(a)(1) For each classified vacancy to be filled, the appointing authority shall post a job requisition on the central notice of vacancy report administered by the director, except as provided in subsection (b).

1. (A) Each job requisition posted on the central notice of vacancy report shall be open to applications from the following individuals:

   1. (i) Employees within the agency that is posting the job requisition;
   2. (ii) persons in the reemployment pool; and
   3. (iii) persons who separate from state service due to a permanent disability for which the employee receives disability benefits from either the Kansas public employee retirement system or the United States social security administration.

2. (B) The appointing authority may then determine whether recruitment will also be conducted among the following additional groups of individuals:

   1. (i) All state employees and persons eligible for reinstatement; or

   2. (ii) all state employees, persons eligible for reinstatement, and the general public.

      1. (2) Notices of the vacancy shall be made available to all agency personnel offices. Appropriate and reasonable distribution within each agency shall be the responsibility of the appointing authority.

      2. (3) The appointing authority, within guidelines established by the director, shall establish a period of time in which applications will be accepted for each vacancy.

         1. (b) Notices of a vacancy shall not be required under any of the following conditions:
      3. (1) A temporary position is to be filled.
      4. (2) A position is to be filled by demotion or transfer.
      5. (3) A position is to be reallocated.
      6. (4) A governor's trainee position is to be filled.

      7. (5) The director determines that, for good cause, a notice is not in the best interests of the state.

         1. (c) All job postings, announcements, and advertisements for vacancies in safety-sensitive positions as defined in K.S.A. 75-4362, and amendments thereto, or in commercial driver positions as defined in K.A.R. 1-2-20 shall include a statement regarding the drug testing requirements set forth in K.A.R. 1-6-32, K.A.R. 1-6-33, K.A.R. 1-9-19a, and K.A.R. 1-9-25.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 75-3706, K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 75-3747, and 75-4362; implementing K.S.A. 75-2939, 75-2942, 75-2943, 75-2944, 75-2945, 75-3707, 75-3746, and K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 75-4362; effective May 1, 1979; amended May 1, 1981; amended May 1, 1983; amended, T-1-10-28-88, Oct. 31, 1988; amended Dec. 18, 1988; amended April 13, 1992; amended Dec. 17, 1995; amended Aug. 1, 1997; amended June 5, 2005; amended Sept. 29, 2006.)