{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-320","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 38-320","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein:\n(a) \"Department\" means the Kansas department for children and families or any division thereof.\n(b) \"Secretary\" means the secretary for children and families or the secretary's designee.","path":["Chapter 38.—MINORS","Article 3.—DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch38/038_003_0020.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:44Z","sha256":"ea6e4fb92ccab7bab9d7d3096456a6c7eac80e17b2569172a8ce5cd6f63c6c2c","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-319","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-321"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}