2025 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 43 - Public Officers And Employees
75-4381 Definitions.

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 necessary to perform the primary duties of a position;

(c) "postsecondary degree" means an associate's, bachelor's or graduate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution;

(d) "direct experience" means any verifiable, previous work experience during which:

(1) The applicant's primary duties were consistent with the primary duties of the position currently sought; or

(2) the skills necessary to perform the applicant's primary duties are transferable to the position currently sought;

(e) "hiring consideration" means:

(1) A decision to move an applicant on to a subsequent round in the hiring process;

(2) a decision to include the applicant on a list of applicants for consideration by another member of the employer's team;

(3) a decision to offer an applicant an interview for a position;

(4) a decision to promote, retain, increase compensation or provide some other benefit to an employee of the state employer;

(5) an interview conducted in good faith between the state employer and the applicant; or

(6) a decision to make a final offer of employment; and

(f) "state employer" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, society or any agency, division or unit within any state office, department, board, commission or other state authority. "State employer" does not include any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau or society in the legislative or judicial branches of government.

History: L. 2025, ch. 12, § 2; July 1.