Costs for mediation and fact-finding

72-2234. Costs for mediation and fact-finding. All of the costs incurred for mediation under K.S.A. 72-2232 and for fact-finding under K.S.A. 72-2233, shall be borne equally by the board of education and the professional employees' organization involved therein. The payment of such costs shall be at such time and in such manner as is determined by the secretary. History: L. 1977, ch. 248, § 10; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-5429. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act construed and applied; judge directed to order commencement of impasse resolution procedures. Garden City Educators' Ass'n v. Vance, 224 Kan. 732, 733, 735, 585 P.2d 1057. 2. Applied; school board precluded from rescinding its decision until individual teachers had reasonable time to accept or reject. Burrton Education Ass'n v. U.S.D. No. 369, 4 Kan. App. 2d 141, 145, 604 P.2d 57. 3. School board's reduction of teachers' salaries by board's attorney fees and other negotiation and mediation expenses prohibited. U.S.D. No. 279 v. Secretary of Kansas Dept. of Human Resources, 14 Kan. App. 2d248, 257; affirmed in part, reversed in part, 247 Kan. 519, 521, 529, 802 P.2d 516 (1990). 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