§ 48-904 Definitions
§ 48-905a Division of emergency management, establishment
§ 48-907 Powers and duties of adjutant general
§ 48-911 Mobile support units; duties of adjutant general
§ 48-912 Investigations and surveys; testimony and evidence; fees and mileage of witnesses
§ 48-914 Lease, sale or loan of state property to federal or local governments; transfer of personnel; cities and counties authorized to contract
§ 48-915 Immunity from liability of the state, local governments and certain individuals; Kansas tort claims act, applicability
§ 48-916 Authority to accept services, gifts, grants and loans
§ 48-917 Persons ineligible for employment
§ 48-919 Employees, division of emergency management; expenses
§ 48-920 Title of act
§ 48-922 Purchase of accident insurance for volunteer workers by cities; coverage; immunity; definitions
§ 48-923 Limitations on effect of act
§ 48-924 Disasters; responsibilities of governor; state of disaster emergency; continuation, extension and termination; requirements of proclamation; activation of disaster response and recovery of state disaster plan; state of drought
§ 48-924a Extension of state of disaster emergency declared for counties experiencing severe weather-related disaster on May 4, 2007
§ 48-924b Extension of state of disaster emergency declared on March 12, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 health emergency; revocation of existing executive orders
§ 48-925 Powers of governor during state of disaster emergency; authorized orders, limitations; review by legislative coordinating council; revocation by legislature; civil action for relief from executive orders; powers of board of county commissioners, orders
§ 48-925a Limitations on powers of governor during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; substantially burdening or inhibiting gathering or movement of individuals or operation of religious, civic, business or commercial activity; certain orders null and void
§ 48-925c Operation and closure of school districts during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; school district board of education as the sole authority; guidance by other governmental officials allowed; procedure to contest board action; civil action
§ 48-925d Operation and closure of community college or technical college during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; governing body as the sole authority; guidance by other governmental officials allowed; procedure to contest governing body action; civil actio
§ 48-926 State disaster emergency plan; rules and regulations
§ 48-927 State resources management plan
§ 48-928 Duties of division of emergency management
§ 48-929 County and city disaster agencies; determination by governor; disaster emergency plans by county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies; duties of local officials
§ 48-930 Interjurisdictional disaster agencies; finding and order by governor; disaster emergency plans; interjurisdictional agreements between counties; interstate mutual aid organizations, agreements, disapproval by legislature
§ 48-931 Development and revision of state, local and interjurisdictional disaster plans; advice and assistance of local government, business and civic leaders
§ 48-932 States of local disaster emergency; effect; powers and duties of county and city officials; civil action for relief from action by local unit of government
§ 48-933 Duty of individuals during disaster emergencies; compensation for loss of property, exceptions; claims procedure
§ 48-934 Duties and immunities of law enforcement, military and other authorized personnel
§ 48-935 Force and effect of municipal ordinances during disaster emergencies
§ 48-936 Immunity from liability for persons in control of certain premises
§ 48-937 Communications systems during disasters; recommendations to governor
§ 48-938 Federal grants to individuals and families; powers and duties of governor; amount of state share; maximum amount, determination
§ 48-939 Civil penalty for intentional violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunder; enforcement through civil action by the attorney general or county or district attorney; injunction or restraining order; criminal penalty for
§ 48-940 Title of act
§ 48-941 Definitions
§ 48-942 Costs of emergency management plans and programs; fees
§ 48-943 Rules and regulations; personnel
§ 48-944 Administration of act
§ 48-945 Declaration of state of emergency; exemption of drivers of utility service vehicles from certain requirements
§ 48-948 Citation of act; purpose
§ 48-949 Definitions
§ 48-950 Kansas mutual aid system; participation by political subdivisions
§ 48-951 Responsibilities of participating political subdivisions
§ 48-952 Requests for assistance among participating political subdivisions
§ 48-953 Obligation of participating political subdivisions to provide assistance; conditions
§ 48-954 Recognition of license, certificate or other permit issued by participating political subdivision
§ 48-955 Guidelines and procedures
§ 48-956 Personnel of participating political subdivision; benefits
§ 48-957 Nature of activities governmental; liability
§ 48-958 Severability
§ 48-959 Seizure of firearms prohibited during official state of emergency; cause of action created; attorney fees
§ 48-960 Division of emergency management authorized to accept certain real property in Saline county
§ 48-962 Local health officers required to share certain information with first responder agencies; information not a public record
§ 48-967 Severability; act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas
§ 48-968 Severability; governmental response to certain emergencies

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 48 > Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness for Disasters

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • disaster: means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, epidemics, contagious or infectious disease, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, terrorism or hostile military or paramilitary action;

    (e) "unorganized militia" means all able-bodied male and female persons between the ages of 16 and 50 years;

    (f) "state disaster emergency plan" means the plan prepared and maintained by the division of emergency management pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904

  • 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

  • Emergency planning zone: means an area surrounding a nuclear facility for which planning is needed to assure that prompt and effective actions can be taken to protect the public in the event of an accident at the facility. See Kansas Statutes 48-941
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans: means all disaster emergency plans developed and promulgated by county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
  • Nuclear facility: means any facility which utilizes nuclear energy to produce electricity and which has all or any part of an emergency planning zone within Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 48-941
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, or any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing. See Kansas Statutes 48-941
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, evidences of debt and things in action, and digital assets as defined in the revised uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act, Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.