Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 75-2925 (2026)

Purpose of act

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2022 · leading case: Jones v. Kansas State Univ., 106 P.3d 10 (Kan. 2005).
Jones v. Kansas State Univ., 106 P.3d 10 (Kan. 2005). · cites it 12× “75-2949f, the Court of Appeals majority first examined the legislative history of the Civil Service Act (CSA), K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq., including K.S.A. 75-2949f.”
Bruce v. Kelly, 514 P.3d 1007 (Kan. 2022). · cites it 3× “The Kansas Civil Service Act, K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq., divides state civil service employees into two groups: those in the unclassified service and those in the classified service.”
Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Pittsburg State Univ. Chapter, 667 P.2d 306 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 4× “As for state employees, over half of all state employees, excluding college students employed by the state at universities, are classified employees as that term is defined by the Civil Service Act (K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq. ). The purpose of the act is set forth in K.”
Hill v. State, 448 P.3d 457 (Kan. 2019). “To hold otherwise would undermine the purposes supporting common-law job retaliation claims and the important public policy expressed in the Kansas Civil Service Act, K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq. We further hold sovereign immunity does not bar Hill's claim.”
Connelly v. Kansas High. Patrol, 26 P.3d 1246 (Kan. 2001). “75-2973 and the proceedings under the Kansas Civil Service Act, K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq., do not provide them with an adequate remedy for the retaliation they suffered at the hands of McCollum, Scott, and the State of Kansas.”
Wright v. Kansas Water Off., 881 P.2d 567 (Kan. 1994). · cites it 2× “Although we have reviewed the Kansas Civil Service Act (KCSA), K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq., in previous cases, the characterization of a classified civil service employee’s employment re *995 lationship with the State under a breach of contract claim of wrongful termination is one of…”
Klein v. Univ. of Kansas Med. Ctr., 975 F. Supp. 1408 (D. Kan. 1997). · cites it 2× “Klein appealed the July 1993 evaluation to an appeal committee pursuant to the Kansas Civil Service Act, K.S.A. § 75-2925 et seq., In September 1993, prior to the hearing, Klein filed an age and disability discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…”
Prager v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue, 20 P.3d 39 (Kan. 2001). “, for (a) deprivation of his rights of free speech guaranteed by the Kansas and United States Constitutions, and (b) deprivation of his rights to due process guaranteed by the Kansas and United States Constitutions, (3) damages under the Kansas Civil Service Act (KCSA), K.S.A.…”
State, Dep't of Admin. v. Pub. Employees Relations Bd., 894 P.2d 777 (Kan. 1995). · cites it 2× “, and the Kansas Department of Administration (KDA) under die Civil Service Act, K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq. The instant case involves a dispute between the KDA and the Kansas Association of Public Employees (KAPE), representing organized units of service and maintenance employees at…”
Hill v. State, 388 P.3d 122 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “” K.S.A. 75-2925. *172 When public employees believe that they have been unfairly treated, they have a limited right to appeal to the KCSB.”
Purvis v. Williams, 73 P.3d 740 (Kan. 2003). “Discussion Purvis conceded to the district court and admits in his brief that he did not appeal his dismissal under the relevant provisions of the Kansas Civil Service Act, K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq. (KCSA). Specifically, the KCSA provided Purvis 30 days to appeal the…”
Heiland v. Dunnick, 19 P.3d 103 (Kan. 2001). “75-3746, with the responsibility to make investigations concerning all matters touching the enforcement and effect of the provision of the Kansas Civil Service Act, K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq., and rules and regulations adopted thereunder and to enforce the Act.”
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