Kansas Statutes 75-5724. Creation of advisory boards, commissions or committees within department; allowances and expenses of members
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-5724
- 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.
- 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.
The secretary of labor may create advisory boards, commissions or committees with the approval of the governor, and members of any such board, commission or committee shall be appointed by the secretary. Any such advisory board, commission or committee so created shall be within the department of labor as a part thereof. Such advisory boards, commissions or committees shall consult with and advise the secretary with reference to the management, control and operation of any programs under the jurisdiction of the department or with reference to any law administered by the department or any division thereof. Members of any advisory board, commission or committee created under authority of this section attending meetings thereof, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such board, commission or committee, shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3223, and amendments thereto. All vouchers for expenditures and all payrolls of each of such advisory boards, commissions or committees shall be approved by the presiding officer thereof and the secretary of labor or a person or persons designated by the secretary.