Kansas Statutes 75-5950. Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions, continuation of authority
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-5950
- 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
The secretary of aging shall be a continuation of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services as to the programs transferred in accordance with the transition plan provided for by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-5948 and shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services for such programs, except as otherwise provided. On and after the transfer date for each of the programs transferred, every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the secretary of aging shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the secretary of social and rehabilitation services in whom such powers were vested prior to the transfer.