5-503. Director of dispute resolution; appointment. The director of dispute resolution shall be appointed by the judicial administrator and work for the office of judicial administration. The director of dispute resolution shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act. The director may be but is not required to be an attorney and shall be selected for appointment on the basis of the individual's training and experience in dispute resolution. The director shall administer the dispute resolution act and shall provide administrative and clerical assistance to the council. If the person appointed as director is an attorney, such person shall devote full time to the duties of the office of director and shall not engage in the private practice of law during the period such person serves as director.
History: L. 1994, ch. 217, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 140, § 3; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 5 - Arbitration And Award
Article 5 - Dispute Resolution
5-501 Citation of act; application.
5-503 Director of dispute resolution; appointment.
5-504 Advisory council on dispute resolution; members; terms, election of officers.
5-505 Same; duties and functions; meeting requirements; subcommittees.
5-506 Director's duties; annual report.
5-507 Programs or individuals in dispute resolution; approval of; application; annual report.
5-510 Supreme court adopts standards; ethics requirements; compensation for services.
5-511 Rules of procedure and ethics.
5-512 Confidentiality of proceedings.
5-513 Immunity from liability.
5-516 Supreme court adopts rules.