Chapter 75 — STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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75-2901. History: L. 1915, ch. 156, § 2; L. 1921, ch. 274, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2901; Repealed, L. 1941, ch. 358, § 38; June 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session D…

75-2924. History: R.S. 1923, 75-2924; Repealed, L. 1941, ch. 358, § 38; June 1. Source or prior law: L. 1915, ch. 156, § 28; Revised, 1923. Revisor's Note: This act was enacted in 1941 after section 2 of article 15 of the Kansas constitution was amended in 1940 to permit establis…

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 m…

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 quali…

75-2927. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 3; Repealed, L. 1953, ch. 375, § 95; July 1.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 …

75-2928. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 4; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 332, § 97; July 1.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 …

75-2928c. History: L. 1972, ch. 332, § 13; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 90; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 332, § 57; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

75-2928d. History: L. 1972, ch. 332, § 14; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 332, § 57; July 1.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 Document…

75-2929. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 5; L. 1953, ch. 375, § 51; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 57; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 332, § 57; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Aggrieved dismissed employee must exhaust remedies under act before resort to courts. Gray v. Jenkins, 183 Kan. 251, 253, 326 P.2…

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 pr…

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 depar…

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…

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…

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 ou…

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…

75-2932. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 8; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 332, § 57; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; aggrieved dismissed employee must exhaust remedies under act before resort to courts. Gray v. Jenkins, 183 Kan. 251, 256, 326 P.2d 319. 2. State civil service board exerc…

75-2933. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 9; L. 1951, ch. 451, § 1; Repealed, L. 1953, ch. 375, § 95; July 1. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 75-3702, 75-3704. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR O…

75-2934. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 10; L. 1943, ch. 273, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 451, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 116; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 6; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 335, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived …

75-2935. Classified and unclassified services. The civil service of the state of Kansas is hereby divided into the unclassified and the classified services. (1) The unclassified service comprises positions held by state officers or employees who are: (a) Chosen by election or app…

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 ap…

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 th…

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…

75-2935d. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 11; L. 1957, ch. 445, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 424, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 400, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 464, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 399, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 272, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 318, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 383, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 377, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1978…

75-2935e. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 11; L. 1957, ch. 445, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 424, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 400, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 464, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 399, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 272, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 318, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 383, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 377, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1978…

75-2935f. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 11; L. 1957, ch. 445, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 424, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 400, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 464, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 399, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 272, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 318, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 383, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 377, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1978…

75-2938. Classified service; assignment of positions to classes; titles and descriptions for classes; assignment of classes to ranges; pay plan; wage and salary surveys; delegation of assignment of positions; schedule of salary and wage ranges and steps; approval of governor. (a)…

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 …

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 publi…

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, pu…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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 servi…

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 p…

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…

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…

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 class…

75-2949. Dismissals, demotions and suspensions; basis; procedure; hearings; status after demotion; employee relieved of duties pending investigation. (a) An appointing authority may dismiss or demote any permanent employee in the classified service when the appointing authority c…

75-2949d. Dismissal, demotion or suspension of permanent employee in classified service; grounds and procedure, generally. (a) A permanent employee in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act may be dismissed, demoted or suspended because of deficiencies in work …

75-2949e. Dismissal, demotion or suspension of permanent employees in classified service; evaluation requirement, exceptions; counseling. (a) Grounds for dismissal, demotion or suspension of a permanent employee for deficiencies in work performance include, but are not limited to…

75-2949f. Same; personal conduct detrimental to state service. Grounds for dismissal, demotion or suspension of a permanent employee for personal conduct detrimental to the state service include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Gross misconduct or conduct grossly unbec…

75-2950. Reports of actions affecting employment and compensation. The head of each state agency or a person designated by the head of each state agency shall report to the division of personnel services all actions affecting the employment and compensation status of all officers…

75-2951. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 27; L. 1953, ch. 375, § 53; L. 1978, ch. 345, § 11; Repealed, L. 1985, ch. 276, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…

75-2952. Officers and employees shall comply with law. All officers and employees of this state shall conform to, comply with, and aid in all proper ways in carrying into effect the provisions of this act and the rules prescribed thereunder. History: L. 1941, ch. 358, § 28; June …