§ 75-52,154 — Same; successor to Kansas parole board

Kansas § 75-52,154

• Jurisdiction: Kansas
• Ch. 75: STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
• Art. 52: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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(a) The prisoner review board shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas parole board in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-52,152 through 75-52,157, and amendments thereto. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the prisoner review board shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the Kansas parole board in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 75-52,152 through 75-52,157, and amendments thereto.
(b) Whenever the Kansas parole board, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a statute, contract, memorandum of understanding, plan, grant, waiver or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the prisoner review board.
(c) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the Kansas parole board that are in effect on the effective date of K.S.A. 75-52,152 through 75-52,157, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the secretary of corrections until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.

Legislative History

Executive Reorganization Order No. 34, § 3; L . 2011, ch. 130, § 3; July 1.