(a) The secretary of administration shall:

(1) As provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3706, and amendments thereto, adopt, modify and adopt or reject rules and regulations prepared and recommended by the director of personnel services for carrying out the purposes of this act and the Kansas civil service act;

(2) perform all powers and duties prescribed by law with respect to civil service and personnel administration. On June 5, 2015, through sine die adjournment of the 2015 regular legislative session, for the purposes of civil service and personnel administration relating to state officers or employees being furloughed, every state officer or employee shall be considered an essential officer or employee;

(3) adopt, as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3706, and amendments thereto, special rules and regulations or exceptions to general rules and regulations for those agencies listed in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-2934, and amendments thereto, to insure compliance with federal laws and regulations;

(4) when the services of the division of personnel services and the state civil service board are required, enter into agreements with the state adjutant general whereby the cost incurred in connection with the assignment of positions to classes and with the examination, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline or hearing of appeals of employees in county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies and in the division of emergency management under the jurisdiction of the adjutant general shall be paid in whole or in part from moneys granted by the federal government for the administration of state laws and state plans administered by the adjutant general; and

(5) when necessary to facilitate activities relating to civil service and personnel administration, enter into contracts with other state agencies for such purposes.

(b) The adjutant general may enter into the agreements described in subsection (a)(5) with the secretary of administration. All moneys paid under such agreements or from other sources shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.

(c) The secretary of administration may:

(1) Perform duties and functions provided in the Kansas civil service act;

(2) make investigations either at the request of the governor, or upon petition of a citizen for just cause, or of its own motion, concerning the enforcement and effect of the Kansas civil service act; and

(3) make the services and facilities of the division of personnel services and its staff available upon request, subject to rules and regulations adopted as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3706, and amendments thereto, to political subdivisions of the state.

(d) In making available the service and facilities prescribed in subsection (c)(3), it shall be understood that requirements for the enforcement and administration of the provisions of this act shall be given precedence and that the political subdivisions shall reimburse the state for the reasonable cost of such services and facilities, and such reimbursement moneys shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.