75-5391. Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing; establishment; duties; management functions. (a) There is hereby established within the Kansas department for children and families the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing. The commission shall:
(1) Advocate services affecting the deaf and hard of hearing in the areas of public services, health care, educational, vocational and employment opportunity;
(2) act as a bureau of information for the deaf and hard of hearing to state agencies and public institutions providing general health and mental health care, employment, vocational, and educational services, and to local agencies and programs;
(3) collect facts and statistics and other special studies of conditions affecting the health and welfare of the deaf and hard of hearing in this state;
(4) provide for a mutual exchange of ideas and information on the national, state and local levels;
(5) provide public education of prenatal and postnatal warning signs of conditions which may lead to deafness or hearing impairment in the fetus or newborn child;
(6) encourage and assist local governments in the development of programs for the deaf and hard of hearing;
(7) cooperate with public and private agencies and units of local, state and federal governments in promoting coordination in programs for the deaf and hard of hearing;
(8) provide for the social, emotional, educational and vocational needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and their families;
(9) serve as an advisory board to the governor on the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing by preparing an annual report which reviews the status of all state services to the deaf and hard of hearing within Kansas, and to recommend priorities to the governor for the development and coordination of services to the deaf and hard of hearing;
(10) make recommendations for needed improvements, and serve as an advisory board in regard to new legislation affecting the deaf and hard of hearing.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary for children and families. Within the limitations of available appropriations, the secretary for children and families shall provide additional clerical and other assistance as may be required for the commission.
History: L. 1982, ch. 308, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 334, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 162, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 369; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 53 - Department For Children And Families
75-5309 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified service.
75-5310a Service contracts for preparation of expert testimony; exempt from competitive bidding.
75-5313 Advisory committees; creation; allowances and expenses.
75-5316a Secretary may organize department; powers and duties of personnel.
75-5319 Custody of records, memoranda and writings of departmental transactions.
75-5321a Transfer of certain long-term care programs and services to secretary of aging.
75-5328a Purchase of insurance insuring volunteers in family foster care program.
75-5331 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law.
75-5338 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law.
75-5344 Special fund for the developmentally disabled; authorized uses; administration.
75-5345 Employees at industries for the blind workshop, civil service status.
75-5365 Acquisition of certain support enforcement services; competitive bid procedure.
75-5367 Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; requirements; procedure.
75-5375 Drug abuse treatment and prevention duties of secretary for aging and disability services.
75-5376 Cooperation of other state agencies.
75-5381 Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse; establishment.
75-5383 Same; composition; terms; vacancies.
75-5384 Same; members to be representative of various groups and organizations; definitions.
75-5386 Same; organization; records and minutes; meetings; bylaws.
75-5394 Same; cooperation by state agencies.
75-5395 Same; arrangements and contracts authorized for carrying out purposes.
75-5396 Same; reception of funds, gifts, grants, bequests; expenditures.
75-5397 Same; state agencies to provide services to deaf and hard of hearing.
75-5397a Same; fees for interpreter services and sign language instruction.
75-5397c Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
75-5397d Motor vehicle symbol for deaf and hard of hearing; requirements.
75-5399 Transition planning services for individuals with disabilities; definitions.
75-53,100 Same; transition planning required.
75-53,101 Same; compilation of background information.
75-53,102 Same; transition councils.
75-53,111 Foster child educational assistance act; purpose.
75-53,112 Foster child educational assistance act; definitions.
75-53,113 Same; eligibility for assistance continuous where eligible under preexisting law.
75-53,114 Same; waiver of tuition or fees; reimbursement of other qualified expenses.
75-53,115 Same; continuing requirements for program participation.
75-53,116 Same; enrollment not contingent on available appropriations.
75-53,117 Same; rules and regulations.
75-53,118 Same; annual report to legislature.
75-53,120 Same; eligibility for tuition waiver continuing, when.