Volume 43 - Issue 46 - November 14, 2024

State of Kansas

Office of the Governor

Executive Directive No. 24-591
Authorizing Personnel Transactions
and
Establishment of a Federal Fund

By virtue of the authority vested in the Governor as the head of the Executive Branch of the State of Kansas, the following transactions are hereby authorized:

The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to provide a Minimum Staffing Premium Pay at a rate of one and a half times the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay for time worked outside of regularly scheduled shifts in situations authorized by the Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol to employees in the Communications Specialist I, Communications Specialist II, Communications Specialist Supervisor, KHP Communications Shift Manager, KHP Communications Coordinator, Highway Patrol Trooper, Highway Patrol Master/Technical Trooper, Highway Patrol Lieutenant, Law Enforcement Officer I, Law Enforcement Officer II, Law Enforcement Officer III job classifications and job titles is hereby approved, effective November 10, 2024.

I have conferred with the Secretary of Administration, the Director of the Budget, the Director of Personnel Services, and members of my staff, and I have determined that the requested action is appropriate.

Pursuant to the authority of the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce to receive and expend federal funds, and pursuant to the authority granted the Governor by Section 200 of Chapter 88 of The 2024 Session Laws of Kansas, approval is hereby granted to the Department of Commerce for expenditure in FY 2025 of monies in the federal fund entitled “Rural Community Development Initiative Federal Fund.”

I have conferred with the Director of the Budget and members of my staff, and I have determined that the guidelines set forth in K.S.A. 75-3711 and 75-3711c have been applied and that none of the forgoing actions exceeds the limitations contained therein.

Dated November 6, 2024.

Laura Kelly
Governor

Doc. No. 052661