Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-6-31 - Governor's trainee program
(a) Any agency may
fill an existing vacancy under the governor's trainee program according to the
provisions of this regulation.
(1)
"Governor's trainee program" means a program to attract and utilize females,
minorities, and persons with disabilities as defined in K.A.R. 1-2-34 in order
to provide career development opportunities.
(2) "Underutilization" means a lower
representation in a class or EEO job category in an agency organizational
unit's workforce or the agency's workforce of females, minorities or persons
with disabilities as defined in K.A.R. 1-2-34 than would be expected by their
availability.
(3) An agency shall
not create additional positions as a result of using the governor's trainee
program.
(4) Governor's trainee
program positions shall be created only from the following:
(A) vacancies arising out of attrition;
(B) vacancies created by the
legislature; or
(C) vacancies
created by actions taken pursuant to
K.S.A.
75-2949.
(b) Each agency electing to fill a vacant
position under the governor's trainee program shall first conduct an
underutilization review to determine if underutilization exists in a class or
EEO job category, or both, in the agency workforce or the agency organizational
unit in which the vacancy exists.
(c) The agency shall submit information to
the director regarding the vacant position and the data used in determining
underutilization. When the director has verified underutilization, the agency
shall be notified that the director has established a trainee classification
and reallocated the position. The notice from the director shall include
authorization for the agency to recruit persons who are members of the
underutilized protected group or groups.
(d) After the close of the application
period, the agency shall select, on a competitive basis, an applicant who:
(1) is a member of an underutilized protected
group;
(2) will not, at the time
of hiring, meet the required selection criteria for the regular class of the
trainee position;
(3) will be able
to meet the required selection criteria for the regular class within 24 months;
and
(4) is deemed qualified to
satisfactorily perform the duties of the trainee position.
(e) When the agency has selected a
trainee for the position, the agency shall submit to the director:
(1) documentation that the trainee meets the
requirements of subsection (d); and
(2) a copy of a proposed training and
evaluation plan developed for the trainee that provides for regular assessments
of the trainee's progress and communication of the assessments to the trainee.
(f) Each person hired
as a governor's trainee shall be paid at two pay grades lower than the grade
for the applicable regular class.
(g) The agency shall submit a progress report
on each trainee to the director at least once each six months while the trainee
is in training.
(h) When the
trainee meets the required selection criteria for the applicable regular class,
and receives a satisfactory performance rating for the job duties and
responsibilities of the position, the trainee shall be promoted to the
applicable regular class as a probationary employee. In no event shall the
trainee be retained in a position under the governor's trainee program for less
than six months or more than 24 months from the date of appointment.
(i) Each individual hired as a governor's
trainee shall be eligible for the same rights and benefits as a person in a
regular classified position who is on probationary status. If the governor's
trainee was promoted or transferred from a classified position in which the
employee held permanent status, rights normally associated with the promotion
or transfer under K.S.A. 1995 Supp.
75-2944, as amended, and K.A.R.
1-6-24 shall apply. If the governor's trainee was demoted from a classified
position in which the employee held permanent status, the trainee shall not be
granted permanent status in the trainee position but shall be accorded the
right to a position in the class in which the employee held permanent status.
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