76-1901. Name of institution. The institution established upon the Fort Dodge military reservation shall be known as “the Kansas soldiers’ home,” and any reference to the Kansas soldiers’ home, or Mother Bickerdyke annex, or to the “Kansas soldiers’ home and Mother Bickerdyke annex” in any law of this state shall be construed as referring to […]
76-1902. Institution established. Laws 1889, chapter 235, preamble, included by reference. [The preamble referred to the request of the legislature to congress for the donation of the Fort Hays and Fort Dodge military reservations for the purpose of establishing soldiers’ homes thereon. Section 1 of the act originally provided that whenever either of the reservations […]
76-1902a. Same. Laws 1889, chapter 235, section 15, included by reference. [This section provided that upon the donation of either of the reservations mentioned in the preamble the governor should cause the act to be published, together with the act of congress making the donation, and same should then take effect.] History: R.S. 1923, 76-1902, […]
76-1902b. Same. Laws 1891, chapter 200, sections 1 and 2, included by reference. [This act accepted the act of congress approved August 27, 1888, entitled “An act to provide aid to state and territorial homes for the support of disabled soldiers and sailors of the United States,” and designated the governor of the state as […]
76-1904. Control of institution; superintendent, appointment, salary, duties and powers. (a) The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall have full control of the Kansas soldiers’ home, the property, effects, supervision and management thereof. (b) A superintendent of the Kansas soldiers’ home shall be appointed by the director of the Kansas commission […]
76-1904a. Rates of charges to members and patients; authority of Kansas commission on veterans affairs office. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall establish rates of charges to be made to members and patients of the Kansas soldiers’ home. Such charges shall not exceed an amount equal to the per diem […]
76-1904b. Same; frequency of remittance of moneys received. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to authorize remittances to be made less frequently than is authorized under K.S.A. 75-4215. History: L. 1973, ch. 384, § 4; July 1.
76-1906. Disposition of moneys; soldiers’ home fee fund. The superintendent of the Kansas soldiers’ home shall remit all moneys received by or for the superintendent under article 19 of chapter 76 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and all moneys received from the United States veterans administration for reimbursements for the care of […]
76-1908. Persons eligible for admission; application; discharges, hearing; priorities for admission. (a) The following, subject to the rules and regulations that may be adopted by the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office for the management and government of the Kansas soldiers’ home, shall be eligible to admission to the Kansas soldiers’ home: […]
76-1927. Rules and regulations for management and operation of home; conduct and discipline of members and others. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall have the authority to establish rules and regulations for the management and operation of the Kansas soldiers’ home and governing conduct and discipline of the members of […]
76-1928. Same; enforcement. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office or the superintendent of the Kansas soldiers’ home shall enforce such rules and regulations and may furlough any member for violation of such rules. History: L. 1941, ch. 365, § 2; L. 1953, ch. 361, § 14; L. 2014, ch. 83, § […]
76-1929. Same; discharge of violating members; notice and hearing. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office may discharge any member who violates such rules and regulations, except that no member shall be discharged without notice to such member and a right to be heard concerning such charges in accordance with the provisions […]
76-1930. Same; member seeking injunction or restraining order. If any member shall seek an injunction or restraining order to restrain the Kansas veterans’ commission or the officers of such Kansas soldiers’ home from enforcing such rules and regulations or to restrain disciplinary action, during the pendency of such legal proceedings, such member and his or […]
76-1931. Same; member refusing to vacate premises, when; forfeiture of rights. If any member of such soldiers’ home shall refuse to vacate the premises upon receiving a furlough from the officers designated to enforce the rules and regulations, such refusal shall constitute a forfeiture of such person’s right to remain in the home and such […]
76-1932. Same; legal proceedings. If any member shall refuse to vacate the premises upon being discharged by the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office, such member shall forfeit such member’s right to subsistence and rations for the member and the member’s dependents, if any, and the director of the Kansas commission on […]
76-1933. Same; member defined. The word “member” as used in this act shall refer to any person legally admitted as a member or any dependent of such member, or any person drawing subsistence or quarters in the Kansas soldiers’ home for any reason whatsoever, except the employees of such soldiers’ home: Provided, That the word […]
76-1935. Custodians of members’ funds at home; designation of depositories. The director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall designate a person at the Kansas soldiers’ home who shall be in charge of the member funds at such soldiers’ home. The person so designated shall have custody and charge of all moneys belonging […]
76-1935a. Transfer of trust funds of deceased members and patients of home to general fund of agency; notice; claims; payment; limitations. The custodian of the members and patients trust fund at the Kansas soldiers’ home shall notify the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office of any moneys which are under the custodian’s […]
76-1936. Transfer of patients from certain institutions to soldiers’ home; priorities. (a) The commissioner of community services and programs of the Kansas department for aging and disability services, with the approval of the secretary for aging and disability services and the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office, may transfer patients in the […]
76-1938. Board of managers abolished; transfer of records and property. The board of managers provided for and created by section 74-2301 of the General Statutes of 1949 is hereby abolished and said board of managers shall transfer, deliver and turn over to the Kansas veterans’ commission created by this act all of the property, books, […]
