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46-1103. Division of post audit; within legislative branch; supervision by post auditor; budget; compensation of employees; criminal history record check. (a) There is hereby established the division of post audit within the legislative branch of the government. The division of post audit shall be under the direct supervision of the post auditor in accordance with policies adopted by the legislative post audit committee.

(b) (1) Employees in the division of post audit shall be in the unclassified service, shall receive such compensation as is provided under this act and shall be covered by the state group health plan and Kansas public employees retirement system to the same extent as other state employees.

(2) Employees of the division of post audit shall receive travel expenses and subsistence expenses and allowances as provided for other state employees.

(3) Employees in the division of post audit shall be employed by and be responsible to the post auditor who shall fix the compensation of each such employee subject to approval of the legislative post audit committee and within budget and appropriations therefor.

(c) (1) The post auditor may require employees of the division of post audit to be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be used to identify the employee and to determine whether the employee has a record of criminal history in this state or another jurisdiction. The post auditor shall submit the fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for a state and national criminal history record check. Local and state law enforcement officers and agencies shall assist the post auditor in the taking and processing of fingerprints of employees. The post auditor may use the information obtained from fingerprinting and the criminal history for purposes of verifying the identification of the employee and in the official determination of the qualifications and fitness of the employee to be employed by the division of post audit.

(2) Any person offered a position of employment in the division of post audit, subject to a criminal history records check, shall be given a written notice that a criminal history records check is required. The post auditor may require such applicant to be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be used to identify the applicant and to determine whether the applicant has a record of criminal history in this state or another jurisdiction. The post auditor shall submit the fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for a state and national criminal history record check. Local and state law enforcement officers and agencies shall assist the post auditor in the taking and processing of fingerprints of applicants. The post auditor may use the information obtained from fingerprinting and the criminal history for purposes of verifying the identification of the applicant and in the official determination of the eligibility of the applicant to perform tasks within the division of post audit. If the criminal history record information is used to disqualify an applicant, the applicant shall be informed in writing of that decision.

(d) The annual budget request of the division shall be prepared by the post auditor and the post auditor shall present it to the legislative post audit committee. The committee shall make any changes it desires in said budget request and then shall transmit it to the legislative coordinating council. Such council shall make any changes it desires in such budget request and upon approval of the budget request by the council, the post auditor shall submit it to the director of the budget as other budget requests are submitted.

History: L. 1971, ch. 185, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 220, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 166, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 20, § 1; July 1.



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