The chancellor of the university of Kansas shall be ex officio director of the state geological survey and shall have supervision over the survey. The immediate work of the state geological survey shall be directed by the state geologist. The state geologist shall be appointed by the chancellor of the university of Kansas and shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act. The state geologist shall prepare and submit all reports of the state geological survey to the chancellor for publication.
K.S.A. 76-323