gistfile1.php

<?php
App::uses('AppController', 'Controller');

class UsersController extends AppController {

    public $components = array('Search.Prg');

    public $presetVars = array(
        array('model' => 'User', 'field' => 'name', 'type' => 'value'),
        array('model' => 'User', 'field' => 'state', 'type' => 'value'),
        array('model' => 'User', 'field' => 'tel', 'type' => 'value'),
    );

    function index() {
        $this->Prg->commonProcess();
        $this->paginate = Set::Merge($this->User->options(), array('conditions' => array($this->User->parseCriteria($this->passedArgs))));
        $this->set('users', $this->paginate());

        $states = Classregistry::init('State')->find('list', array('fields' => array('state', 'state')));
        $this->set(compact('states'));
    }
}