Kansas § 38-1820 - Conflicts as to power, function or duty to be resolved by governor. On and after July 1, 1997:(a) When any conflict arises as to the dispos
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§ 38-1820. Conflicts as to power, function or duty to be resolved by governor. On and after July 1, 1997:(a) When any conflict arises as to the dispos
38-1820. Conflicts as to power, function or duty to be resolved by governor. On and after July 1, 1997:(a) 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 abolition, transfer, attachment or change made by or under authority of this act, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor, whose decision shall be final.(b) The Kansas department for children and families shall succeed to all property and records which were used for or pertain to the performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the Kansas department for children and families by this act. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of property or records arising under this section, and resulting from the transfer or attachment of any state agency, or all or part of the powers, duties and functions thereof, shall be determined by the governor, whose decision shall be final.(c) The judicial administrator of the courts shall succeed to all property and records which were used for or pertain to the performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the judicial administrator of the courts. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of property or records arising under this section, and resulting from the transfer or attachment of any state agency, or all or part of the powers, duties and functions thereof, shall be determined by the governor, whose decision shall be final.History: L. 1997, ch. 156, § 31; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 56; July 1.
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