48-3706. Fusion center employees; executive director, deputy director; powers and duties. Subject to appropriations, the Kansas intelligence fusion center shall have the following employees, all in the unclassified service of the civil service act:

(a) An executive director, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the fusion center oversight board. The executive director shall:

(1) Be responsible for all operations of the Kansas intelligence fusion center and shall report to the fusion center oversight board;

(2) be responsible for: (A) Facilitating and implementing applicable federal standards and programs by the Kansas intelligence fusion center; (B) ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and federal requirements; and (C) maintaining proper separation between military and civilian capacities;

(3) provide support, as needed, to the fusion center oversight board meetings; and

(4) other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the fusion center oversight board;

(b) a deputy director for law enforcement, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. The deputy director for law enforcement shall serve as the liaison between the Kansas intelligence fusion center and Kansas law enforcement agencies and organizations and shall strive to provide the appropriate flow of information from each to the other; and

(c) such other employees as may be authorized by the fusion center oversight board to administer properly the provisions of this act.

History: L. 2017, ch. 44, § 6; Apr. 20.