Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-4329

  • Board: means the public employee relations board established pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 75-4322
  • Governing body: means the legislative body, policy board or other authority of the public employer possessing legislative or policymaking responsibilities pursuant to the constitution or laws of this state. See Kansas Statutes 75-4322
  • Public employee: means any person employed by any public agency, except those persons classed as supervisory employees, professional employees of school districts, as defined by subsection (c) of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-4322
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

Every public agency, other than the state, acting through its governing body, may establish procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-4327 and 75-4328 and, after consultation with interested employee organizations and employer representatives, may resolve disputes concerning the recognition status of employee organizations composed of employees of such agency. In the absence of such procedures, such disputes shall be submitted to the public employee relations board in accordance with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4327.