75-4315b. Appointment of public officers subject to confirmation by senate; procedures; withdrawal of appointment; conditions; failure of confirmation; vacancy of unexpired term; appointment subject to senate confirmation. (a) All appointments of public officers which are subject to confirmation by the senate shall be received, considered and acted upon in the manner provided by rules of the senate. Appointments shall be confirmed by the senate only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the senate.
(b) If a majority of the senate votes on the question of confirmation of an appointment to an office and the appointment is not confirmed, the office shall become vacant at that time.
(c) An appointing authority may withdraw an appointment from consideration by the senate at any time before confirmation if:
(1) The appointing authority withdrawing the appointment is the same person, or a body having the same members, as the appointing authority that made the appointment; or
(2) the person or body withdrawing the appointment is a successor to the appointing authority that made the appointment and the appointment was made to fill a vacancy occurring after the person or body was elected to succeed the appointing authority.
(d) If a majority of the senate votes on the question of confirmation of an appointment to an office and the appointment is not confirmed, the appointing authority which made the appointment shall not subsequently appoint to the same office the person who failed to be confirmed.
(e) If an appointment to a public office is subject to confirmation by the senate, any appointment to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term of that office shall also be subject to confirmation by the senate.
(f) As used in this section "majority of the senate" means a majority of all members of the senate then elected (or appointed) and qualified.
History: L. 1982, ch. 347, ยง 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 43 - Public Officers And Employees
75-4301a Governmental ethics applicable to local governmental subdivisions; definitions.
75-4306 Penalties for violations; severability.
75-4308 Oath required for public officers and employees.
75-4309 Same; falsifying oaths or affirmations.
75-4310 Oath required for public officers and employees; administering; filing.
75-4311 Same; funds withheld until oath subscribed to and filed.
75-4312 Same; persons required to take oath; time for filing; penalty.
75-4313 Same; unauthorized disbursement of funds; penalty.
75-4314 Same; officer or employee receiving funds without subscribing and filing oath; penalty.
75-4317 Open meetings declared policy of state; citation of act.
75-4320a Enforcement of act by district courts; burden of proof; court costs; precedence of cases.
75-4320b Investigation of alleged violations; powers.
75-4320c Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansas; subject to open meetings law.
75-4320d Civil remedies to enforce act by attorney general; consent order; finding of violation.
75-4320e Complaint form prescribed by attorney general.
75-4320f Civil remedies to enforce act; consent order.
75-4324 Employees' right to form, join and participate in employee organizations.
75-4325 Supervisory employee not prohibited from membership in employee organization.
75-4326 Existing rights of public employer not affected.
75-4328 Recognition of right of employee organization to represent employees.
75-4329 Disputes concerning recognition of employee organization; procedure for resolving.
75-4330 Memorandum agreements, limitations; grievance procedures; arbitration; judicial review.
75-4331 Memorandum of understanding; financial report; consideration and action; rejection.
75-4333 Prohibited practices; evidence of bad faith.
75-4352 Same; compensation for services.
75-4353 Same; qualifications of interpreter; determination; persons disqualified.
75-4354 Same; duty of interpreter; oath; disclosure.
75-4355 Same; inherent power of court not limited.
75-4355a Interpreters for deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired; court proceedings.
75-4355b Same; certification; fees; other modes of communication.
75-4355d Enforcement; construction.
75-4371 Same; compensation for accumulated sick leave; rules and regulations.
75-4375 Same; compensation for certain direct care employees after layoff; determination of amount.