Kansas Statutes 74-5014. Organization of department; authority of division heads and personnel; appointment of officers and employees
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5014
- 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 deems most efficient, so long as the same is not in conflict with the provisions of law. Division heads shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as are prescribed by the secretary or by law. Division heads shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the secretary to the extent authority to do so is delegated by the secretary to the division heads. 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. Subject to the Kansas civil service act and with the approval of the secretary of commerce, the head of each division shall appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the division, section, office or other unit of the department of commerce, and all such subordinate officers and employees shall be within the classified service.