Chapter 75 — STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-4329. Disputes concerning recognition of employee organization; procedure for resolving. Every public agency, other than the state, acting through its governing body, may establish procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4327 and 75-4328 and, after consul…

75-4330. Memorandum agreements, limitations; grievance procedures; arbitration; judicial review. (a) The scope of a memorandum of agreement may extend to all matters relating to conditions of employment, except proposals relating to (1) any subject preempted by federal or state l…

75-4331. Memorandum of understanding; financial report; consideration and action; rejection. If agreement is reached by the representatives of the public agency and the recognized employee organization, they jointly shall prepare a memorandum of understanding and, within fourteen…

75-4332. Memoranda of agreement; procedure in case of impasse; fact-finding board; hearing; costs; confidentiality. (a) Public employers may include in memoranda of agreement concluded with recognized employee organizations a provision setting forth the procedures to be invoked i…

75-4333. Prohibited practices; evidence of bad faith. (a) The commission of any prohibited practice, as defined in this section, among other actions, shall constitute evidence of bad faith in meet and confer proceedings. (b) It shall be a prohibited practice for a public employer…

75-4334. Same; proceedings for determination in accordance with Kansas administrative procedure act; judicial review; action in district court in proceeding involving alleged strike or lockout. (a) Any controversy concerning prohibited practices may be submitted to the board. Pro…

75-4335. Act inapplicable to public employers, other than state or its agencies, adopting provisions and procedures determined by board to be reasonably equivalent. This act, except for K.S.A. 75-4322, 75-4323, 75-4324, 75-4325, 75-4326, 75-4327, 75-4328, 75-4333 and 75-4334, sha…

75-4336. Registration of business agents for employee organizations; application; certificate; fee; exemption. (a) Every person desiring to act as a business agent for an employee organization shall first obtain a registration certificate from the secretary of state by filing an …

75-4337. History: L. 1973, ch. 363, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 207, § 8; L. 1980, ch. 150, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 363, § 11; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 29, § 14; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Agreement between employee organization and city; implementation. 82-211. State payroll accounting …

75-4338. Employee organizations; use of organization dues for partisan or political purposes prohibited. (a) It shall be a prohibited practice for any professional employees' organization, as defined in K.S.A. 72-2218, and amendments thereto, or public employee organization, as d…

75-4339. Invalidity of act. If any provision of this act, including any amendment made by this act, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of any other provision of this act, or the application of such provision to ot…

75-4351. Interpreters appointed for deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired and persons whose primary language is other than English; proceeding in which appointment authorized. A qualified interpreter shall be appointed in the following cases for persons whose primary language is…

75-4352. Same; compensation for services. (a) All interpreters appointed under the provisions of this act shall be appointed by the judge if the appearance is before any court or by the chairman or presiding or executive officer of any board, commission or agency by which the pro…

75-4353. Same; qualifications of interpreter; determination; persons disqualified. (a) No one shall be appointed to serve as an interpreter for a person pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4351, and amendments thereto, if such interpreter is married to that person, related to…

75-4354. Same; duty of interpreter; oath; disclosure. (a) Every interpreter appointed pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4351, and amendments thereto, before entering upon such interpreter's duties, shall take an oath that such interpreter will make a true interpretation in …

75-4355. Same; inherent power of court not limited. This act shall not be construed to limit the inherent power of a court to appoint an interpreter in other cases. History: L. 1972, ch. 341, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Arch…

75-4355a. Interpreters for deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired; court proceedings. An interpreter registered with the Kansas commission for the deaf and hard of hearing shall be secured for any person who is deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired in any grand jury, court o…

75-4355b. Interpreters for deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired in court proceedings; registration; requirements; fees; other modes of communication. (a) All interpreters for the deaf, hard of hearing and individuals that have speech and language impairments, secured under th…

75-4355c. Same; disclosure. An interpreter who is employed to interpret, transliterate or relay a communication between a person who can hear and a person who is deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired is a conduit for the communication and may not disclose or be compelled to di…

75-4355d. Enforcement; construction. Any person shall have the right to enforce the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4355a through 75-4355d in the district court. Nothing in K.S.A. 75-4355a through 75-4355d shall be construed to limit or impair rights existing under any other state laws. …

75-4357a. History: L. 1977, ch. 290, § 5; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 186, § 33; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

75-4358. History: L. 1972, ch. 324, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 290, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 67, § 11; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 194; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 294, § 1; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 186, § 33; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents …

75-4359. History: L. 1972, ch. 324, § 4; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 186, § 33; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

75-4360. Payment of expenses for defense of governor, adjutant general, superintendent, officer or trooper of highway patrol, agent of the Kansas bureau of investigation and certain persons employed in state correctional institutions in certain civil actions; selection of defense…

75-4361. History: L. 1977, ch. 290, § 4; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 186, § 33; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

75-4362. Drug screening program; establishment and implementation; duties of director of personnel; state government positions subject to program; effect of positive test result on employment; results confidential; rules and regulations; safety sensitive positions defined. (a) Th…

75-4363. History: L. 1991, ch. 146, § 1; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 111, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

75-4364. Educational benefits for prisoners of war and spouses and dependents of deceased, injured or disabled public safety officers and military personnel; reimbursement to Kansas postsecondary educational institutions. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Ka…

75-4370. Officers and employees of certain closed state institutions; procedures and benefits; preference, qualifications; time limit; notice; rules and regulations. (a) In establishing certified pools of eligible candidates under the Kansas civil service act, a preference shall …

75-4371. Same; compensation for accumulated sick leave; rules and regulations. (a) Each state officer or employee who (1) (A) is employed by an institution that is closed or abolished or otherwise ceases operations or that is scheduled for such closure, abolition or cessation of …

75-4372. Same; qualified to participate in state health care benefits program, periods; closure health insurance fund. (a) Each state officer or employee who (1) (A) is employed by an institution that is closed or abolished or otherwise ceases operations or that is scheduled for …

75-4373. Same; extended death benefit plan; term life insurance benefit; administration; closure term life insurance fund. (a) Each state officer or employee who (1) (A) is employed by an institution that is closed or abolished or otherwise ceases operations or that is scheduled …

75-4374. Same; in-state moving expense reimbursement if employed by or transferred to another state agency; limitations; purchase of adaptive equipment for laid off or transferred employees who are blind. (a) The head of any state agency, as defined by K.S.A. 75-3701, and amendme…

75-4375. Same; compensation for certain direct care employees after layoff; determination of amount. (a) Each state officer or employee: (1) Who is employed by an institution that is closed or abolished or otherwise ceases operations or that is scheduled for such closure, aboliti…

75-4376. Same; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 75-4370 through 75-4376, and amendments thereto, except as otherwise specifically provided in such statutes: (a) "Institution" means the Kansas industries for the blind of the Kansas department for children and families; (b) "laid off…

75-4377. Same; implementing personnel rules and regulations affecting memoranda of agreement authorized; procedures; comments of employee organizations; effect. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4321 et seq., and amendments thereto, the secretary of administration may a…

75-4378. Health care benefits and assistance to blind persons employed at Kansas industries for the blind at certain closed facilities; secretary for children and families, duties. The secretary for children and families is hereby authorized and directed to develop and administer…

75-4379. Law enforcement officer applicants; file and information sharing by law enforcement agencies and governmental agencies; execution of waiver by applicants; required disclosure and restrictions on disclosure; definitions. (a) (1) A hiring agency shall require each applican…

75-4380. Citation of act; applicability of act; legislative intent. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-4380 through 75-4383, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the fostering competitive career opportunities act. (b) The fostering competitive career…

75-4381. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-4380 through 75-4383, and amendments thereto: (a) "Applicant" means any individual seeking gainful employment from a state employer; (b) "baseline requirement" means the minimum skills, prior training or prior experience neces…

75-4382. Hiring considerations of state employers; determination of baseline requirements; when a postsecondary degree may be required; job posting requirements; consideration of direct experience in lieu of a postsecondary degree; exemption of political appointees from requireme…

75-4383. Applicability to personnel contracted by state employers. Any state employer that issues a request for proposal or other solicitation for any goods or services shall not require any minimum experience or postsecondary educational attainment for any contractor personnel a…

75-4401. Declaration of policy. The state of Kansas recognizes that intergovernmental cooperation is an essential factor in resolving problems affecting this state and that the interchange of personnel between and among governmental agencies at the same or different levels of gov…

75-4402. Definitions. For the purposes of this act: (a) "Sending agency" means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this act. (b) "Receiving agency" means any departme…

75-4403. Authority to interchange employees. (a) Any department, agency or instrumentality of the state, county, city, municipality, or college or university operated by the state or any local government is authorized to participate in a program of interchange of employees with d…

75-4404. Status of employees of this state. (a) Employees of a sending agency participating in an exchange of personnel as authorized in K.S.A. 75-4403 may be considered during such participation to be (1) on detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency, or (2) in a s…

75-4405. Travel expenses of employees of this state. A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of such agency, pay the travel expenses of employees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leave basis, but shall not pay the travel e…

75-4406. Status of employees of other governments. (a) When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this act may (1) be given appointments in the receiving agency covering the periods of …

75-4407. Travel expenses of employees of other governments. A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of such agency, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this act during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if…

75-4408. Administration. The department of administration is hereby directed to explore means of implementing this act and to assist departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions in participating in employee interchange programs. History:…