Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-12a23

  • 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.
  • Secretary: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 76-12a01
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) Within the limits of funds appropriated therefor, including any grants or funds received from any agency of the United States government and from any other source, the secretary may establish and may administer, and supervise the maintenance and operation of substance abuse programs at the state institutions.

(b) All jurisdiction, powers, functions and duties relating to the establishment, administration, supervision, maintenance and operation of substance abuse programs under the jurisdiction of the state institutions are conferred and imposed upon the secretary, and the secretary may adopt rules and regulations relating to the exercise of such jurisdiction, powers, functions and duties.