Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 77-528

  • Agency head: means an individual or body of individuals in whom the ultimate legal authority of the state agency is vested by any provision of law. See Kansas Statutes 77-502
  • Order: means a state agency action of particular applicability that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities or other legal interest of one or more specific persons. See Kansas Statutes 77-502
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Until the time at which a petition for judicial review would no longer be timely, a party may submit to the presiding officer or agency head a petition for stay of effectiveness of an initial or final order, unless otherwise provided by statute or stated in the initial or final order. The presiding officer or agency head may take action on the petition for stay, either before or after the effective date of the initial or final order.