73-1220. Office of executive director of Kansas veterans' commission abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred. (a) On July 1, 1986, the office of executive director of the Kansas veterans' commission provided for by K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 75-5719 shall be and is hereby abolished.

(b) On July 1, 1986, except as otherwise provided in this act, all of the powers, duties and functions of the existing executive director of the Kansas veterans' commission are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the executive director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs provided for by K.S.A. 73-1208c, and amendments thereto.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the executive director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs provided for by this act shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the executive director of the Kansas veterans' commission abolished by this act in which the same were vested prior to July 1, 1986. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the executive director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs provided for by this act shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the executive director of the Kansas veterans' commission abolished by this act in which the authority to perform such act was vested prior to July 1, 1986. The executive director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs provided for by this act shall be a continuation of the director of the Kansas veterans' commission abolished by this act.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this act, on and after July 1, 1986, whenever the executive director of the Kansas veterans' commission, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document such reference or designation shall be deemed to mean and apply to the executive director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs provided for by this act.

History: L. 1986, ch. 278, § 3; July 1.