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; December 17. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Provisional employee not entitled to hearing under K.S.A. 75-2949 before dismissal even if retained beyond maximum period authorized in subsection (1). Whitmore v. State, et al., 3 Kan. App. 2d 101, 102, 104, 590 P.2d 106. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026