CHAPTER 22 SENATE BILL No. 477 An Act concerning officers and employees of the Kansas water office; amending K.S.A. 74-2614 and repealing the existing section; also repealing K.S.A. 74-2614a. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. K.S.A. 74-2614 is hereby amended to read as follows:
74-2614. The director of the Kansas water office, with the consent of the
governor, may appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as
deemed necessary to carry out the powers, duties and functions of the
Kansas water office and the director of the Kansas water office. All clerical
and financial management such employees shall be in the classified serv-
ice of the Kansas civil service act and all other employees shall be in the
unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 74-2614 and 74-2614a are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved March 4, 1998