§ 75-5301 Secretary for children and families; appointment and confirmation; creation of department; department and office of secretary subject to K-GOAL
§ 75-5308d Mental health and retardation services and commissioner of mental health and retardation services abolished; transfer of powers, duties and functions; Kansas department for aging and disability services
§ 75-5308e Mental health and developmental disabilities established; administration of mental health and developmental disabilities; commissioner of community services and programs, appointment and compensation
§ 75-5308f Powers, duties and functions transferred to and imposed upon commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities; previous orders and directives continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed
§ 75-5309 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified service
§ 75-5309a Coordinator of medical services job class, employees in unclassified service; home and community based services program, attendant care services, personnel in unclassified service, salary plan, definitions
§ 75-5310 Appointment of personnel for department; compensation; application to persons appointed after effective date of act
§ 75-5310a Service contracts for preparation of expert testimony; exempt from competitive bidding
§ 75-5313 Advisory committees; creation; allowances and expenses
§ 75-5316a Secretary may organize department; powers and duties of personnel
§ 75-5319 Custody of records, memoranda and writings of departmental transactions
§ 75-5320 Seal of secretary
§ 75-5321 Secretary to adopt all general policies and rules and regulations; social service outreach services
§ 75-5321a Transfer of certain long-term care programs and services to secretary of aging
§ 75-5326 Same; annual report
§ 75-5328a Purchase of insurance insuring volunteers in family foster care program
§ 75-5331 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law
§ 75-5338 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law
§ 75-5343 Self-sufficiency trust fund; agreements with trusts, deposits; interest transfers; expenditures and administration; rules and regulations
§ 75-5344 Special fund for the developmentally disabled; authorized uses; administration
§ 75-5345 Employees at industries for the blind workshop, civil service status
§ 75-5365 Acquisition of certain support enforcement services; competitive bid procedure
§ 75-5366 Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; agreement; procedures; requirements; rules and regulations
§ 75-5367 Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; requirements; procedure
§ 75-5371 Donated dental services program for needy, disabled, aged and medically-compromised individuals; administration of program
§ 75-5375 Drug abuse treatment and prevention duties of secretary for aging and disability services
§ 75-5376 Cooperation of other state agencies
§ 75-5378 Employees
§ 75-5381 Kansas citizens’ committee on alcohol and other drug abuse; establishment
§ 75-5382 Same; duties
§ 75-5383 Same; composition; terms; vacancies
§ 75-5384 Same; members to be representative of various groups and organizations; definitions
§ 75-5385 Same; compensation
§ 75-5386 Same; organization; records and minutes; meetings; bylaws
§ 75-5387 Same; successor to Kansas citizens’ committee on alcohol abuse and alcoholism and Kansas citizens’ committee on drug abuse
§ 75-5391 Establishment of commission; duties; development and oversight of programs concerning interpreters; management functions
§ 75-5392 Same; composition; qualifications of members; terms; vacancies; meetings; officers; quorum; expenses
§ 75-5393 Executive director; employment; compensation and expenses; duties; qualifications
§ 75-5393a Interpreter registration; requirements; fees; rules and regulations
§ 75-5393b Unlawful acts related to interpreting; exceptions; civil actions
§ 75-5393c Regulation of communication access services; rules and regulations; fees
§ 75-5393d Deaf and hard of hearing registration fee fund
§ 75-5394 Same; cooperation by state agencies
§ 75-5395 Same; arrangements and contracts authorized for carrying out purposes
§ 75-5396 Same; reception of funds, gifts, grants, bequests; expenditures
§ 75-5397 Same; state agencies to provide services to deaf and hard of hearing
§ 75-5397a Fees for interpreter services; registration; communication access services and sign language instruction
§ 75-5397b Same; continuation of former commission; application of references to former commission; preservation of orders and directives
§ 75-5397c Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings
§ 75-5397d Motor vehicle symbol for deaf and hard of hearing; requirements
§ 75-5397e Language assessment program; given, when; advisory committee; recommendations; reports; definitions
§ 75-5397f Definitions
§ 75-5399 Transition planning services for individuals with disabilities; definitions
§ 75-53,100 Same; transition planning required
§ 75-53,101 Same; compilation of background information
§ 75-53,102 Same; transition councils
§ 75-53,105 Secretary access to criminal history, court records; nationwide search; fees; unauthorized disclosure, penalty
§ 75-53,111 Foster child educational assistance act; purpose
§ 75-53,112 Foster child educational assistance act; definitions
§ 75-53,113 Same; eligibility for assistance continuous where eligible under preexisting law
§ 75-53,114 Same; waiver of tuition or fees; reimbursement of other qualified expenses
§ 75-53,115 Same; continuing requirements for program participation
§ 75-53,116 Same; enrollment not contingent on available appropriations
§ 75-53,117 Same; rules and regulations
§ 75-53,118 Same; annual report to legislature
§ 75-53,120 Same; eligibility for tuition waiver continuing, when

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 53 - Department for Children and Families

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Emotional disability: means the same as the term "emotional disturbance" is used in public law 101-476, the individuals with disabilities education act. See Kansas Statutes 75-5399
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Individuals with disabilities: means individuals with intellectual disability, hearing loss including deafness, speech or language disorders, visual impairments including blindness, serious emotional disability, orthopedic impairments, autism, dyslexia, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments or specific learning disabilities. See Kansas Statutes 75-5399
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local education authority: means the special education interlocal or cooperative or school district responsible for the local special education program. See Kansas Statutes 75-5399
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Secretary: means the secretary for children and families or the designee of the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 75-5399
  • Special education program: means services that are provided pursuant to public law 94-142, the education of all handicapped children's act, as implemented in Kansas through Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5399
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transition planning services: means rehabilitation counseling, information and referral to community services for students age 16 and older in secondary special education programs. See Kansas Statutes 75-5399
  • Transition services: means a coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process that promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational training, integrated employment, including supported employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living or community participation. See Kansas Statutes 75-5399