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The Kansas Constitution designates that the justice who has the longest continuous term of service on the Court will serve as the chief justice, unless the justice declines or resigns the position. The Chief Justice of Kansas is responsible for the administration of all courts in the Kansas Judiciary and establishes rules for all courts to follow.
Under his administration there were major amendments to the Kansas Water Appropriation Act in 1957 that addressed water right changes and filing requirements. In addition, the Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact (1966) and the Big Blue River Compact (1971) were signed. In 1972 the Groundwater Management District Act was enacted.
Administrative law is a division of law governing the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law includes executive branch rulemaking (executive branch rules are generally referred to as "regulations"), adjudication, and the enforcement of laws.
Kansas lawmakers have taken power away from bureaucrats to impose regulations that are costly to businesses. House Bill 2648 became law as the House voted 87-38 and the Senate voted 27-12 to ...
Karin Brownlee (July 25, 1955) was the Kansas Secretary of Labor between 2011 and 2012, serving in the administration of Governor Sam Brownback. [3] She was later, by her own report, fired by Brownback based on a disagreement about how the agency was running. [4]
The Kansas Department of Administration (DoA) is a department of the state of Kansas under the Governor of Kansas. It was created in 1953 by the Kansas Legislature. DoA is administered by the Secretary of Administration, who is appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Kansas Senate. As of 2024, it has about 500 employees. [1]
The law of most of the states is based on the common law of England; the notable exception is Louisiana, whose civil law is largely based upon French and Spanish law.The passage of time has led to state courts and legislatures expanding, overruling, or modifying the common law; as a result, the laws of any given state invariably differ from the laws of its sister states.
The Kansas State Cabinet, under current Governor Laura Kelly, consists of the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, the Adjutant General, the Superintendent of Highway Patrol, and eleven departments each headed by a Secretary. Lieutenant Governor – chief deputy to the Governor, responsible for acting as Governor during the Governor's absence.