77-516. Prehearing conference; notice. The presiding officer designated to conduct the hearing may conduct a prehearing conference. If the conference is conducted:
(a) The state agency may assign a presiding officer for the prehearing conference, exercising the same discretion as is provided by K.S.A. 77-514 and amendments thereto concerning the selection of a presiding officer for a hearing.
(b) The presiding officer for the prehearing conference shall set the time and place of the conference and give reasonable notice to all parties and to all persons who have filed written petitions to intervene in the matter.
(c) The notice shall include:
(1) The names and mailing addresses of all parties and other persons to whom notice is being given by the presiding officer;
(2) the name, official title, mailing address and telephone number of any counsel or employee who has been designated to appear for the state agency;
(3) the official file or other reference number, the name of the proceeding and a general description of the subject matter;
(4) a statement of the time, place and nature of the prehearing conference;
(5) a statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the prehearing conference and the hearing are to be held;
(6) the name, official title, mailing address and telephone number of the presiding officer for the prehearing conference;
(7) a statement that at the prehearing conference the proceeding, without further notice, may be converted into a conference hearing or a summary proceeding for disposition of the matter as provided by this act; and
(8) a statement that a party who fails to attend or participate in a prehearing conference, hearing or other stage of an adjudicative proceeding may be held in default under this act.
(d) The notice may include any other matters that the presiding officer considers desirable to expedite the proceedings.
History: L. 1984, ch. 313, § 16; L. 1988 ch. 356, § 7; July 1, 1989.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure
Article 5 - Administrative Procedure Act
77-503 Application and construction; computing period of time.
77-503a Information not disclosed in public record; when.
77-505 Informal settlements; alternative dispute resolution.
77-506 Conversion of proceedings.
77-508 Hearings, not required in certain circumstances.
77-512 Orders affecting licensure; requirements.
77-513 Hearings, applicable procedures.
77-515 Participation and representation.
77-516 Prehearing conference; notice.
77-517 Prehearing conference; procedure; prehearing order.
77-519 Pleadings, motions, objections, briefs; service.
77-522 Discovery; authorization; requests; subpoenas, discovery orders and protective orders.
77-524 Evidence; official notice.
77-525 Ex parte communications; exemption for certain agencies.
77-526 Orders, initial and final; exception for state corporation commission.
77-527 Review of initial order; exceptions to reviewability.
77-530 Orders, when effective.
77-531 Service of order or notice.
77-533 Conference hearing; use, when.
77-535 Disclosure of material or essential facts.
77-536 Emergency proceedings; use, when; procedure.
77-537 Summary proceedings; use, when; right to request hearing; orders, contents.
77-542 Right to request hearing; statement filed.
77-547 Same; administrative proceedings; agency head, defined.
77-550 Division of property valuation; administrative proceedings; agency head, designation.
77-551 Hearing of state agencies; presiding officer.
77-561 Office of administrative hearings; director; employees.
77-563 Same; officers and employees transferred; benefits and rights.
77-564 Same; conflicts as to power, function or duty to be resolved by governor.
77-565 Same; legal custody of records transferred; no abatement of suits, actions or proceedings.