Kansas governor announces official appointments
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced appointments to the following state boards and commissions.
Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
Purpose: The mission is to ensure that licensees perform their professional services in a manner providing maximum protection of the health, safety and welfare for the people of Kansas.
- Barry Bedene, Arma (reappointment)
Board of Adult Care Home Administrators
Purpose: Establish and uphold regulations for licensing adult care administrators, including complaints against administrators.
- Amy Siple, Sedgwick (reappointment)
- Heather Pilkinton, Lawrence (reappointment)
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Purpose: To advocate for and facilitate equal access to quality, coordinated and comprehensive services that enhance the quality of life for Kansans who are deaf and hard of hearing.
- Kelly Selznick, Overland Park (reappointment)
For the majority of boards and commissions, state law requires the Governor’s nominee to be approved or “confirmed” by the Kansas Senate. The Senate considers appointments only when it is in session, which is generally January through May, or when the Governor calls a Special Session. If your appointment is subject to Senate confirmation, you will be contacted to come to the State Capitol Building in Topeka to appear before the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee. The purpose of the hearing is to permit the Committee to determine whether you are a qualified and competent nominee; at the conclusion of the hearing, the Committee may vote to send your nomination to the full Senate for approval.
Appointments made by the Governor when the Senate is in session must be confirmed before the nominee may commence his/her service on the board or commission. Appointments made when the Senate is in recess are subject to confirmation when the Senate reconvenes, but the appointee may commence service immediately.