Contracts; indemnification or hold harmless provisions, void

74-32,453. Contracts; indemnification or hold harmless provisions, void. (a) It is the public policy of the state of Kansas that all contracts entered into by the governing body of a technical college, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the governing body, provide that the technical college and the governing body thereof shall be responsible solely for the technical college's or board's actions or failure to act under a contract. (b) The governing body of a technical college and any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the governing body shall not have the authority to enter into a contract under which the technical college or the governing body agrees to, or is required to, indemnify or hold harmless against damages, injury or death resulting from the actions or failure to act on the part of any party to a contract other than the governing body or the technical college. (c) The provisions of any contract entered into in violation of this section shall be contrary to the public policy of the state of Kansas and shall be void and unenforceable. History: L. 2005, ch. 158, § 7; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-4470b. 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