Kansas Statutes 74-5002o. Organization of department; policies governing administration
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5002o
- Act: means the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,211
- department: means the department of commerce;
(4) "entrepreneur" means an individual creating a new business, service or product;
(5) "region" means multi-county areas as defined by the secretary of commerce;
(6) "regional business development fund" means an authorized and audited fund that is created by taxpayer contributions, interest income and investment income and is managed by the regional foundation board of directors for the purposes of economic and leadership development in the region;
(7) "regional foundation" means any organization in Kansas that demonstrates capacity to provide economic development services to regions as defined by this act, and: (A) Has obtained a ruling from the internal revenue service of the United States department of treasury that such organization is exempt from income taxation under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) of the federal internal revenue code;
(B) has been designated as a certified development company by the United States small business administration;
(C) has been designated as an economic development district by the United States department of commerce's economic development administration;
(D) has been organized as a regional planning commission under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,154
- Secretary: means the secretary of commerce. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
The secretary of commerce may organize the department of commerce in the manner the secretary of commerce deems most efficient, so long as the same is not in conflict with law. The secretary may establish policies governing the transaction of business of the department and the administration of the department. Division heads and employees of the department of commerce not within a particular division shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as are prescribed by law and such other duties as the secretary of commerce may prescribe, and such person shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the secretary of commerce to the extent authority to do so is delegated by the secretary of commerce to them. Personnel of each division shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the head of the division may prescribe and such duties and powers as are prescribed by law. Personnel of each division shall act for, and exercise the powers of, their division head to the extent authority to do so is delegated by the division head.