75-3135a. Bank commissioner; appointment of regional managers and financial examiner administrators; compensation. (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of appropriation acts, the bank commissioner may appoint regional managers, financial examiner administrators, case managers, examiners and a business manager within the office of the state bank commissioner as determined necessary by the bank commissioner to effectively carry out the mission of the office. Each regional manager, financial examiner administrator, case manager, examiner or business manager appointed after the effective date of this act shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act, shall have special training and qualifications for such positions, shall serve at the pleasure of the bank commissioner and shall receive compensation fixed by the bank commissioner and approved by the governor and shall receive compensation in accordance with an equitable salary schedule established by the bank commissioner and approved by the governor for all unclassified positions.

(2) The average of the amount of compensation in the bank commissioner's salary schedule for such appointed positions in the unclassified service shall not exceed the average compensation of corresponding state regulatory positions in similar areas. The bank commissioner's salary schedule for unclassified positions shall be reported to the state banking board annually.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall affect the classified status of any person employed in the office of the state bank commissioner on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this act. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to limit the powers of the bank commissioner pursuant to K.S.A. 75-2948, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2002, ch. 90, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 161, § 15; May 31.