoining or containing a United States military reservation, which has levied a tax for the purpose of acquiring, establishing, and maintaining buildings, rooms and facilities for the recreation and entertainment of United States soldiers and their relatives and friends, may, upon the abandonment or closing of such military reservation, and when in the judgment of its governing body it shall be deemed necessary and desirable, transfer all or any part of such fund no longer necessary or required for the purposes for which levied and collected, into the general fund of such city.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 132, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1208d Kansas commission on veterans affairs abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred to Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.

73-1208d. Kansas commission on veterans affairs abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred to Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.
(a) On July 1, 2014, the Kansas commission on veterans affairs provided for by K.S.A. 73-1208a, prior to its repeal, shall be and is hereby abolished.
(b) On July 1, 2014, all of the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.
(c) The Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs in which the same were vested prior to July 1, 2014. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the Kansas commission on veterans affairs in which the authority to perform such act was vested prior to July 1, 2014. The Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be a continuation of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs abolished by this section.
(d) All rules and regulations and all orders or directives of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs, or of any persons authorized by the commission to issue orders or directives, in existence on July 1, 2014, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations and orders or directives of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.
(e) On and after July 1, 2014, whenever the Kansas commission on veterans affairs, 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 mean and apply to the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 83, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1208e Kansas commission on veterans affairs office established; appointment, compensation and civil service status of director; powers and duties of director; application of K-GOAL.

73-1208e. Kansas commission on veterans affairs office established; appointment, compensation and civil service status of director; powers and duties of director; application of K-GOAL.
(a) There is hereby established within the executive branch of government the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office, which shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office, who shall be a veteran, shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall exercise any power, duty or function as director until confirmed by the senate. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act, shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor.
(b) All budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the Kansas veterans affairs office, shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.
(c) All vouchers for expenditures from appropriations to or for the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be approved by the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office or a person or persons designated by the director for such purpose.
(d) The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office, and the office is subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 83, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1208f Kansas commission on veterans affairs office; duties.

73-1208f. Kansas commission on veterans affairs office; duties.
The Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be responsible for carrying out the general policies of the governor and the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office by: (a) Affording and furnishing to veterans, and relatives and dependents of such veterans, information, advice, direction and assistance through the coordination of programs and services in the fields of education, health, vocational guidance and placement, mental care and economic security; and (b) managing, operating and controlling the Kansas soldiers' home and the Kansas veterans' home.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 83, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1211 Prosecution of claims before federal veterans' administration.

73-1211. Prosecution of claims before federal veterans' administration.
All claims filed with the federal veterans' administration by the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall be prosecuted by an accredited representative of one of the participating veterans' organizations. No employee of any veterans' organization shall participate in or receive any funds hereinafter appropriated or made available to the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office unless such employing veterans' organization shall prosecute any and all claims to the federal veterans' administration that are referred to them or their employees by the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 433, § 5; L. 1953, ch. 361, § 6; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1216 Financial benefits to dependents of prisoners of war or persons missing in action, who attend certain educational institutions; definitions.

73-1216.
Financial benefits to dependents of prisoners of war or persons missing in action, who attend certain educational institutions; definitions.
As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Prisoner of war" and "person missing in action" shall mean any person who was a resident of the state of Kansas at the time he entered service of the United States armed forces and who, while serving in said U.S. armed forces, has been declared to be a prisoner of war or to be a person missing in action, as established by the U.S. secretary of defense, after January 1, 1960, or any person who, while serving in said U.S. armed forces, has been declared to be a prisoner of war or to be a person missing in action, as established by the U.S. secretary of defense, after January 1, 1960, and who has a dependent actually living in Kansas on the effective date of this act; and
(b) "Dependent" shall mean any child born before or during the period of time such child's father served as a prisoner of war or was declared to be a person missing in action, or any child legally adopted or in the legal custody of any person prior to and during the time such person served as a prisoner of war or was declared to be a person missing in action.
History: L. 1972, ch. 279, § 1; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1217 Same; enrollment at institutions without tuition or fees; filing claims for reimbursement by institutions; Kansas commission on veterans affairs office, administration, rules and regulations.

73-1217. Same; enrollment at institutions without tuition or fees; filing claims for reimbursement by institutions; Kansas commission on veterans affairs office, administration, rules and regulations.
The board of trustees of every community college, the board of regents of Washburn university of Topeka, the governing board of every technical college and the governing body of every other institution of post-high school education which is supported by any state moneys shall provide for enrollment without charge of tuition or fees for any dependent of a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, so long as such dependent is eligible, but not to exceed 12 semesters of instruction or the equivalent thereof at all such institutions for any person if the person started such instruction prior to July 1, 2005, or 10 semesters if the person started such instruction on or after July 1, 2005. Once a person qualifies as a dependent under the terms and provisions of this act, no occurrence, such as the return of the dependent's parent or such parent's reported death, shall disqualify the dependent from the provisions or benefits of this act. The state board of regents, the board of trustees of any community college, or the governing body of any other institution which grants tuition for fees without charge to a dependent under this act may file a claim with the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office for reimbursement of the amount of such tuition or fees. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall administer this act and qualifications of persons as dependents shall be determined by such director. Such director may adopt rules and regulations making more specific the definitions herein contained and for the administration of this act.
History:
L. 1972, ch. 279, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 275, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 326, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 120, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 97, § 38; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1218 Financial benefits to dependents of persons deceased as a result of service during Vietnam conflict; enrollment at institutions without tuition or fees; claims for reimbursement filed with Kansas commission on veterans affairs office; "dependent" defined.

73-1218. Financial benefits to dependents of persons deceased as a result of service during Vietnam conflict; enrollment at institutions without tuition or fees; claims for reimbursement filed with Kansas commission on veterans affairs office; "dependent" defined.
The state board of regents, the board of trustees of every community college, the board of regents of Washburn university of Topeka, the governing board of every technical college and the governing body of every other institution of post-high school education which is supported by any state moneys shall provide for enrollment without charge of tuition or fees for any dependent of a person who died as the result of a service-connected disability suffered during the Vietnam conflict as a result of such conflict, so long as such dependent is eligible, but not to exceed 12 semesters of instruction or the equivalent thereof at all such institutions for any person. Once a person qualifies as a dependent under the terms and provisions of this act, no occurrence, such as the return of the dependent's father or mother, shall disqualify the dependent from the provisions or benefits of this act. The governing body of every institution of post-high school education which is supported by any state moneys and which grants tuition or fees without charge to a dependent under this act may file a claim with the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office for reimbursement of the amount of such tuition or fees. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall administer this act and the qualification of persons as dependents shall be determined by such director. Such director may adopt rules and regulations making more specific the definition herein contained and for the administration of this act.
"Dependent" as used in this act shall mean any child born to, legally adopted by, or in the legal custody of a person who was a resident of the state of Kansas at the time such person entered service of the United States armed forces and who, while serving in the U.S. armed forces in the geographical area of the Vietnam conflict, has been declared to be a person who died as the result of a service-connected disability suffered during the Vietnam conflict as a result of such conflict.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 324, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 262, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 97, § 39; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1221 Persian Gulf War syndrome; short title.

73-1221.
Persian Gulf War syndrome; short title.
This act shall be known as the Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative act.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1222 Same; definitions.

73-1222. Same; definitions.
As used in K.S.A. 73-1221 through 73-1231, and amendments thereto, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Birth defect" means any physical or mental abnormality or condition, including any susceptibility to any illness or condition other than normal childhood illnesses or conditions.
(b) "Board" means the Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative board established by K.S.A. 73-1223, and amendments thereto.
(c) "Director" means the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office.
(d) "Gulf War syndrome" means the wide range of physical and mental conditions, problems and illnesses that are connected with service in the armed forces of the United States during and in the area of operations of the Persian Gulf War.
(e) "Veteran" means a person who is a resident of Kansas who was a member of the armed forces of the United States of America and who served in such armed forces in the area of operations of the Persian Gulf War during the Persian Gulf War or thereafter regardless of whether such person is still actively serving in the armed forces or reserve.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1224 Same; survey of individuals suffering syndrome; duties of director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office; limitation on expenses.

73-1224. Same; survey of individuals suffering syndrome; duties of director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office; limitation on expenses.
(a) The director shall develop comprehensive surveys, or adopt one or more existing surveys, to be conducted to determine and study the physical and mental conditions, problems and illnesses, including birth defects, as well as the employment, social, emotional and family problems experienced by veterans, their spouses and family members since the veteran's return to Kansas and by any other persons residing in Kansas who are suffering from Gulf War syndrome.
(b) The director shall develop or adopt the surveys within the first four months after the effective date of this act. The director shall administer the surveys and review the completed surveys with the board. The director shall compile the results of the surveys and develop recommendations for the legislature based thereon. The director shall report the results to appropriate federal agencies and shall request additional assistance for veterans commensurate with the director's duties under K.S.A. 73-1209, and amendments thereto.
(c) The aggregate amount expended for the development and administration of surveys and studies set out under this section and for board expenses, including the position established by K.S.A. 73-1225, and amendments thereto, shall not exceed $100,000 per fiscal year.
(d) The director shall request the different media, including radio, television and newspaper, to make public service announcements publicizing information on the Persian Gulf War surveys and inform Kansans of the health problems identified and where help is available. The public service announcements should be published no less than four times a year.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 4; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1225 Same; staff position established, appointment, duties.

73-1225. Same; staff position established, appointment, duties.
There is hereby established with the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office a full-time position dedicated to seeking and applying for grants and other moneys to fund activities under this act, to assist in the preparation and administration of surveys under this act, to promote programs and activities designed to assist persons affected by Gulf War syndrome to receive the help they need and to perform such other duties as the director may prescribe. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, the director shall appoint a qualified individual to this position.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 5; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 17; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1226 Same; survey, conduct and participation offers; establishment and maintenance of registry of persons affected; immunity for persons providing information.

73-1226. Same; survey, conduct and participation offers; establishment and maintenance of registry of persons affected; immunity for persons providing information.
(a) The director shall request that the department of health and environment contact families of any children born after August 1, 1991, who are on any state birth defect list maintained by the department, to inform the families of the availability of the survey and the registry if either parent served in the Persian Gulf War. If the family voluntarily participates in the survey, the veteran's child's name shall be listed in the state Persian Gulf War registry.
(b) The director shall determine the appropriate health programs and the confidential mechanisms that shall be utilized to ask participants in such programs whether they are Persian Gulf War veterans, and if so, offer the veterans voluntary participation in the survey under K.S.A. 73-1224, and amendments thereto.
(c) The director shall establish and maintain a state Persian Gulf War registry containing the names of veterans, their spouses, family members and other persons in Kansas who have been affected by Gulf War syndrome.
(d) The director shall inform veterans of any state and federal programs available to meet the veterans' needs.
(e) Any person who in good faith provides information to the director under the provisions of this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability therefor.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 6; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 18; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1227 Same; fiscal impact study identifying budgetary impact thereof.

73-1227. Same; fiscal impact study identifying budgetary impact thereof.
Subject to funds available, the director shall conduct a fiscal impact study, aimed at identifying the annual budgetary impact of Gulf War syndrome on Kansas in terms of increased costs of education, medical coverage, correction of birth defects and other expenses identified through the results of the surveys conducted under K.S.A. 73-1224, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 7; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 19; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1228 Same; survey information confidential, limited disclosure authorized.

73-1228.
Same; survey information confidential, limited disclosure authorized.
The information obtained through any survey conducted under K.S.A. 73-1224, and amendments thereto, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed or made public, upon subpoena or otherwise, beyond the requirements of K.S.A. 73-1230, and amendments thereto, except such information may be disclosed if:
(a) No person can be identified in the information to be disclosed and the disclosure is for statistical purposes;
(b) all persons who are identifiable in the information to be disclosed consent in writing to its disclosure;
(c) the disclosure is necessary, and only to the extent necessary, to protect the public health;
(d) a medical emergency exists and the disclosure is to medical personnel qualified to treat infectious or contagious diseases, except that any information disclosed pursuant to this paragraph shall be disclosed only to the extent necessary to protect the health or life of a named party; or
(e) the information to be disclosed is required in a court proceeding involving child abuse and the information is disclosed in camera.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1229 Same; rules and regulations.

73-1229. Same; rules and regulations.
The director shall adopt rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of K.S.A. 73-1221 through 73-1231, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 9; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 20; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1230 Same; cooperation with other agencies in obtaining aid.

73-1230. Same; cooperation with other agencies in obtaining aid.
The director shall cooperate and share information with appropriate state and federal agencies as necessary for the purposes of this act to aid veterans and other persons in obtaining aid and relief from the effects of Gulf War syndrome. Such cooperation shall include reporting the survey statistics to appropriate federal agencies to bring issues to the notice of appropriate agencies.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 10; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems › Article 12 - Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs Office › 73-1231 Same; Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative fund established.

73-1231. Same; Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative fund established.
There is hereby established in the state treasury the Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative fund which shall be administered by the director. All moneys received from any grants from federal or other nonstate sources, from contributions or from any other source for the purpose of financing the activities of the board or the development or administration of the surveys developed by the board under this act, shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative fund. All expenditures from the Persian Gulf War veterans health initiative fund shall be for the purposes of financing the activities of the director for the implementation and administration, including the activities of the board and the development and administration of the surveys under this act, and shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office or the director's designee.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 39, § 11; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 296; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 22; July 1.