(a) The state corporation commission may appoint persons to the positions specified in subsection (b) to serve as full-time employees of the state. Such persons shall be in the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act and shall receive compensation fixed by the state corporation commission and approved by the governor, subject to the limitations of appropriations therefor.

(b) The offices to which this section apply are the following:

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-630

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(1) The director of the division of utilities;

(2) the director of the division of conservation;

(3) the director of the division of transportation;

(4) the director of public affairs and consumer protection;

(5) the general counsel; and

(6) the executive director, who shall also serve as secretary to the state corporation commission.