History: L. 1917, ch. 220, § 1; R.S. 1923, 48-201; L. 1951, ch. 321, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 306, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 335, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1917, ch. 220, § 2; Feb. 8; R.S. 1923, 48-202.
No armed military force from another state or territory shall be permitted to enter the state without the governor's permission unless the military force is part of the United States army or is acting under the authority of the United States. No independent military organization, except a corps of cadets at an educational institution, shall be permitted to bear arms without first securing permission from the commander in chief. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, one adjutant general with the rank of major general, who shall be chief of staff. The person appointed shall have served at least five years as a commissioned officer in the Kansas national guard and shall have been an officer in the armed forces of the United States. The adjutant general shall receive an annual salary fixed by the governor. The governor may promote, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, any adjutant general who has served at least 15 consecutive years as adjutant general in Kansas to the rank of lieutenant general.
The governor may also detail 12 aides-de-camp from among the officers of the Kansas national guard or the Kansas state guard, or appoint such aides-de-camp from among Kansas ex-service personnel, or reserve personnel of the United States army, air force, navy or marine corps, each with the simulated rank of lieutenant colonel in the Kansas national guard. While serving as aides-de-camp, such personnel may wear either the uniform and insignia of any military service to which they are entitled or the uniform and insignia of lieutenant colonel of the Kansas national guard.
The term of office of officers appointed pursuant to this section shall be during the pleasure of the governor appointing them and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 3; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1, (3); L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1, (3); L. 1907, ch. 248, § 1, (3); L. 1921, ch. 206, § 3; R.S. 1923, 48-203; L. 1931, ch. 223, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 286, § 14; L. 1937, ch. 329, § 5; L. 1943, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 416, § 2; L. 1949, ch. 297, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 259, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 307, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 258, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 267, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 208, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 21; July 1.
(1) Be in control of the military department of the state and subordinate only to the governor in matters pertaining to the department;
(2) have general supervision over all the subordinate military departments, to include the department of the army national guard and the department of the air national guard;
(3) perform such duties as pertain to the adjutant general's department under the regulations and usage of the army of the United States;
(4) superintend the preparation of all returns and reports required by the United States from the state;
(5) require a certificate of the military service to be furnished, in accordance with K.S.A. 73-209 and amendments thereto, to any soldier who has served in the army in any of the state military organizations; and
(6) audit and pass upon all claims of a military character against the state, and no contract of a military nature against the state shall be valid or paid until approved by the adjutant general.
(b) The adjutant general is authorized to:
(1) Adopt regulations pertaining to the preparation and rendering of reports and returns and to the care and preservation of public property as in the adjutant general's opinion the conditions demand, which regulations shall be operative and in force when promulgated in the form of general orders, circulars or circular letters;
(2) administer oaths in matters pertaining to the duties of the office as relates to: (A) Claims against the state; (B) the organization of boards of survey, courts-martial and courts of inquiry; (C) affidavits covering loss of military property belonging to the state or the United States; (D) oaths of office of officers of the Kansas national guard; (E) statements and reports required from officers pertaining to property and money accountability and expenditures; and (F) any other official military matters coming before the adjutant general;
(3) adopt an appropriate seal for use in the office, to be affixed to all oaths that the adjutant general administers under authority of law, and to authenticate all certificates required of the adjutant general;
(4) appoint such officers as necessary as security officers for the protection of all national guard property and equipment, owned by or under the control of the Kansas national guard wherever located in the state of Kansas, including when transported over public roads or located on temporary national guard sites, and for the protection of persons and property associated with the national guard; and
(5) appoint law enforcement officers to serve under the command of the adjutant general.
(c) (1) Those members of the adjutant general's department who are appointed as law enforcement officers must meet the requirements of the Kansas law enforcement training act, K.S.A. 74-5601 through 74-5623 and amendments thereto.
(2) A law enforcement officer engaged in the protective functions specified in subsection (b)(4) shall possess and exercise all general law enforcement powers, rights, privileges, protections and immunities in every county where there is located any Kansas national guard property. All persons arrested by a law enforcement officer may be turned over to the appropriate local police or county sheriff in whose jurisdiction the offense was committed to be processed in the same manner as other persons turned over to such police or sheriff or may book such arrested person at the jail in the jurisdiction of the arrest. Such law enforcement officer shall complete any required reports, arrest affidavits and other documents associated with the arrest. These reports shall be kept on file with the office of the adjutant general, unless a memorandum of agreement with the local law enforcement agency specifies otherwise.
(3) While on duty, security officers or law enforcement officers appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5), as applicable, shall wear and display publicly a badge of office.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 4; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1, (4); L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1, (4); R.S. 1923, 48-204; L. 1957, ch. 306, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 24, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 101, § 1; July 1.
The office of one of the assistant adjutants general will be with the adjutant general, and the assistant shall assist the adjutant general in the performance of such duties as may be assigned to him or her and the assistant may perform the duties of the adjutant general in the case of absence, inability, or by express direction of the latter, and at such time the assistant will sign as "acting adjutant general." He or she may appoint one special assistant adjutant general, with the rank of colonel, who shall have served at least five years as a commissioned officer with the Kansas national guard and who shall be within the classified service of the Kansas civil service act; and one judge advocate general, with the rank of colonel. The adjutant general may, with the approval of the governor, promote a judge advocate general who has served thirty (30) or more years of combined service in the Kansas national guard and United States military forces, with the rank of colonel for at least ten (10) years, to the rank of brigadier general.
Subject to the approval of the governor, and, within the provisions of the civil service law and available appropriations, the adjutant general may appoint one finance and disbursing officer with the rank of colonel, who acts as disbursing officer for the state; and such other assistants and clerical employees as may be necessary to carry out properly the provisions of this act.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 5; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1, (5); L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1, (5); L. 1907, ch. 248, § 1, (5); L. 1921, ch. 206, § 4; R.S. 1923, 48-205; L. 1931, ch. 8, § 3; L. 1933, ch. 286, § 13; L. 1937, ch. 329, § 6; L. 1943, ch. 277, § 3; L. 1947, ch. 306, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 423, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 306, § 3; L. 1969, ch. 268, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 202, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 6; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 5; R.S. 1923, 48-206; L. 1947, ch. 306, § 2; April 15.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 7; R.S. 1923, 48-207; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3114; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 10; L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1, (10); L. 1909, ch. 173, § 4; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 6; R.S. 1923, 48-208; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 22; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 13; L. 1909, ch. 173, § 2; L. 1915, ch. 241, § 1; L. 1917, ch. 220, § 3; R.S. 1923, 48-209; L. 1959, ch. 230, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 14; L. 1915, ch. 241, § 2; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 7; R.S. 1923, 48-210; L. 1947, ch. 306, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 259, § 1; June 30.
All members of the Kansas army and air national guard shall be exempt from jury duty during the annual muster and camp instruction, during the time the member is ordered by the governor to perform active state service under K.S.A. 48-238 or 48-241 or during the time the member is ordered to perform active state service under K.S.A. 48-242.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 15; L. 1915, ch. 241, § 3; L. 1917, ch. 224, § 1; R.S. 1923, 48-211; L. 1970, ch. 209 § 1; L. 1981, ch. 212, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 16; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 8; May 25; R.S. 1923, 48-212.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 18; L. 1915, ch. 241, § 5; R.S. 1923, 48-213; L. 1972, ch. 204, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 19; L. 1909, ch. 173, § 3; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 9; R.S. 1923, 48-214; L. 1953, ch. 260, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 336, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 20; L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1 (20); R.S. 1923, 48-215; L. 1947, ch. 306, § 4; L. 1949, ch. 298, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 231, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 20; L. 1984, ch. 197, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 21; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-216.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 22; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-217.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 23; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-218.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 24; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-219.
For each band, company of infantry, company of signal corps, company of engineers, machine gun companies, military police companies, tank companies, medical companies, ordnance companies and for each battery of artillery, three thousand dollars; for each air squadron and its auxiliary units, three thousand five hundred dollars; for each state headquarters, division, brigade, regiment, troop and separate battalion headquarters and each medical detachment, five hundred dollars: Provided, That if any sum above specified proves insufficient in any particular case or cases, the military board shall have power with the approval of the governor to make such equitable readjustments and distribution among the several organizations of the Kansas national guard or Kansas state guard of the sums above specified as they may deem just and reasonable: Provided, That the military board may provide for, authorize, allocate and cause to be paid over to the Kansas armory board such additional amounts for each armory as it may deem necessary, to create a fund for the payment of the bonds of the Kansas armory board or to amortize or aid in amortizing indebtedness of said Kansas armory board, such additional sums so allocated as aforesaid to be used for the payment of bonds of said Kansas armory board secured by a pledge of and payable from the rents, issues and profits of all the property of the Kansas armory board or by a pledge of and payable from the rents, issues and profits of any specific property acquired or constructed by the Kansas armory board, as the military board in the order of allocation shall determine, and such payments determined by the military board shall be made monthly by the state to the finance and disbursing officer aforesaid.
The finance and disbursing officer shall disburse the allowances provided above in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the adjutant general and approved by the governor. On certificate of the adjutant general, approved by the governor, the state controller shall draw a warrant at the end of each month in favor of the finance and disbursing officer for the amount specified in such certificate for the several organizations, headquarters, Kansas armory board, etc., as specified above.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255 § 25; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1 (25); L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1 (25); L. 1907, ch. 248, § 1 (25); L. 1913, ch. 225, § 1; L. 1917, ch. 223, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 219, § 1; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 1; R.S. 1923, 48-220; L. 1947, ch. 306, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 299, § 1; April 2.
A record of the attendance of all unit training assemblies shall be kept by the commanding officer of the unit and the commanding officer shall cause all enlisted personnel absent without leave, who do not present a satisfactory excuse for their absence to be tried by a summary court as provided for in the Kansas code of military justice, K.S.A. 48-2101 et seq.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 27; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1 (27); L. 1915, ch. 241, § 7; R.S. 1923, 48-221; L. 1953, ch. 261, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 214, § 1; July 1.
It shall be the duty of each commissioned officer and enlisted person of the Kansas national guard to be present and perform all duties required of him or her at each annual muster and camp of instruction, unless regularly excused by competent authority; and it shall be a misdemeanor for any employer to refuse permission to any employee who is a member of the Kansas national guard to attend drill or annual muster, or perform active service, when so ordered by the commander in chief; and any employer who shall refuse, or shall discharge an employee from service or shall in any way punish an employee for being absent in the performance of military duty, when so ordered by competent authority, shall on conviction be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 28; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1 (28); June 1; R.S. 1923, 48-222.
There shall be, in addition to the regular semiannual inspection, an annual property inspection made by an officer from the office of the adjutant general, or some officer of the governor's staff or a regular army officer detailed thereon or some officer of the Kansas national guard detailed for such duty by the adjutant general, on such date or dates as the adjutant general shall designate. The inspecting officer shall inspect every item of United States and state military property in the possession of each organization of the Kansas national guard, and will verify the same with the accounts rendered by each responsible officer; the inspecting officer shall have authority to pass upon the serviceableness or suitability of each item of property submitted to him or her for such inspection, and to order property deemed by him or her to be unserviceable or unsuitable shipped at once to the state arsenal.
If the inspecting officer is other than a salaried officer of the governor's staff or an officer of the regular army, he or she shall be entitled to compensation, for the actual and necessary time employed in traveling to and from and making such property inspection, at the rate of five dollars per day. All officers making such property inspection, shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary and actual expenses for travel and subsistence while making such annual property inspection.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 29; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1 (29); June 1; R.S. 1923, 48-223.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 30; R.S. 1923, 48-224; L. 1979, ch. 168, § 2; July 1.
(b) The governor shall have authority to detail any member of the governor's staff or any other officer or enlisted person of the Kansas national guard upon any tour of military duty or to attend any military or civil ceremony, within or without the state, as the governor may deem for the best interest of the service.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 31; L. 1903, ch. 359, § 1 (31); L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1 (31); L. 1907, ch. 248, § 1 (31); L. 1911, ch. 2, § 9; L. 1915, ch. 241, § 8; L. 1917, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 284, § 9; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 2; R.S. 1923, 48-225; L. 1947, ch. 306, § 6; L. 1955, ch. 261, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 294, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 205, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 168, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 190, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 163, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 148, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 85, § 1; May 2.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 32; L. 1915, ch. 241, § 9; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 10; R.S. 1923, 48-226; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 69, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1933, ch. 77, § 1 (Special Session); Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 69, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1921, ch. 206, § 11; May 25; R.S. 1923, 48-227.
History: L. 1921, ch. 206, § 12; May 25; R.S. 1923, 48-228.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 33; L. 1917, ch. 220, § 7; R.S. 1923, 48-229; L. 1959, ch. 232, § 1; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3114; July 1.
History: L. 1917, ch. 220, §§ 8 to 10; R.S. 1923, 48-230 to 48-232; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3114; July 1.
History: L. 1917, ch. 220, § 11; R.S. 1923, 48-233; L. 1968, ch. 166, § 1; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3114; July 1.
History: L. 1917, ch. 220, § 12; R.S. 1923, 48-234; L. 1959, ch. 232, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 260, § 1; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3114; July 1.
History: L. 1917, ch. 220, §§ 13, 14; R.S. 1923, 48-235, 48-236; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 203, § 48-3114; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 37; R.S. 1923, 48-237; L. 1973, ch. 106, § 11; L. 1978, ch. 105, § 15; Jan. 1, 1979.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 38; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-238.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 39; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-239.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 40; R.S. 1923, 48-240; L. 1957, ch. 306, § 4; June 29.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 41; R.S. 1923, 48-241; L. 1957, ch. 306, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 256, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 105, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1968, ch. 78, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 372, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 290, § 6; July 1.
The commanding officer of such militia called into active service shall handle and maneuver the command in accordance with his or her own judgment; and if the commanding officer has reason to believe that the civil authorities are not acting judiciously, or are not sincerely endeavoring to preserve the peace or execute the laws, the commanding officer shall at once report the fact to the commander in chief, by telegraph if possible, and hold himself or herself in readiness to carry out such instructions as he or she may receive in response.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 42; R.S. 1923, 48-242; L. 1957, ch. 306, § 6; June 29.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 43; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-243.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 44; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-244.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 45; R.S. 1923, 48-245; L. 1975, ch. 495, § 12; July 1.
Companies shall, in general, be mustered out and discharged when they become inefficient, and, falling below the minimum number of enlisted persons required by statute, they fail to recruit a sufficient membership within a reasonable time; such discharges to be made by action of the military board, on the recommendation of the regimental commander; but the governor as commander in chief of the militia shall have power to muster out and discharge at any time any company of the national guard comprising the active militia of the state.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 46; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-246.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 48; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-247.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 49; L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1 (49); R.S. 1923, 48-248; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 15; July 1.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 50; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-249.
History: L. 1901, ch. 255, § 51; R. S. 1923, 48-250; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 322, § 1; June 30.
History: L. 1885, ch. 142, § 35; May 1; R.S. 1923, 48-251.
History: L. 1915, ch. 242, § 1; May 22; R.S. 1923, 48-252.
History: L. 1968, ch. 64, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1972, ch. 289, § 1; July 1.
(a) Identify the military unit or national guard unit whose vehicles will be using the state roads and highways;
(b) state the name and rank of the commanding officer of the said military unit or national guard unit;
(c) set forth the route over which the said military vehicles or convoys will pass;
(d) state the anticipated number of vehicles in the convoy;
(e) state the date(s) and time(s) the vehicles or convoy expects to use such route.
History: L. 1972, ch. 289, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1972, ch. 289, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1929, ch. 61, § 1; March 19.
History: L. 1929, ch. 61, § 2; March 19.
History: L. 1959, ch. 235, §§ 1 to 6; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 214, § 2; July 1.
(b) The governor shall appoint at least five (5) officers of the Kansas national guard or Kansas state guard, including at least one (1) officer of the medical corps, to the military disability board which is hereby created. Members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The board shall determine the percentage of total disability and award compensation for disability or death in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 48-261 to 48-271, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
(c) The compensation, reimbursement and other benefits required to be paid for entitlements accruing to members under the provisions of K.S.A. 48-261 to 48-271, inclusive, and amendments thereto shall be paid from amounts allocated therefor from the state emergency fund in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3713b. The cost of administration of K.S.A. 48-261 to 48-271, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be paid out of amounts appropriated therefor from the state general fund.
(d) The adjutant general shall administer the provisions of K.S.A. 48-261 to 48-271, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions thereof.
History: L. 1968, ch. 69, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 206, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 235, § 2; May 8.
(b) contracts any disease or illness, physical or mental, or
(c) is killed or dies.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 2; March 23.
(b) when in the service of this state, and
(c) when the member is at his or her place of duty or is traveling to or from such place of duty, or
(d) the member dies as a result of any such wound, injury, disease or illness.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 3; March 23.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 4; March 23.
(b) hospital, and
(c) drugs, medications, prosthetic devices and other materials or equipment necessary for treatment thereof, and
(d) transportation incidental to the foregoing, and
(e) amounts specified in K.S.A. 48-266 and 48-267.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 5; March 23.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 6; March 23.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 7; March 23.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 8; March 23.
(b) The member's surviving spouse shall be paid a monthly compensation equal to one hundred twenty dollars ($120) plus twelve and one-half percent (12 1/2%) of the monthly basic pay of the grade or rank held by the member at the time entitlement under this act accrued, until the surviving spouse dies or remarries.
(c) If a member's surviving spouse remarries, the surviving child or
children under age eighteen, or under age twenty-one and unmarried and
still in school, shall be entitled to compensation as follows:
One such child -- $77 per month.
Two such children -- $55 per month to each child.
Three such children -- $48 per month to each child.
More than three such children -- to each child per month an amount determined by dividing the sum of $144, plus the product of $28 times the number of such children in excess of three, by the total number of children entitled to compensation.
(d) If a member is not married but is survived by a child or children, such children under age eighteen, or under age twenty-one and unmarried and still in school, shall be entitled to compensation as specified in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) The children to which subsection (c) and (d) of this section shall apply shall be the member's surviving children who meet the prescribed conditions on the first day of each calendar month. Compensation payable under subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be paid to the children or guardian as determined by the military disability board.
(f) If a member is survived by a child or children, such child or children during the period he or she is under the age of twenty-two years and is unmarried shall be entitled to attend any college, university, junior college or vocational-technical school which is operated by the state or any county, city, school district or other political subdivision without being required to pay tuition or admission fees of any kind: Provided, Such child is otherwise eligible to enroll in such institution and during the period such child is in good standing.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 9; L. 1973, ch. 215, § 1; July 1.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 10; March 23.
History: L. 1972, ch. 206, § 11; March 23.
History: L. 1982, ch. 225, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 177; July 1.
(b) The adjutant general shall remit all moneys received pursuant to policies and rules and regulations of the adjutant general as reimbursements or other receipts from Kansas army or air national guard units or Kansas state guard units or personnel of such units for excess or private expenditures or services including, but not limited to, armory utility costs incurred during periods of armory rentals, costs of excess or private use of telecommunications services and costs of awards and decorations, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the armories and units general fees fund.
(c) The adjutant general may adopt rules and regulations establishing policies and procedures for the administration of the armories and units general fees fund.
History: L. 1983, ch. 266, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 178; July 1.
History: L. 1988, ch. 191, § 67; July 1.
(b) In accordance with the provisions of this section, the Kansas military board is hereby authorized to exchange and convey the following described real property to Mr. and Mrs. Jon Flickinger, Salina, Kansas: Beginning at the SW corner of Block Three (3) in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Three (3), Township Fifteen (15) South, Range Three (3) West of the 6th Principal Meridian, thence N 00°06'24" W for a distance of 350'-8", thence N 89°53'36" E for a distance of 400'-0", thence S 00°06'24" E for a distance of 350'-8", thence S 89°53'36" W for a distance of 400'-0" to P.O.B. within the Schilling Subdivision, Saline County, Kansas, and containing 3.22 acres.
(c) In accordance with the provisions of this section, the Kansas military board is hereby authorized to accept title on behalf of the state of Kansas to the following described real property conveyed to the state of Kansas by Mr. and Mrs. Jon Flickinger, Salina, Kansas: The South Two Hundred Ninety-Six Feet (296') of the West Four Hundred Seventy-Four Feet (474') of Block Seven (7) of the Schilling Subdivision to the City of Salina, Saline County, Kansas, and which contains 3.22 acres more or less.
History: L. 1997, ch. 114, § 1; May 1.
(b) All expenditures from the national guard life insurance premium reimbursement fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved in the manner prescribed by law.
(c) The adjutant general is hereby authorized to receive moneys from any grants, gifts, contributions or bequests made for the purposes of this section and to expend such moneys for the purpose for which received.
(d) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, and subject to the availability of appropriations therefor, the adjutant general shall develop and implement a plan (1) to determine eligibility for reimbursement from the national guard life insurance premium reimbursement fund for premiums paid under the servicemembers' group life insurance program pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §1965 et seq., as amended, and not otherwise reimbursed by the federal government, for death benefit coverage of the member on federal active duty in a combat area, and (2) to provide for such other aspects of the plan as the adjutant general deems necessary.
(e) Nothing in this section is intended to alter, amend or change the eligibility or applicability of the servicemembers' group life insurance program pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §1965 et seq., as amended, or any rights, responsibilities or benefits thereunder.
(f) On and after the effective date of this act, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 or section 2 of chapter 207 of the 2005 session laws of Kansas, and amendments thereto, K.S.A. 48-282, and amendments thereto, or any other provision of law to the contrary, no member of the Kansas army or air national guard shall be eligible for the death benefit prescribed in section 1 of chapter 207 of the 2005 session laws of Kansas, and amendments thereto, or in K.S.A. 48-282, and amendments thereto, if such member is enrolled in the servicemember's group life insurance program pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §1965 et seq., as amended, after August 31, 2005. No amount shall be paid from the national guard life insurance premium reimbursement fund with respect to any case of any member of the Kansas army or air national guard for whom any death benefit has been paid pursuant to section 1 or section 2 of chapter 207 of the 2005 session laws of Kansas, and amendments thereto, or pursuant to K.S.A. 48-282, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2005, ch. 1, § 1 (Special Session); July 21.
(b) The death benefit provided by this section shall be paid from amounts allocated therefor from the state emergency fund in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3713b, and amendments thereto.
(c) If such member has not designated one or more beneficiaries in accordance with the policies and procedures or rules and regulations adopted by the adjutant general for such death benefit, then a death benefit payable for such member's death pursuant to this section shall be paid into such member's estate and shall be disbursed or otherwise distributed as provided by law as part of such estate.
(d) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, the adjutant general shall adopt policies and procedures for the designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries and for payment of the death benefit provided by this section and may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
History: L. 2005, ch. 1, § 2 (Special Session); July 21.
(a) "Adverse tier placement" means being subject to the rates of any tier with less coverage or higher premiums than the tier within which the insured is currently insured.
(b) "Federal government sponsored health insurance program" means the TriCare program providing coverage for civilian dependents of military personnel.
(c) "Health plan" means any insurance company or health maintenance organization which issues individual coverage to a resident of this state.
(d) "Individual coverage" means health insurance or health maintenance organization coverage issued on other than a group or blanket basis, including an individual coverage containing coverage for a spouse, dependent, or both.
(e) "Insureds" means persons enrolled under individual coverage issued by a health plan. Insureds includes persons covered under a policy of personal insurance.
(f) "Personal insurance" means private passenger automobile, motorcycle, mobile homeowners, homeowners, renters and non-commercial dwelling fire insurance policies and boat, personal watercraft, snowmobile and recreational vehicle policies.
History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 1; July 1.
(b) The health plan with which the reinstatement is being requested must receive a request for such reinstatement no later than 30 days following the later of deactivation or loss of coverage under the federal government sponsored health insurance program. The health plan may request proof of loss and the timing of the loss of such government funded coverage in order to determine eligibility for reinstatement into the individual coverage. The effective date of the individual coverage will be first of the month following receipt of the notice requesting reinstatement.
(c) All health plans must provide written notice to the policyholder of individual coverage of the rights described in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 48-292 and amendments thereto. In lieu of the inclusion of such notice in the individual coverage policy, an insurance company will satisfy the notification requirement by providing a single written notice either:
(1) To a policyholder enrolling into the individual coverage initially after the effective date of this act, in conjunction with the enrollment process; or
(2) by mailing written notice to policyholders whose coverage was effective prior to the effective date of this act no later than 90 days following the effective date of this act.
History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 5; July 1.
History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 6; July 1.
History: L. 2005, ch. 116, § 7; July 1.