Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-1-5

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 1-1-5 - Pilot projects

(a) Plans for pilot projects within the state employee workforce may be developed by the director for the purpose of determining whether a specified change in human resource management policies or procedures or a new human resources program would result in improved statewide human resource management. The plan shall specifically delineate any provisions of one or more personnel regulations relating to state agencies and state employees that are to be suspended with respect to participants in the pilot project and shall include findings that each proposed suspension of a regulation meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Suspension of the regulation is necessary to implement a pilot project that is expected to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:

(A) To provide a means to recruit, select, develop, or maintain an effective and responsible workforce;

(B) to provide personnel administration practices that meet the social, economic, and program needs of the people of the state of Kansas;

(C) to facilitate the administration of personnel actions based on merit principles and fitness to perform the work required;

(D) to provide fair and equal opportunity for public service; or

(E) to provide improvements and economies in the organization and operation of state agencies.

(2) Suspension of the regulation will not be in conflict with the civil service act or any other statute of the state of Kansas.

(3) Suspension of the regulation will not be in conflict with any applicable federal statutes or regulations.

(4) Suspension of the regulation will not result in any personnel administration actions made on the basis of race, national origin or ancestry, religion, political affiliation, or other nonmerit factors.

(b) The plan for a pilot project shall be subject to review by the secretary of administration. The pilot project may be approved, modified and approved, or rejected by the secretary. Each plan that is either approved or modified and approved by the secretary shall be submitted to the governor.

(c) Implementation of the pilot project may be authorized by the governor in the form of an executive directive, which may place additional limitations or conditions on implementation of the pilot project as the governor deems advisable. The executive directive shall stipulate any provisions of one or more personnel regulations relating to state agencies and state employees that are suspended for participants in the pilot project. Such a suspension of provisions of one or more regulations shall be effective only for pilot project participants and only for the duration of the pilot project.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-1-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 75-3706 and 75-3747; implementing K.S.A. 75-2925, 75-3707, and 75-3746; effective Oct. 1, 1999.