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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2802 Separate tract books.

75-2802.
Separate tract books.
Separate tract books shall be kept for the university, the saline lands, the half-million acre grant, the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections and lands in lieu of the same for common schools, the swamplands, the agricultural university lands, and such other lands as the state now owns or may hereafter own, so that each description of state lands shall be kept separate from all others; and each set of tract books shall be a complete record of all the lands to which they relate.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 2; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2802.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2803 Manner of ruling tract books; matters shown on record.

75-2803.
Manner of ruling tract books; matters shown on record.
Said tract books shall be ruled in a manner similar to those used in United States land offices, so as to record each tract by its smallest legal subdivision, its section, township and range, to whom sold and when, the price per acre, to whom patented and when.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 3; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2803.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2804 State land office; inspection of documents and records; certified copies of abstracts.

75-2804.
State land office; inspection of documents and records; certified copies of abstracts.
The state land office shall be kept open during business hours, and shall have the personal supervision of the register or his or her deputy; the documents and records therein shall be subject to inspection in the presence of the register by parties having an interest therein, and certified copies thereof, or abstracts signed by said register, with the seal of said office attached, shall be deemed presumptive evidence of the fact to which they relate, and on request they shall be furnished by the register for a reasonable compensation.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 4; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2804.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2805 Patents.

75-2805.
Patents.
Patents for land shall issue from the state land office, shall be signed by the governor and recorded by the register; and each patent shall contain therein a marginal certificate of the book and page on which it is recorded, which certificate shall be signed by the register; and all patents shall be delivered free of charge.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 5; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2805.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2806 Patents for land; certified copies; fee, approval.

75-2806.
Patents for land; certified copies; fee, approval.
In case of loss or destruction of patent, from any cause, the party so losing may apply to the secretary of state for a certified copy thereof, which when issued under his or her hand and official seal shall be deemed and held to be of the same tenure and effect as the original patent. For such certified copy of patent the secretary of state shall fix and charge a fee in an amount approved by the director of accounts and reports under K.S.A. 45-204.
History:
L. 1867, ch. 135, § 6; G.S. 1868, ch. 100, § 6; R.S. 1923, 75-2806; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 22; L. 1978, ch. 347, § 20; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2807 Certificate for issuance of patent.

75-2807.
Certificate for issuance of patent.
No patent shall be issued for any lands belonging to the state except upon the certificate of the person or officer specially charged with the custody of the same, setting forth the appraised value per acre if otherwise required by law to be so appraised, name of the person to whom sold, date of sale, price per acre, amount paid, name of person making final payment, and of person who is entitled to the patent, and, if thus entitled by assignment from the original purchaser, setting forth fully such assignment, which certificate shall be filed and preserved in the land office. In any case where the certificate of sale of lands, or the assignment or assignments, have been lost or destroyed, and cannot be produced, satisfactory proof by affidavit of the existence and ownership of such certificate, assignment or assignments thereof, by two reputable citizens of the county wherein the land is situated, and satisfactory proof by affidavit of the loss or destruction of such certificate, assignment or assignments thereof, by the person who is entitled to the patent, shall be attached to the certificate of the person or officer mentioned above; and, when so proven, the patent shall issue as hereinbefore provided, but without filing or preserving such certificate, assignment or assignments in the land office.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 6; L. 1905, ch. 483, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2807; L. 1978, ch. 430, § 6; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2808 Correction of clerical errors by register.

75-2808.
Correction of clerical errors by register.
The register is authorized and required to correct all clerical errors of his or her office in name of grantee and description of tract of land conveyed by the state found upon the records of such office. The register shall attach his or her official certificate to each conveyance so corrected, and the reasons therefor; record the same with the record of the original conveyance, and make the necessary correction in the tract and plat books of the office. Such corrections, when made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, shall have the force and effect of a deed originally correct, subject to prior rights accrued without notice.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 7; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2808.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2809 Public surveys; records, safekeeping and access.

75-2809.
Public surveys; records, safekeeping and access.
The register shall receive any field notes, maps, records, or other papers relating to the public survey of this state, whenever the same shall be turned over to the state, in pursuance of an act of congress entitled "An act for the discontinuance of the office of surveyor general in the several districts as soon as the surveys therein can be completed, for abolishing land offices under certain circumstances, and for other purposes," approved June twelve, eighteen hundred and forty, and any act amendatory thereof, and shall receive any other official surveys of any state lands and any field notes, maps, records or other paper relating thereto as may be provided by law to be filed with the register, and shall provide for their safekeeping and proper arrangement as public records. Free access to the same by the lawful authority of the United States, for the purpose of taking extracts therefrom, or making copies thereof, shall always be granted.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 8; R.S. 1923, 75-2809; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 23; L. 1978, ch. 430, § 7; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2810 Relinquishment of color of title to the United States.

75-2810.
Relinquishment of color of title to the United States.
Whenever the governor is satisfied by the commissioner of the general land office that the title to any lands which may have been certified to the state under any of the several grants is inferior to the rights of any valid interfering preemptor or claimant, the governor is authorized and required to release by deed of relinquishment such color of title to the United States, to the end that the requirements of the interior department may be complied with, and that such tract or tracts of land may be patented by the general government to the legal claimants.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 9; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2810.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2811 Error in deeding land to state or in making out transfer.

75-2811.
Error in deeding land to state or in making out transfer.
When the governor is satisfied by proper record evidence that any tract of land which may have been deeded by virtue of any donation or sale to the state is not the land intended to have been described, or that an error has been committed in making out the transfer, in order that such error may be corrected the governor is authorized to quitclaim the same to the proper owner thereof, and to receive a deed or deeds for the lands intended to have been deeded to the state originally.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 10; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2811.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2812 Lists of lands granted to state; effect of recording.

75-2812.
Lists of lands granted to state; effect of recording.
In cases where lands have been granted to the state of Kansas by act of congress, and certified list of lands inuring under the grant have been made to the state by the commissioner of the general land office as required by act of congress, and such lands have been granted by act of the legislature to or for the benefit of any person or company, and such person or company shall have complied with and fulfilled the conditions of the grant, the register of the state land office is hereby authorized to prepare, on application of the grantee, a list or lists of land situated in each county inuring to such grantee from the lists certified by the commissioner of the general land office as aforesaid, which shall be signed by the governor of this state and attested by the secretary of state, with the state seal, and then be certified to by the register to be true and correct copies of the lists made to this state, and deliver them to such grantee, who is hereby authorized to have them recorded in the proper county, and when so recorded they shall be notice to all persons, the same as deeds now are, and shall vest in such grantee the right of the state to the lands therein described, under the grant of congress by which the lands were certified to the state, so far as the certified lists made by the commissioner aforesaid conferred title to the state: Provided, That when the register includes lands in the list which were not intended to be included in the grant, or the grantee shall not in equity be entitled to the lands, or any part thereof, then no title shall pass by said list, and the same as to those lands shall be null and void.
Nor shall any title pass to lands which have been selected, set apart or claimed by the state, or any individual, under the swampland or any other grant of congress which may be certified or adjudged to the state under such other grant, nor to lands held or claimed under any homestead or preemption settlement, or other entry or purchase; neither shall the right of the state to control the lands according to the terms of the grants, at any future time be affected by anything done under this section: Provided further, That in preparing the list or lists of lands under this section, the register of the state land office shall exclude all lands selected by the state or any county under the swampland grant, and also exclude all lands claimed under the homestead or preemption laws of the United States and which have been sold or disposed of and the entry or preemption canceled.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 11; March 10; R.S. 1923, 75-2812.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2813 Recording of certified copy of patent.

75-2813.
Recording of certified copy of patent.
In any case where a purchase and payment in full has been made, and a conveyance or patent has been issued to any person or persons, signed by either the governor of the territory of Kansas or of the state of Kansas, for any tract or parcel of land embraced in any of the sections numbered sixteen or thirty-six, in the townships in this state, or any other lands confirmed to the state for any purpose whatever, and known as state lands, and which original conveyance or patent has been lost or misplaced, and does not appear of record in the state land office as provided by law, but does appear of record in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which such land described in such conveyance or patent is situated, a copy of the records of such conveyance or patent, duly certified by the register of deeds of such county to be true and correct, may be procured by any person claiming the title to such lands; and upon presentation of such certified copy to the register of the state land office, he or she shall thereupon duly record the same in the records of his or her office, and make the proper entry of such sale and conveyance, and shall enter on such certified copy of such conveyance or patent a marginal certificate of the book and page in which it is recorded, as is now provided by law in case of original patents; and such sale and conveyance is hereby confirmed, and made and declared to be in all respects as valid and binding, and the title to such lands vested, granted and conveyed as fully and completely as is now conveyed by original patent issued from the state land office, signed by the governor of the state, and recorded by the register in the state land office, as is now provided by law, subject only to prior rights accrued without notice.
History: L. 1881, ch. 158, § 1; March 12; R.S. 1923, 75-2813.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 28 - State Land Office And Register › 75-2814 Cancellation and issuance of new patent for defective patent; recordation and correction of errors.

75-2814.
Cancellation and issuance of new patent for defective patent; recordation and correction of errors.
Upon presentation to the secretary of state of any patent to state land issued by the state of Kansas which is in any respect defective in form or in manner of execution, such secretary shall cancel such patent and file the same among the records of the state land office, and in lieu thereof shall issue to the patentee named in said defective patent a patent in proper form, which shall be signed by the governor and recorded by the register as provided by K.S.A. 75-2805, which new patent shall save the rights of the patentee and his or her grantee and heirs in all respects as if the original was not defective in form or in manner of execution. Upon presentation to the secretary of state of any patent for state land which is proper in form and manner of execution, but the record of which in the state land office is incorrect and defective, such secretary shall correctly record said patent, as provided by K.S.A. 75-2805, and shall on the present defective or incorrect record thereof make a memorandum in red ink, referring to the book and page of such correct record. Such re-issue of patents and correction of records shall be without cost to the persons so presenting said patents.
History:
R.S. 1923, 75-2814; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 24; January 13, 1975.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2925 Purpose of act.

75-2925.
Purpose of act.
The general purpose of this act is to establish a system of personnel administration that meets the social, economic and program needs of the people of the state of Kansas as these needs now or in the future may be established. This system shall provide means to recruit, select, develop and maintain an effective and responsible work force and shall include policies and procedures for employee hiring and advancement, training and career development, job classification, salary administration, retirement, fringe benefits, discipline, discharge and other related activities. All personnel administration actions regarding employees in the state classified service shall be made without regard to race, national origin or ancestry, religion, political affiliation, or other nonmerit factors. Personnel administration actions shall be based on merit principles and fitness to perform the work required and shall provide fair and equal opportunity for public service.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 358, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 2; December 17.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2926 Definitions.

75-2926.
Definitions.
As used in the Kansas civil service act, unless the context otherwise indicates:
(a) "Board" means the state civil service board.
(b) "Director" means the director of personnel services.
(c) "Eligible" includes a person who is in an employment pool and qualified for appointment, promotion or reemployment under this act.
(d) "Employees of courts" includes all officers and employees appointed by or pursuant to the recommendation of a court, or any members thereof and all officers and employees appointed or employed by any such appointee.
(e) "Joint recruiting authority" means that both an agency and the division of personnel services may officially recruit candidates for classified positions.
(f) "Merit principles" mean relative knowledge, skill and ability.
(g) "Nonmerit reason" means any reason specifically based on: (1) Race, national origin or ancestry, religion or political affiliation; (2) sex or age where sex or age does not constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration; or (3) disabilities which are qualified disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101-36, and amendments thereto, and which do not prevent the individual from performing the position's essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 358, § 2; L. 1953, ch. 375, § 50; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 56; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 213, § 3; December 17.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2929a State civil service board; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; confirmation by senate.

75-2929a.
State civil service board; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; confirmation by senate.
(a) There is hereby created the state civil service board. The board shall consist of five members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided by K.S.A. 75-4315b and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, no person appointed to the board shall exercise any power, duty or function as a member of the board until confirmed by the senate.
(b) Members shall be in sympathy with the application of merit principles to public employment. Not more than three members of the board shall be of the same political party. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no member of the board may hold any other public office or public employment, except military office or the office of notary public. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4315c, and amendments thereto, one member shall be appointed from each congressional district and the remainder shall represent the state at large. Subsequent redistricting of congressional districts shall not disqualify any member of the board who is serving at the time of redistricting from being reappointed as a member of the board.
(c) Except as provided by subsection (d), upon the expiration of the term of any member, a successor shall be appointed as provided in subsection (a), and shall hold office for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and confirmed. All vacancies in the board shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term in the case of vacancies occurring before the end of a term.
(d) The terms of members who are serving on the board on the effective date of this act shall expire on March 15, of the year in which such member's term would have expired under the provisions of this section prior to amendment by this act. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and confirmed.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 332, § 3; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 54; L. 1985, ch. 275, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 262, § 16; L. 1995, ch. 241, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2929b State civil service board; part of department of administration; management functions; organization and meetings; hearings by members; compensation and expenses of members.

75-2929b.
State civil service board; part of department of administration; management functions; organization and meetings; hearings by members; compensation and expenses of members.
(a) The board shall be attached to the department of administration and shall be within the department as a part thereof. All budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the board shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the secretary of administration. All vouchers for expenditures and all payrolls of the board shall be approved by the chairperson of the board or a person or persons designated by such chairperson and the secretary of administration or a person or persons designated by such secretary.
(b) The board shall organize annually by electing one of its members as chairperson and one as vice-chairperson. The board shall meet regularly at least once each calendar quarter and special meetings may be called by the chairperson or by a majority of the board. A quorum of the board shall consist of three members. No action may be taken by the board without the affirmative vote of at least three members. In the holding of hearings of appeals by employees or appointing authorities pursuant to the Kansas civil service act, the board may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to serve as a hearing examiner for such a hearing, but action upon any such appeal shall require the concurrence of at least three members of the board.
(c) Meetings of the board shall be open to the public and no meeting or hearing of the board shall be held unless at least three members of the board are present. The director of personnel services shall act as secretary of the board or may designate a person to serve as the secretary of the board. The board shall keep records and minutes of its business and official actions, and such records and minutes shall be public records open to public inspection, subject to rules and regulations specifying the hours and conditions of inspection.
(d) Each member of the state civil service board attending meetings of such board, attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such board, or serving as hearing examiner at a hearing under the Kansas civil service act shall be paid per diem compensation of $70 and shall be paid subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto. In addition, each member, who resides more than 100 miles from the location of an authorized meeting or hearing, shall receive per diem compensation of $35 for each day in travel to or from such meeting or hearing if such travel is on a day other than the day or days of such meeting or hearing.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 332, § 4; L. 1985, ch. 275, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 191, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2929c Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; preservation of orders.

75-2929c.
Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; preservation of orders.
(a) On and after the effective date of this act, all of the powers, duties and functions of the state civil service commission existing immediately prior to the effective date of this act are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the state civil service board created by this act, except as herein otherwise provided.
(b) On and after the effective date of this act, the state civil service board created by this act shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the state civil service commission in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act, except as herein otherwise provided. Every act performed under the authority of the state civil service board created by this act shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the state civil service commission in which such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
(c) On and after the effective date of this act, whenever the state civil service commission, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the state civil service board created by this act.
(d) On and after the effective date of this act, all orders of the state civil service commission in effect on the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the duly issued orders of the state civil service board created by this act, until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 332, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2929d State civil service board; hearing of appeals; witnesses; production of papers.

75-2929d.
State civil service board; hearing of appeals; witnesses; production of papers.
(a) The state civil service board shall hear appeals taken to it pursuant to: (1) K.S.A. 75-2940, 75-2949 and 75-3747, and amendments thereto, concerning demotion, dismissal or suspension of a permanent employee in the classified service, or concerning refusal to examine an applicant or to certify a person as eligible for a job class, and (2) K.S.A. 75-2973, and amendments thereto, concerning disciplinary action in violation of that statute.
(b) When an appeal is taken to the board, the board shall establish a time and a place for the hearing which shall be held within 45 days after receipt of request for the appeal. The board shall notify the person bringing the appeal and the appointing authority or other person whose action is being reviewed of the time and the place of the hearing at least 14 days prior to such hearing. Each party at the hearing shall have the right to be represented by a person of the party's own choice. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. For purposes of the administrative procedure act, the state civil service board shall be deemed the agency head. The board may affirm, modify or reverse an agency action and order any other action it deems appropriate.
(c) The board, or the director of personnel services when authorized by majority vote of the board, may depose witnesses. Either party to a hearing may depose witnesses in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act. If books and papers are required to be produced in advance of a hearing date, the person or agency producing the books and papers shall be entitled to receive reasonable compensation to recover all costs of such production from the person or agency for which they are produced. The board, any presiding officer or the director may examine such public records as may be required in relation to any matter which the board has authority to investigate.
(d) Each person not in the classified or unclassified service who appears before the board or the director by order shall receive for such person's attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil actions in the district court. Such fees and mileage shall be audited and paid by the state upon presentation of proper vouchers. Each witness subpoenaed at the request of parties other than the board or the director shall be entitled to compensation from the state for attendance or travel only if the board certifies that the testimony of such witness was relevant and material to the matter investigated or, if such witness is not called to testify, the board determines and certifies that such compensation should be paid.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 332, § 21; L. 1981, ch. 334, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 300; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 20; L. 2000, ch. 152, § 26; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2929g Same; rules and regulations adopted by secretary of administration.

75-2929g.
Same; rules and regulations adopted by secretary of administration.
The secretary of administration, upon recommendation of the director of personnel services and the board, may adopt rules and regulations as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706 and amendments thereto to carry out the provisions of K.S.A. 75-2929d to 75-2929g, inclusive, and 75-2949d to 75-2949f, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 332, § 24; L. 1985, ch. 276, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2929h Same; appeals from orders of board.

75-2929h.
Same; appeals from orders of board.
Subject to the provisions of this section, the Kansas judicial review act shall be applicable to appeals from orders of the civil service board. In any such appeal, the civil service board shall not be a named party to the proceedings. Parties to such appeals shall be: (a) The aggrieved employee, former employee or applicant; (b) the state agency that took the action that was appealed to the civil service board; and (c) any party the district court permits to intervene in the district court action. An order of the civil service board may be affirmed, reversed or modified by the district court on appeal. Applications for a stay or other temporary remedies shall be to the state agency that took the action that was appealed to the civil service board.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 338, § 28; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 197; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees › Article 29 - Civil Service › 75-2935a Classified exempt service abolished; disposition of positions.

75-2935a.
Classified exempt service abolished; disposition of positions.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), positions in the classified exempt service shall become unclassified July 1, 1978. The classified exempt service shall be abolished as of this date and no further appointments shall be made in the classified exempt service. Except as provided in subsection (b), whenever the classified exempt service of the Kansas civil service act, or words of like effect, is referred to by a statute, contract or other document, such reference shall be deemed to apply to the unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act.
(b) All positions in the classified exempt service in the Kansas veterans' commission, the state library (except the position of state librarian), the Kansas bureau of investigation (except the position of narcotics violation investigator) and the state historical society (except the position of secretary of the state historical society) shall become classified July 1, 1978. Except as provided in subsection (c), a person employed in a classified exempt position in the Kansas veterans' commission, the state library, the Kansas bureau of investigation (except the position of narcotics violation investigator) or the state historical society (except the position of secretary of the state historical society) immediately prior to July 1, 1978, shall continue in such position, when the position becomes a classified position on July 1, 1978, shall obtain permanent status in such position without examination and without a probationary period and shall retain all retirement benefits which such person had prior to July 1, 1978, and such person's service shall be deemed to have been continuous. The position of secretary of the state historical society, the position of state librarian and the position of undercover narcotics investigator of the Kansas bureau of investigation shall become unclassified July 1, 1978.
(c) A person employed in a classified position in the state historical society (except the position of assistant secretary) immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall continue in such position on and after such date. The position of assistant secretary of the state historical society shall become unclassified on the effective date of this act.
History: L. 1949, ch. 423, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 58; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 8; L. 1989, ch. 266, § 3; March 16.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; December 17.
2023 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; December 17.
2023 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.
2023 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; December 17.
2023 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; December 17.