{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-75-303","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 75-303","heading":"Duties; service as secretary or head of state department upon appointment by governor.","body":"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.","path":["Chapter 75.—STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Article 3.—LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch75/075_003_0003.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:30Z","sha256":"160647f6aef6e1dc292228e7690c0b7cfb22e5b63e24b845dbfaa945bbc07a1c","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-75-301","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-75-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}