76-12c01. Vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons; function of division of vocational rehabilitation. The function of the division of vocational rehabilitation shall include the vocational rehabilitation and placement in remunerative employment of persons whose capacity to earn a living is or is likely to be destroyed or impaired. History: L. 1937, ch. 305, § 1; L. […]
76-12c02. Same; definitions. For the purpose of this act the term “disabled persons” shall mean any person of employable age who by reason of any disability, physical or mental, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease, is or may be expected to be totally or partially incapacitated from engaging in a remunerative occupation; […]
76-12c03. Same; secretary for children and families; powers and duties; rules and regulations. The secretary for children and families may disburse all funds allotted to the state by the federal government under any act of congress, and such other funds as may be made available from public and private sources for the vocational rehabilitation of […]
76-12c04. Same; plan for cooperation. The state board of social welfare and the state labor commissioner or his successor are hereby empowered and directed to formulate a plan of cooperation to assist in carrying out the purposes of this act. History: L. 1937, ch. 305, § 5; L. 1951, ch. 405, § 4; L. 1968, […]
76-12c05. Same; cooperative agreements. The state board of social welfare is hereby empowered to enter into cooperative agreements to further the purposes of this act with other departments, agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the vocational rehabilitation of handicapped individuals, in studying the problems involved therein, and in establishing, developing, and […]
76-12c06. Same; acceptance of benefits under acts of congress; cooperation and agreements with United States department of health, education and welfare. The state of Kansas does hereby accept and adopt (1) the provisions and benefits of the act of congress entitled: “The federal vocational rehabilitation act (29 U.S.C. ch. 4) approved August 3, 1954, (P.L. […]
76-12c06a. Same; eligibility for rehabilitation. To be eligible for rehabilitation a person must be vocationally handicapped and susceptible to rehabilitation. History: L. 1937, ch. 305, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 336, § 3; L. 1968, ch. 251, § 1; March 26.
76-12c07. Same; rules and regulations. The secretary for children and families may adopt rules and regulations in the field of vocational rehabilitation. History: L. 1968, ch. 378, § 9; L. 1973, ch. 369, § 36; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 289; July 1.
76-12c08. Custody and disbursement of vocational rehabilitation federal funds and other moneys. The state treasurer is hereby designated custodian of all money received by the state from appropriations made by the congress of the United States for the vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise, and of all money received by the state […]
76-12c09. Approval of vouchers. The director of accounts and reports shall draw warrants on the state treasurer for the purpose mentioned in this act, upon vouchers approved by the secretary for children and families or a person or persons designated by the secretary. History: L. 1937, ch. 305, § 9; L. 1961, ch. 336, § […]
76-12c10. Transfer of certain lands from board of social welfare to occupational center of central Kansas, inc. The state board of social welfare is hereby authorized to either convey directly to the occupational center of central Kansas, inc., or to secure the direct conveyance from the United States of America to the occupational center of […]
76-12c11. Same; release of obligation to convey property to state; sale, lease or other disposition. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in K.S.A. 76-12c10, and amendments thereto, the occupational center of central Kansas, inc., is hereby released from any obligation to deed or convey to the state of Kansas any part of the property acquired […]
