5-504.Advisory council on dispute resolution; members; terms, election of
officers.
(a) The advisory council on dispute resolution is hereby
created.
The council shall be comprised of individuals from a variety of disciplines who
are trained and knowledgeable in dispute resolution and shall
be selected to be
representative of
the geographical and cultural diversity of the state and to reflect balanced
gender representation.
The council shall consist of no more than 19 voting members. The voting members shall include
not more than six persons who are
licensed to practice law in
Kansas. The council shall be
appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court in accordance
with this section. The chief justice shall solicit nominations from
Kansas judges, dispute resolution
organizations, legal and mental health professional organizations, social and
legal services agencies, domestic violence advocacy groups,
state and local government
agencies, business organizations, consumer organizations, court service
officers, social workers, mental health professionals, educators and other
interested groups or individuals. The chief justice is not restricted to the
solicited lists of nominees in making such appointments.
(b) The initial members of the council shall be appointed for terms of one,
two or three years so that the terms of not more than four voting members shall
expire during the same calendar year. All successor appointments shall be made
for terms
of three years. Any vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same manner
in which the original appointment was made and for the duration of the term
vacated.
(c) The council annually shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and
such other officers as deemed necessary by the council.
History: L. 1994, ch. 217, § 4;
L. 1996, ch. 140, § 4; July 1.
5-504.Advisory council on dispute resolution; members; terms, election of
officers.
(a) The advisory council on dispute resolution is hereby
created.
The council shall be comprised of individuals from a variety of disciplines who
are trained and knowledgeable in dispute resolution and shall
be selected to be
representative of
the geographical and cultural diversity of the state and to reflect balanced
gender representation.
The council shall consist of no more than 19 voting members. The voting members shall include
not more than six persons who are
licensed to practice law in
Kansas. The council shall be
appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court in accordance
with this section. The chief justice shall solicit nominations from
Kansas judges, dispute resolution
organizations, legal and mental health professional organizations, social and
legal services agencies, domestic violence advocacy groups,
state and local government
agencies, business organizations, consumer organizations, court service
officers, social workers, mental health professionals, educators and other
interested groups or individuals. The chief justice is not restricted to the
solicited lists of nominees in making such appointments.
(b) The initial members of the council shall be appointed for terms of one,
two or three years so that the terms of not more than four voting members shall
expire during the same calendar year. All successor appointments shall be made
for terms
of three years. Any vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same manner
in which the original appointment was made and for the duration of the term
vacated.
(c) The council annually shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and
such other officers as deemed necessary by the council.
History: L. 1994, ch. 217, § 4;
L. 1996, ch. 140, § 4; July 1.
5-504.Advisory council on dispute resolution; members; terms, election of
officers.
(a) The advisory council on dispute resolution is hereby
created.
The council shall be comprised of individuals from a variety of disciplines who
are trained and knowledgeable in dispute resolution and shall
be selected to be
representative of
the geographical and cultural diversity of the state and to reflect balanced
gender representation.
The council shall consist of no more than 19 voting members. The voting members shall include
not more than six persons who are
licensed to practice law in
Kansas. The council shall be
appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court in accordance
with this section. The chief justice shall solicit nominations from
Kansas judges, dispute resolution
organizations, legal and mental health professional organizations, social and
legal services agencies, domestic violence advocacy groups,
state and local government
agencies, business organizations, consumer organizations, court service
officers, social workers, mental health professionals, educators and other
interested groups or individuals. The chief justice is not restricted to the
solicited lists of nominees in making such appointments.
(b) The initial members of the council shall be appointed for terms of one,
two or three years so that the terms of not more than four voting members shall
expire during the same calendar year. All successor appointments shall be made
for terms
of three years. Any vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same manner
in which the original appointment was made and for the duration of the term
vacated.
(c) The council annually shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and
such other officers as deemed necessary by the council.
History: L. 1994, ch. 217, § 4;
L. 1996, ch. 140, § 4; July 1.