Accessibility standards for public buildings or facilities; enforcement of act

58-1304. Accessibility standards for public buildings or facilities; enforcement of act. (a) The responsibility for enforcement of this act shall be as follows: (1) For all existing Title II school facilities, and the design and construction of all new, additions to and alterations of Title II school facilities, the state board of education, by plan approval as required by K.S.A. 31-150, and amendments thereto. Facilities operated or used for any purpose by, or located upon the land of any community college, area vocational school, area vocational-technical school, technical college, or institution under the governance of the state board of regents shall not be subject to the provisions of this subsection; (2) for all existing state government facilities, and the design and construction of all new, additions to and alterations of, facilities for which federal, state, county funds or funds of other political subdivisions of the state or private funds are utilized on state property, the secretary of administration; (3) for all existing facilities, and the design and construction of all new, additions to and alterations of, any local government facilities where funds of a county, municipality or other political subdivision are utilized, the governmental entity thereof or an agency thereof designated by the governmental entity; (4) for the design and construction of all other new, additions to and alterations of, facilities which are subject to the provisions of this act, the building inspector or other agency or person designated by the governmental entity in which the facility is located. (b) The attorney general of the state of Kansas shall oversee the enforcement of this act. History: L. 1968, ch. 216, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 336, § 5; L. 1978, ch. 212, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 208, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 147, § 18; L. 1992, ch. 208, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 195, § 5; L. 2001, ch. 23, § 2; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: County attorney's office required to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act. 2001-23. District attorney has no authority or duty to review plans and specifications for compliance with requirements of Americans with Disabilities Act. 2002-18. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. City has no Americans with Disabilities Act enforcement responsibilities for existing public accommodations built without public funds. Link, Inc. v. City of Hays, 266 Kan. 648, 972 P.2d 753 (1999). 2. Trial court holding that city did not enforce subsection (a)(4) when issuing building permits upheld. Link, Inc. v. City of Hays, 268 Kan. 372, 373, 376, 997 P.2d 697 (2000). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026