Kansas Statutes § 75-7703 Duties of director; transfer and administration of certain programs to office; prohibition on rules and regulations requiring educational outcomes or curriculum.

75-7703. Duties of director; transfer and administration of certain programs to office; prohibition on rules and regulations requiring educational outcomes or curriculum. (a) The director of early childhood shall: (1) Prepare, submit to the legislature and implement plans for a comprehensive service delivery system for children and families; (2) facilitate and coordinate interagency cooperation toward the goal of serving children and families with a variety of other state agencies, such as the Kansas department for children and families, the department of health and environment, the department of corrections, the state board of education, the state board of regents and any other state offices, department or board providing services to Kansas children and families; (3) provide a central contact for information and assistance for children, families, communities and businesses in need of early childhood care and related services; (4) serve as the primary contact for the Kansas legislature on policy, administrative support and constituent services relating to early childhood care and related services; (5) enter into such contracts and agreements as necessary or incidental to the performance of the powers and duties of the executive director; (6) charge and collect, by order, a fee necessary for the administration and processing of paper documents, including, but not limited to, applications, registrations, permits, licenses, certifications, renewals, reports and remittance of fees that are necessary or incidental to the execution of the laws relating to the Kansas office of early childhood; (7) appoint and oversee deputy directors within the office; (8) transition the administration of the following programs and state functions to the office: (A) Child care subsidy; (B) children's cabinet and trust fund; (C) day care facility licensing, youth development programs, school-age programs and early youth care programs; (D) child care quality; (E) head start collaboration office; (F) healthy families America; (G) Kansas early head start child care partnership; (H) Kansas early head start home visitation; (I) maternal and child health home visitation; (J) maternal, infant and early childhood home visitation; and (K) parents as teachers; (9) enter into agreements with the secretary of administration for the provision of shared services, including, but not limited to, personnel and other administrative services for the office; (10) adopt, amend or revoke any rules and regulations necessary to carry out this act and the programs and duties of the office; and (11) ensure that all Kansas children's cabinet functions are executed in accordance with K.S.A. 38-1901, and amendments thereto. (b) The director shall not adopt rules and regulations or policies requiring educational outcomes or curriculum for persons or entities licensed pursuant to this act. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the director to administer the preschool programs in K.S.A. 72-3215 and 72-5154, and amendments thereto. (d) Subject to this act, the director shall organize the Kansas office of early childhood in the manner that the director deems most efficient. The director may establish policies governing the transaction of business of the office and the administration of each division within the office. The deputy directors shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the director may prescribe and such duties and powers as are prescribed by law. Such deputy directors shall act for and exercise the powers of the director to the extent that authority to do so is delegated by the director. (e) Administration of programs transferred by this section are subject to federal and state appropriations. History: L. 2025, ch. 118, § 10; July 1.