Kansas Statutes

Chapter 74: State Boards, Commissions And Authorities

Article 69: Economic Opportunity Office

Statutes:

• 74-6901: Establishment; director; appointment; salary, approval; prior director.
• 74-6902: Powers and duties of director.
• 74-6903: Transfer of powers, duties and functions; continuation of Kansas office of coordinator for the state technical assistance program.
• 74-6904: Transfer of employees; rights preserved; appointments.
• 74-6905: Governor to resolve conflicts.

• 74-6901: Establishment; director; appointment; salary, approval; prior director. There is hereby established in the department of social and rehabilitation services, the state economic opportunity office, the director of which shall be responsible for providing technical assistance and coordination to local, regional and state organizations which operate programs under the provisions of the federal economic opportunity act. The head of such office shall be the director of economic opportunity. The director of economic opportunity shall be appointed by the secretary of social and rehabilitation services. The director shall be in the classified service of the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the secretary with the approval of the governor. The person employed as director immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall continue as director and shall obtain permanent status in the classified position of director without examination and without a probationary period and shall retain all retirement benefits which such person had prior to the effective date of this act, and such person's service shall be deemed to have been continuous.

        History:   L. 1975, ch. 395, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 282, § 1; July 1.

• 74-6902: Powers and duties of director. The powers and duties of the director of economic opportunity shall include, but not be limited to:

        (1)   Providing technical assistance to community action agencies in the fields of housing, management, and economic development;

        (2)   initiating incentive programs with community action agencies to provide for nutritional programs for the poor;

        (3)   providing the secretary with information and advice with respect to the policies and programs of the federal office of economic opportunity as they relate to the state of Kansas;

        (4)   receiving, administering and utilizing all federal assistance in the form of grants which are or may become available to such office under the federal economic opportunity act and upon the direction and concurrence of the secretary; and

        (5)   exercising such other powers as may be necessary to effectuate the responsibilities of such office.

        History:   L. 1975, ch. 395, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 282, § 2; July 1.

• 74-6903: Transfer of powers, duties and functions; continuation of Kansas office of coordinator for the state technical assistance program. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions of the existing office of coordinator for the state technical assistance program and of the existing coordinator of said office created by order of the governor on May 14, 1965, are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the state office of economic opportunity and the director of economic opportunity, respectively.

        (b)   The office of economic opportunity and director of economic opportunity established by this act, respectively, shall be continuations of the Kansas office of coordinator for the state technical assistance program and coordinator for the state technical assistance program created by order of the governor on May 14, 1965.

        History:   L. 1975, ch. 395, § 3; July 1.

• 74-6904: Transfer of employees; rights preserved; appointments. Effective July 1, 1977, officers and employees who were engaged prior to said date in the performance of powers, duties and functions of the state economic opportunity office established in the office of the governor and who, in the opinion of the director of economic opportunity, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the state office of economic opportunity established in the department of social and rehabilitation services shall become officers and employees of the state economic opportunity office established in the department of social and rehabilitation services. Such officers and employees shall retain all retirement benefits which such officers and employees had before July 1, 1977, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. Within the limitations of appropriations made therefor, the secretary shall appoint such other personnel as he or she shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Such personnel shall be in the classified service of the Kansas civil service act and shall exercise all functions and perform all duties prescribed or imposed under the provisions of this act, at the direction and under the supervision of the director. Such personnel employed immediately prior to the effective date of this act who are continued in employment under this section shall attain permanent status in their classified position without examination and without a probationary period.

        History:   L. 1975, ch. 395, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 282, § 3; July 1.

• 74-6905: Governor to resolve conflicts. When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolishment, transfer, attachment or other change made by this act, or under authority of this act, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor, and the decision of the governor shall be final.

        History:   L. 1975, ch. 395, § 5; July 1.