Session of 1998
                   
HOUSE BILL No. 2680
         
By Committee on Utilities
         
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            9             AN ACT concerning the state corporation commission; relating to the
10             executive director thereof; amending K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-629 and
11             74-630 and repealing the existing sections.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14           New Section 1. (a) The governor shall appoint, subject to confir-
15       mation by the senate as provided by K.S.A. 75-4315b and amendments
16       thereto, the executive director of the state corporation commission. The
17       executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and under
18       the direction and supervision of the commission. The executive director
19       shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and
20       shall receive compensation fixed by the governor, subject to the limita-
21       tions of appropriations therefor.
22           (b) The executive director shall perform such duties and exercise
23       powers as are delegated by the state corporation commission and such
24       duties and powers as are prescribed by law. The executive director shall
25       also serve as secretary to the commission.
26           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-629 is hereby amended to read as fol-
27       lows: 74-629. The state corporation commission is authorized to organize
28       the office of the state corporation commission as it deems most efficient,
29       so long as the same is not in conflict with law. Division directors, and
30       other directors specified in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-630
31       and amendments thereto, and the general counsel and the executive di-
32       rector shall perform such duties and exercise powers as are delegated by
33       the state corporation commission and such duties and powers as are pre-
34       scribed by law.
35           Sec. 3. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-630 is hereby amended to read as fol-
36       lows: 74-630. (a) The state corporation commission may appoint persons
37       to the positions specified in subsection (b) to serve as full-time employees
38       of the state. Such persons shall be in the unclassified service of the Kansas
39       civil service act and shall receive compensation fixed by the state corpo-
40       ration commission and approved by the governor, subject to the limita-
41       tions of appropriations therefor.
42           (b) The offices to which this section apply are the following:
43           (1) The director of the division of utilities;

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  1           (2) the director of the division of conservation;
  2           (3) the director of the division of transportation;
  3           (4) the director of public affairs and consumer protection; and
  4           (5) the general counsel; and
  5           (6) the executive director, who shall also serve as secretary to the state
  6       corporation commission.
  7           Sec. 4. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-629 and 74-630 are hereby repealed.
  8           Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
  9       publication in the statute book.
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