K.S.A. 75-303: Duties; service as secretary or head of state department upon appointment by governor.

If the governor determines that in the best interest of the state the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor should include serving as a secretary of a state department or as a department head, the governor may appoint the lieutenant governor to such position if the position is required by law to be appointed by the governor. A lieutenant governor appointed to a position in accordance with this section shall be subject to all qualifications established by law for a person holding such position.