2006 Kansas Code - 74-6709

      74-6709.   Same; advisory committee on employment of the handicapped abolished; certain members of advisory committee to serve as members of commission; continuation of employees and benefits; commission successor to property and records of advisory committee; fee fund abolished. (a) The advisory committee on employment of the handicapped is hereby abolished.

      (b)   Members serving on the advisory committee on employment of the handicapped on June 30, 1989, under appointment by the president or minority leader of the Kansas senate or the speaker or minority leader of the Kansas house of representatives shall continue to serve as members of the commission on disability concerns, in lieu of four of the members provided to be appointed by the secretary of commerce, until expiration of their terms. Vacancies created by the expiration of such terms shall be filled by appointments by the secretary of commerce.

      (c)   On July 1, 1989, employees who, immediately prior to such date were serving the advisory committee on employment of the handicapped and who, in the opinion of the secretary of commerce, are necessary to the performance of the duties of the commission on disability concerns shall continue to serve such commission. Any such employee shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such employee before July 1, 1989. The service of each such employee shall be deemed to have been continuous.

      (d)   On and after July 1, 1989, whenever any statute, contract or other document refers to the advisory committee on employment of the handicapped, such reference shall be deemed to refer to the commission on disability concerns.

      (e)   The commission on disability concerns shall succeed to all property, property rights and records of the advisory committee on employment of the handicapped.

      (f)   On July 1, 1989, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the advisory committee on employment of the handicapped fee fund to the commission on disability concerns fee fund. On July 1, 1989, all obligations of the advisory committee on employment of the handicapped fee fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the commission on disability concerns fee fund, and the advisory committee on employment of the handicapped fee fund is hereby abolished.

      History:   L. 1989, ch. 235, § 9; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 112; July 1.