2006 Kansas Code - 75-5903

      75-5903.   Department on aging established; secretary of aging; appointment and confirmation; department to receive and disburse federal older Americans act moneys; application of K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby created a department on aging. The department on aging shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary of aging. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. In appointing the secretary, the governor shall consider, but is not limited to, persons suggested by the council and persons with responsible administrative experience in the field of gerontology. The secretary shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor.

      The department on aging shall be the single state agency for receiving and disbursing federal funds made available under the federal older Americans act (public law 89-73) and any amendments thereto or other federal programs for the aging.

      (b)   The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the department on aging, and the department is subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law.

      History:   L. 1977, ch. 288, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 299, § 40; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 76; L. 1992, ch. 116, § 53; L. 2001, ch. 86, § 16; April 12.