Figured it out...
in include > staff > viewticket.in.php, change the premade response query from:
<? $sql='SELECT premade_id,title FROM '.KB_PREMADE_TABLE.' WHERE isenabled=1'.' AND (dept_id=0 OR dept_id='.db_input($ticket->getDeptId()).')'; $canned=db_query($sql); if($canned && db_num_rows($canned)) {?>
... to
<? $sql='SELECT premade_id,title FROM '.KB_PREMADE_TABLE.' WHERE isenabled=1'. ' AND (dept_id=0 OR dept_id='.db_input($ticket->getDeptId()).') ORDER BY title';$canned=db_query($sql);if($canned && db_num_rows($canned)) {?>