5-503. Director of dispute resolution; appointment.
5-503
5-503. Director of dispute resolution; appointment.
The director of dispute resolution
shall be appointed by the judicial administrator and work for the office of
judicial administration. The director of dispute
resolution
shall be in
the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act. The director may
be but is
not required to be
an attorney and shall be selected for appointment on the basis of the
individual's training and experience in dispute resolution.
The director shall
administer the dispute resolution act and shall provide administrative and
clerical assistance to the council. If the person appointed as director is
an attorney, such person
shall
devote
full time to the duties of the office of director and shall not engage in the
private practice of law during the period such person
serves as
director.
History: L. 1994, ch. 217, § 3;
L. 1996, ch. 140, § 3; July 1.