77-551. Hearing of state agencies; presiding officer. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in all hearings of any state agency that are required to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the presiding officer shall be the agency head, one or more members of the agency head or a presiding officer assigned by the office of administrative hearings.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the employment security law, pursuant to K.S.A. 44-701 et seq., and amendments thereto or article 5 of chapter 44 and amendments thereto, except K.S.A. 44-532 and 44-5,120, and amendments thereto, concerning the workers compensation act.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the agency head or one or more members of the agency head who will serve as a presiding officer may designate any other person to serve as a presiding officer to determine procedural matters that may arise prior to the hearing on the merits, including but not limited to conducting prehearing conferences pursuant to K.S.A. 77-516 and 77-517, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1997, ch. 182, § 90; L. 2004, ch. 145, § 42; L. 2009, ch. 109, § 22; July 1.
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.