Kansas Statutes 75-5903. Department for aging and disability services established; secretary for aging and disability services; appointment and confirmation; department to receive and disburse federal older Americans act moneys; application of K-GOAL
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-5903
- Council: means the advisory council on aging created by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902
- Department: means the Kansas department for aging and disability services created by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902
- Secretary: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902
- Services: means those services designed to provide assistance to the aged such as nutritional programs, facilities improvement, transportation services, senior volunteer programs, supplementary health services, programs for leisure-time activities, housing and employment counseling, other informational, referral and counseling programs to aid the aged in availing themselves of existing public or private services or other similar social services intended to aid the senior citizen in attaining and maintaining self-sufficiency, personal well-being, dignity and maximum participation in community life. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) There is hereby created the Kansas department for aging and disability services. The Kansas department for aging and disability services shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary for aging and disability services. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Except as provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as secretary shall exercise any power, duty or function as secretary until confirmed by the senate. In appointing the secretary, the governor shall consider, but is not limited to, persons suggested by the council and persons with responsible administrative experience in the field of gerontology. The secretary shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor.
The Kansas department for aging and disability services shall be the single state agency for receiving and disbursing federal funds made available under the federal older Americans act (public law 89-73), and amendments thereto, or other federal programs for the aging.
(b) The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the Kansas department for aging and disability services, and the department is subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law.