Printable Format75-2925. 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.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Proper agency to promulgate rules and regulations concerning nepotism. 92-21.
Statute does not supercede or conflict with K.S.A. 73-201 or K.S.A. 25-2955. 2006-21.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Cited; board's jurisdiction exclusive over disputes relating to dismissal of employee. Gray v. Jenkins, 183 Kan. 251, 258, 326 P.2d 319.
2. Applied in upholding dismissal under K.A.R. 1-11-2; right to appeal on demotion action. Goertzen v. State Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services, 218 Kan. 313, 316, 543 P.2d 996.
3. Cited; provisional employee not entitled to hearing before dismissal even if retained beyond maximum statutory period; would contravene purpose of act. Whitmore v. State, et al., 3 Kan. App. 2d 101, 103, 104, 590 P.2d 106.
4. Case involving veterans' preference; discharged employees must first exhaust administrative remedies; district court had no jurisdiction to hear case. Pecenka v. Alquest, 232 Kan. 97, 99, 652 P.2d 679 (1982).
5. Legislature cannot constitutionally authorize deprivation of property interest in public employment under civil service act without appropriate procedural safeguards. Darling v. Kansas Water Office, 245 Kan. 45, 774 P.2d 941 (1989).
6. Civil service board ruling as not res judicata against tort action brought under act against discrimination (K.S.A. 44-1001 et seq.) examined. Parker v. Kansas Neurological Institute, 13 Kan. App. 2d 685, 687, 778 P.2d 390 (1989).
7. Conduct constituting per se cause for discipline (K.S.A. 75-2949f), requirements for "hearings of appeals" (K.S.A. 75-2929b) examined. Sanstra v. Kansas Highway Patrol, 15 Kan. App. 2d 148, 149, 804 P.2d 1007 (1991).
8. Whether PEERA (K.S.A. 75-4321 et seq.) agreements covering conditions of employment take precedence over conflicting civil service regulations examined. State Dept. of Administration v. Public Employees Relations Bd., 257 Kan. 275, 292, 894 P.2d 777 (1995).
9. Trial court reversed in dismissing action under Kansas Civil Service Act as record is not sufficiently developed to warrant dismissal. Prager v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue, 271 Kan. 1, 20 P.3d 39 (2001).