Kansas Statutes 48-905a. Division of emergency management, establishment
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-905a
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Emergency management: means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters;
(b) "adjutant general" means the adjutant general of the state of Kansas;
(c) "division of emergency management" means the division of emergency management created in the office of the adjutant general by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a) The division of emergency preparedness within the office of the adjutant general is hereby abolished and there is hereby established within the office of the adjutant general a division of emergency management. To the extent provided in this act, all of the powers, duties and functions of such division of emergency preparedness are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the division of emergency management. The division of emergency management and the powers, duties and functions thereof shall be administered, by the adjutant general, who shall be the chief administrative officer thereof, under the supervision of the governor.
(b) Whenever the division of emergency preparedness within the office of the adjutant general, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the division of emergency management.
(c) The division of emergency management shall be a continuation of the division of emergency preparedness within the office of the adjutant general as the same existed prior to the effective date of this act.