Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 76-715 (2026)

Appointment of employees; compensation

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76-715. Appointment of employees; compensation. The chief executive officer of each state educational institution shall appoint such employees as are authorized by the board of regents. Employees in the unclassified service shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer of the state educational institution, subject to policies approved by the board of regents. Unclassified employees shall receive such compensation as is prescribed by the chief executive officer of the state educational institution within authorizations by the board of regents. Employees of the state educational institutions, who are not in the unclassified service, shall be in the classified service of the Kansas civil service act.

History: L. 1970, ch. 371, § 5; L. 1977, ch. 237, § 28; April 21.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Pittsburg State Univ. Chapter, 667 P.2d 306 (Kan. 1983).
Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Pittsburg State Univ. Chapter, 667 P.2d 306 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 4× “K.S.A. 76-715, -716. Several sections of the Public Employer-Employee Relations Act are also pertinent to this discussion.”
Klein v. Univ. of Kansas Med. Ctr., 975 F. Supp. 1408 (D. Kan. 1997). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 76-715. The court concludes that the current Chancellor is the only person with the authority to reinstate Klein to his former position if so ordered.”
Klaassen v. Univ. of Kansas Sch. of Med., 84 F. Supp. 3d 1228 (D. Kan. 2015). · cites it 2× “” K.S.A. § 76-715. Based on those statutes, our Court concluded “that the current Chancellor is the only person with the authority to reinstate Klein to his former position if so ordered.”
Moore v. Univ. of Kansas, 118 F. Supp. 3d 1242 (D. Kan. 2015). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 76-715. The court concludes that the current Chancellor is the only person with the authority to reinstate Klein to his former position if so ordered.”
Wiles (D. Kan. 2026). · cites it 2× “Wiles was an at-will employee because K.S.A. 76-715 establishes that UPS employees—like Dr.”
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