On March 2, 2009, President Obama nominated Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to be a member of his Cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Governor Sebelius accepted the nomination and will await approval by the U.S. Senate before officially taking office.
The nation recently went through a smoothe transition from one presidential administration to another and now Kansas will prepare for the possibility of a change in governors under the laws that govern our state.
Below are online resources on Governor Sebelius and our Lieutenant Governor, Mark Parkinson who will assume the governorship pending Sebelius' departure. Also included are links to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and sites proving information on the processes that will take place as our state and federal governments move through changes in leadership.
Kathleen Sebelius
Information from the Governor's website
http://www.governor.ks.gov/about/default.htm
Biographical information from Wikipedia with references
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius
Mark Parkinson
Lieutenant Governor's web page at governor.ks.gov
http://www.governor.ks.gov/LtGov/
Biographical information from Wikipedia with references
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Parkinson
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
“The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". In 2004 the Department had 67,000 employees.
The department was created when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act (PL 96-88) into law on October 17, 1979. It split the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, (HEW), which included the Social Security Administration, agencies constituting the Public Health Service, Family Support Administration, and the Office of Education into the Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Education. Both began operation on May 4, 1980.” (Wikipedia.org)
Vacancies in Kansas Executive Offices
From Article 1 of the Kansas State Constitution:
http://www.kslib.info/constitution/art1.html
The nation recently went through a smoothe transition from one presidential administration to another and now Kansas will prepare for the possibility of a change in governors under the laws that govern our state.
Below are online resources on Governor Sebelius and our Lieutenant Governor, Mark Parkinson who will assume the governorship pending Sebelius' departure. Also included are links to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and sites proving information on the processes that will take place as our state and federal governments move through changes in leadership.
Kathleen Sebelius
Information from the Governor's website
http://www.governor.ks.gov/about/default.htm
Biographical information from Wikipedia with references
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius
Mark Parkinson
Lieutenant Governor's web page at governor.ks.gov
http://www.governor.ks.gov/LtGov/
Biographical information from Wikipedia with references
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Parkinson
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
“The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". In 2004 the Department had 67,000 employees.
The department was created when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act (PL 96-88) into law on October 17, 1979. It split the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, (HEW), which included the Social Security Administration, agencies constituting the Public Health Service, Family Support Administration, and the Office of Education into the Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Education. Both began operation on May 4, 1980.” (Wikipedia.org)
Vacancies in Kansas Executive Offices
From Article 1 of the Kansas State Constitution:
http://www.kslib.info/constitution/art1.html
“11. Vacancies in executive offices. When the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor shall become governor. In the event of the disability of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall assume the powers and duties of governor until the disability is removed. The legislature shall provide by law for the succession to the office of governor should the offices of governor and lieutenant governor be vacant, and for the assumption of the powers and duties of governor during the disability of the governor, should the office of lieutenant governor be vacant or the lieutenant governor be disabled. When the office of secretary of state or attorney general is vacant, the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the remainder of the term. If the secretary of state or attorney general is disabled, the governor shall name a person to assume the powers and duties of the office until the disability is removed. The procedure for determining disability and the removal thereof shall be provided by law.”
United States Cabinet
Official site of U.S. Presidential Cabinet
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/
Track the Confirmation of President Obama's Cabinet Nominees
http://innovation.cq.com/projects/cabinet_nominee
(From CQ Politics)
United States Cabinet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Cabinet
(Information from Wikipedia)
Sebelius on the White House Blog
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/03/02/Sebelius-at-HHS/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/03/02/Sebelius-at-HHS/
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