Kansas Statutes
Article 55 - Payroll Accounting For State Agencies
75-5548 Same; leave from work with pay for certified disaster service volunteers of American red cross; rate of compensation and preservation of benefits; when leave may be granted.

75-5548. Same; leave from work with pay for certified disaster service volunteers of American red cross; rate of compensation and preservation of benefits; when leave may be granted. An employee of a state agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American red cross may be granted leave from work with pay for not more than 20 working days in any twelve-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American red cross, upon the request of the American red cross for the services of that employee and upon the approval of that employee's state agency, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation leave, compensatory time, personal vacation days, sick leave or earned overtime accumulation. The state agency shall compensate an employee granted leave under this section at the employee's regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee is absent from work. An employee deemed to be on leave under this section shall not be deemed to be an employee of the state for purposes of workers compensation. An employee deemed to be on leave under this section shall not be deemed to be an employee of the state for purposes of the Kansas tort claims act. Leave under this act shall be granted only for services related to a disaster occurring within the state of Kansas and states contiguous to Kansas.
History: L. 1993, ch. 33, § 3; July 1.

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Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees

Article 55 - Payroll Accounting For State Agencies

75-5501 Formulation, installation and operation of system of payroll accounting; system elements and principles; modification for biweekly payroll periods; plan for deductions for certain employee organization and association dues.

75-5501a Biweekly payroll periods; university of Kansas medical center; establishment for other state agencies, authority of secretary of administration; implementation procedures.

75-5502 Payroll accounting system; staggered or cycled payroll periods or pay dates, limitations; powers of director of accounts and reports.

75-5503 Same; changes in payroll periods and pay dates; notice to affected employees required; time for notice.

75-5504 Same; duty of appointing authority to certify changes to payroll rosters and encumbrance documents to director of accounts and reports; reliance thereon by director.

75-5505 Same; standard 40-hour workweek established; exception, when; submission of information to director of accounts and reports; inapplicability to elective state officers.