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KS Stat § 75-2935b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2935b Unclassified service; approval of compensation; exceptions.

75-2935b. Unclassified service; approval of compensation; exceptions. Salaries and other compensation of all persons who are within the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act, and which salaries and other compensation are not fixed by statute, shall be subject to the approval of the governor and such salaries or other compensation shall not be paid until approved by the governor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the salaries and other compensation of any officer or employee when such salary or other compensation is specifically prescribed by law, nor to officers and employees of elected state officials, officers and employees under the jurisdiction of the state board of regents, the executive secretary and other employees of the Kansas public employees retirement system that are in the unclassified service as specified under K.S.A. 74-4908, and amendments thereto, officers and employees under the jurisdiction of the supreme court, legislative officers and employees or officers and employees of any agency performing functions and duties primarily for the legislative branch.History: L. 1963, ch. 434, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 59; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 9; L. 1982, ch. 319, § 15; L. 1995, ch. 255, § 13; L. 1997, ch. 156, § 89; L. 2011, ch. 104, § 44; L. 2012, ch. 65, § 29; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-2935c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2935c Same; salary plan, physicians at aging and disability services institutions.

75-2935c. Same; salary plan, physicians at aging and disability services institutions. Subject to available appropriations, the governor is hereby authorized and directed to approve a salary plan for physicians at institutions under the secretary for aging and disability services, as defined by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 76-12a01, and amendments thereto. Such salary plan for physicians shall be effective on the first day of the first payroll period chargeable to the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1982, and shall be subject to modification and approval by the governor and to any enactments of the legislature applicable thereto.History: L. 1981, ch. 30, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 316; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-2938a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2938a Anniversary date of persons in positions subject to job classification or compensation revisions, no change for compensation step increases.

75-2938a. Anniversary date of persons in positions subject to job classification or compensation revisions, no change for compensation step increases. No revision of the job classification or the compensation of any classified position in any job class, which takes effect in any payroll period which commences after January 1, 1995, shall change the current anniversary date of any person in any such classified position for purposes of any increase in compensation from step movement on the pay plan for the classified service under the Kansas civil service act.History: L. 1994, ch. 352, § 2; May 19.
KS Stat § 75-2938b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2938b Wage and salary surveys; confidentiality.

75-2938b. Wage and salary surveys; confidentiality. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the information contained in responses to wage and salary surveys conducted by the director of personnel services to provide wage and salary information about jobs in other public and private employment under K.S.A. 75-2938, and amendments thereto, shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under the open records act, K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any other statute. The information contained in responses to such wage and salary surveys shall not be subject to subpoena, discovery or other demand in any administrative, criminal or civil action. The confidentiality prescribed by this section is not subject to expiration pursuant to K.S.A. 45-229, and amendments thereto, or any other statute.(b) The information contained in such responses to wage and salary surveys conducted by the director of personnel services to provide wage and salary information about jobs in other public and private employment under K.S.A. 75-2938, and amendments thereto, shall be disclosed upon written request if no person or entity can be identified in the information to be disclosed as determined by the director of personnel services.History: L. 2009, ch. 45, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-2939 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2939 State employment; notice of vacancies; criteria for certifying persons to the pool of eligible candidates; assessment of skills, knowledge and abilities; agency selection programs.

75-2939. State employment; notice of vacancies; criteria for certifying persons to the pool of eligible candidates; assessment of skills, knowledge and abilities; agency selection programs. (a) To the extent required by rules and regulations of the secretary of administration, public notice shall be given of all vacancies to be filled. Each person who registers for state employment and applies for the vacancy shall be considered for certification to the pool of eligible candidates if the person meets reasonable minimum standards or requirements fixed by the director with regard to experience, character, age, education, physical condition, and such other factors which directly relate to the knowledge, skills and ability of the candidates to perform with reasonable efficiency the duties of the position. No standards or requirements shall be fixed with reference to education, age or physical condition except such as relate directly to the duties of the office or employment to be filled.(b) Qualified persons with disabilities shall be reasonably accommodated in the selection process.(c) The director may require candidates in filing their applications to submit certificates of general or special qualifications as the good of the service may require.(d) All criteria used as the basis for certifying candidates as eligible for a vacancy from among persons meeting minimum qualifications shall relate to those matters which fairly represent the capacity and fitness of the candidates to efficiently discharge the duties of the position and shall be subject to review and approval of the director.(e) In order to determine whether candidates meet the requirements for a position as established under subsection (a), (c) or (d), candidates may be required to undergo assessments of skills, knowledge and abilities as necessary to determine the fitness of the candidates to perform the duties of the position. Such assessments may be developed and administered by the director or shall be subject to the review and approval by the director. Such assessments shall be held at such times and places as most nearly meet the convenience of candidates, practicability of administration, and the needs of the service. Specific agreements between the agency and the division of personnel services will be established regarding the security and processing of assessment instruments.(f) Agency selection programs will be subject to periodic audit by the division of personnel services with a report to be made to the secretary of administration.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 15; L. 1943, ch. 273, § 2; L. 1959, ch. 335, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 400, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 379, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 11; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 5; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 75-2940 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2940 Powers of director; exclusion of disqualified candidates; appeal.

75-2940. Powers of director; exclusion of disqualified candidates; appeal. (a) The director may refuse to certify a candidate as eligible, or may remove from consideration a candidate who previously has registered for employment with the state when the candidate:(1) Is found to lack any of the preliminary requirements established for the position for which the candidate applies;(2) is, due to a qualifying disability, unable to perform the essential functions of the position with reasonable accommodation;(3) uses illegal narcotics or other drugs which may affect job performance or whose use of alcohol will adversely affect job performance or conduct to the extent that the candidate is not qualified;(4) has been convicted of, granted deferred prosecution for, or pleaded nolo contendere to any violations which relate to fitness to perform required duties or any crime involving moral turpitude;(5) has been dismissed from the public service for delinquency or misconduct;(6) has made a false statement of any material fact;(7) gives, renders or pays directly or indirectly any money, service or other valuable thing to any person for, or on account of, or in connection with the application, selection or appointment process;(8) has practiced, or attempted to practice, any deception or fraud in the application, selection or appointment process; or(9) is affiliated with a political movement advocating overthrow of government by force or violence.(b) Whenever the director refuses to certify a candidate as eligible, or removes from consideration a candidate who has registered for employment with the state, as provided in this section, the director shall furnish to the candidate a statement of the reasons for such refusal to certify, or removal from consideration as the case may be. In the case of any such refusal or removal an appeal may be taken to the board in accordance with rules and regulations adopted as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 16; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 60; L. 1971, ch. 273, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 12; L. 1985, ch. 276, § 3; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 6; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 75-2941 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2941 Discrimination forbidden.

75-2941. Discrimination forbidden. No discrimination shall be exercised, threatened, or promised, by any person in the civil service against or in favor of any applicant, eligible, or employee in the civil service because of political or religious opinions or affiliations, except that no person affiliated with a political movement advocating overthrow of government by force or violence shall be eligible to any appointment or employment under this act.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 17; June 1.
KS Stat § 75-2942 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2942 Appointments and promotions; statewide list of requisitions to fill vacant positions; emergencies.

75-2942. Appointments and promotions; statewide list of requisitions to fill vacant positions; emergencies. (a) Appointments and promotions to all positions in the classified service under the provisions of this act, and rules and regulations adopted as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706 and amendments thereto, shall be made from among those certified to the appointing officer.(b) A statewide list of requisitions to fill vacant positions shall be maintained by the division of personnel services.(c) No person shall be appointed or employed under any class not appropriate to the duties performed, and no person shall be transferred to, nor assigned to perform the duties of, any position in the classified service, unless such person is qualified therefor under the provisions of this act.(d) During the period of a national emergency, so proclaimed by the president of the United States, the director of personnel services, with the approval of the secretary of administration, may certify persons not so previously qualified to temporarily fill positions in the classified service in any agency, but no such temporary appointment shall continue after a qualified person is eligible for certification or after such national emergency ends, whichever period of time is the shorter.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 18; L. 1943, ch. 273, § 3; L. 1945, ch. 321, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 451, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 448, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 61; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 13; L. 1985, ch. 276, § 4; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 7; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 75-2943 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2943 Notice of new positions and vacancies; certification of names; probationary appointments; performance ratings; public inspection; rules and regulations.

75-2943. Notice of new positions and vacancies; certification of names; probationary appointments; performance ratings; public inspection; rules and regulations. (a) Appointing authorities shall give notice to the director of personnel services of their intention to establish new positions and of the existence of any vacancy to be filled in any office or employment in the classified service in the manner provided by the director.(b) The secretary of administration, upon recommendation of the director of personnel services, shall establish procedures and standards for the certification of names of eligible persons for vacant positions.(c) The appointing authority shall appoint on probation, with sole reference to merit and fitness, one of the candidates whose name is certified in the manner provided by subsection (b) to fill such vacancy. The provisions of this section shall not apply when the office or employment is among those which are described in K.S.A. 75-2945 and amendments thereto.(d) After consultation with appointing authorities and other supervising officials, the director shall establish, and from time to time amend, a system of performance ratings which shall provide for general categories of performance levels and such other criteria as the director may prescribe for each class of positions in the classified service or for groups of classes. In accordance with K.S.A. 75-3706 and amendments thereto, the secretary of administration shall adopt rules and regulations in respect to such performance ratings, and such performance ratings shall be considered in determining the advisability of transfers, the promotion of an employee to a higher class, questions of reduction or dismissal of any employee, increases and decreases in salary of an employee within the salary range established under this act, and in all other decisions relating to the status of employees. In accordance with K.S.A. 75-3706 and amendments thereto, the secretary of administration shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the extent to which such ratings and the reports upon which they are based shall be open to public inspection by the public and by the affected employees.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 19; L. 1951, ch. 451, § 4; L. 1971, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 62; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 14; L. 1985, ch. 277, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 185, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 8; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 75-2944 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2944 Vacancies filled by promotions or transfers; probationary promotions, right of demotion to prior job class in certain cases.

75-2944. Vacancies filled by promotions or transfers; probationary promotions, right of demotion to prior job class in certain cases. (a) Vacancies in positions shall be filled, so far as practicable, by promotions or transfers of persons holding positions in the classified service and in accordance with K.S.A. 75-2942, and amendments thereto. Promotions shall be based upon merit principles which shall include as factors the employee's efficiency, character, conduct and length of service. Subject to the approval of the secretary of administration, the director of personnel services may provide, in specific areas, for competitive promotional assessments.(b) An employee in the classified service with permanent status who is promoted with probationary status to a higher position, who is dismissed or could be dismissed for cause other than misconduct or delinquency on the employee's part from the position to which the employee was promoted, either during the probationary period or at the conclusion thereof by reason of the failure of the appointing authority to file a request for the employee's continuance in the position, shall be demoted with permanent status to a position in the class from which the employee was promoted, or to a position in another class in the same salary range as the class from which the employee was promoted, or in a class in the next lower salary range. If the employee was promoted from one agency to another agency, the demotion shall be to a position in the agency to which the employee was promoted, unless the agency from which the employee was promoted agrees to the demotion of the employee in that agency. If the employee was dismissed for misconduct or delinquency from the position to which the employee was promoted, and for that reason is not entitled to be demoted to a lower position, the employee shall have a right to appeal the dismissal to the state civil service board. If an employee who is dismissed and who is entitled to demotion pursuant to this subsection, is not given the opportunity to be demoted, the employee shall have a right to appeal the dismissal to the state civil service board. The secretary of administration may prescribe by rules and regulations conditions under which a break in service between separation from one agency and promotion to a position in that agency or another agency renders inapplicable the right of demotion to a lower position as provided in this subsection.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 20; L. 1951, ch. 451, § 5; L. 1967, ch. 448, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 63; L. 1978, ch. 345, § 9; L. 1981, ch. 335, § 3; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 9; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 75-2945 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2945 Filling positions without using certified pool of eligible candidates, when.

75-2945. Filling positions without using certified pool of eligible candidates, when. Subject to limitations imposed by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3706 and amendments thereto, positions in the classified service may be filled without utilizing certified pool of eligible candidates only as follows:(a) Where the services to be performed will require less than 1,000 hours of work within a twelve-month period, the director may authorize an agency to make a temporary appointment of a person who meets the qualifications for the position. The director may establish procedures for making temporary appointments. A person may have more than one temporary appointment in an agency within a twelve-month period, if the person works on such appointments for less than 1,000 hours within the twelve-month period. The period of temporary service shall not be counted as a part of the probationary period in case of subsequent appointment to a regular position.(b) Appointments may be made without using a certified pool of eligible candidates to trainee or training positions approved by the director for job classes designed to provide job experience to persons pursuing a related degree, certificate or similar credential or job classes for which the state provides formal training programs in the work to be performed.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 21; L. 1967, ch. 448, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 64; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 15; L. 1981, ch. 335, § 4; L. 1985, ch. 276, § 5; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 10; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 75-2946 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2946 Appointment to classified position for probationary period.

75-2946. Appointment to classified position for probationary period. Except as otherwise provided in the Kansas civil service act or by rules and regulations adopted thereunder, all appointments within the classified service shall be for a probationary period, the length of which for the several classes in the classified service shall be determined by rules and regulations, but dismissals, suspensions or demotions may be made at any time during such period. At or before the end of the probationary period the appointing authority shall notify the director in writing whether or not the probationer is a satisfactory employee and should receive the status of a permanent employee.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 22; L. 1981, ch. 335, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-2947 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2947 Transfers; leaves of absence; reinstatements.

75-2947. Transfers; leaves of absence; reinstatements. (a) In a manner consistent with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of administration, transfers in the classified service may be made from a position in one class to a position in another class when the duties and compensation are similar.(b) Any person holding a regular position in the classified service of this state may be granted a leave of absence on the grounds of sickness, disability or other good or sufficient reason. No leave shall exceed one year, except as necessary to comply with other laws and as approved by the secretary of administration.(c) Leave of absence may be granted to an officer or employee holding a regular position in the classified service to enable such person to take an appointive position in the state unclassified service.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 23; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 11; Dec. 17.
KS Stat § 75-2948 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 29 - Civil Service|75-2948 Layoff procedures; notice to director and affected employees; reemployment preference, when.

75-2948. Layoff procedures; notice to director and affected employees; reemployment preference, when. (a) In accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor, an appointing authority, with the approval of the secretary of administration, may lay off an employee in the classified service whenever the appointing authority deems it necessary by reason of shortage of work or funds, the return of an employee from authorized leave, or the abolition of a position or other material change in duties or organization.The type of appointment, length of service and performance evaluations of employees shall be considered, in such manner as the rules and regulations shall provide, among the factors in determining the order of layoffs.(b) The appointing authority shall give written notice to the director with a copy to the affected employee or employees of every proposed layoff and the reason therefor at least 30 calendar days before the effective date thereof, and the director shall make such orders relating thereto as the director considers necessary to secure compliance with the rules and regulations. Every permanent employee so laid off shall be placed in the appropriate reemployment pool, and the secretary of administration shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3706 and amendments thereto detailing what preference is to be given persons in the reemployment pool, including assistance relating to job search and placement, skill identification and employment counselling.History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 24; L. 1945, ch. 321, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 273, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 16; L. 1981, ch. 335, § 6; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 12; Dec. 17.