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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided November 21, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Gerald L. Karr State Senator, Seventeenth District 1155 N. Highway 99 Emporia, Kansas 66801

Dear Senator Karr:

You request our opinion concerning the constitutionality of 1995 senate bill no. 19 (L. 1995, ch. 241). Specifically, you ask whether the legislature may constitutionally shorten the fixed terms of incumbent members of certain public boards and commissions affected by the legislation.

As you know, 1995 senate bill no. 19 alters the statutory appointment procedure for members of 22 specified state boards, commissions, and authorities. For all but two of the affected…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Lanza v. WagnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
  2. Dodge v. Board of Ed. of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Leek v. TheisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
  4. Crenshaw v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  5. Lanza v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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