Chapter 72, SCHOOLS

72-2150. Teachers' licenses; use of certain terms. Whenever a statute, contract or other document, uses or refers to the words or phrases "certification as a teacher," "certified employee of a school district," "certified personnel of a school district" or words and phrases of li…

72-2151. College and university accreditation for automatic teacher certification of graduates; state board duties. Upon application of any college or university, or educational institution of like standing, incorporated under the general laws of the state of Kansas, and requirin…

72-2152. Same; maintenance of standards. Any institution on the accredited list shall be subject to examination by the state board at its pleasure with respect to its course of study, its equipment, and the character of its work; and additional requirements may be made by the sta…

72-2153. Application of K.S.A. 72-2151 and 72-2152 to certain educational institutions. The provisions of K.S.A. 72-2151 and 72-2152, and amendments thereto, shall apply to state educational institutions under the control and supervision of the state board of regents, and may, at…

72-2154. Special teachers' licenses. The state board of education, upon being satisfied as to the general qualifications of an applicant to teach, may in its discretion issue a special license and specify on the face of such license the subject or subjects that the holder of the …

72-2155. Cancellation of teachers' licenses; grounds. Any license issued by the state board of education or institutions under the state board of regents may be canceled by the state board of education in the manner provided by law, on the grounds of immorality, gross neglect of …

72-2156. Fees for initial license, renewal or duplication; disposition of moneys; expenditures from fees fund. (a) Each application to the state board of education for an initial license, renewal of a license, a duplicate license or reinstatement of a license shall be accompanied…

72-2157. Issuance, renewal, reinstatement and registration of licenses; rules and regulations; requirements. (a) The state board of education, in accordance with law, is authorized to adopt rules and regulations providing for the issuance, renewal, reinstatement and registration …

72-2158. Signature and registration of licenses. Before a teacher's license is issued, it shall be signed by appropriate personnel of the state department of education designated by the state board of education and such licenses shall be registered in the state department of educ…

72-2159. Payment of salaries unlawful, when. It shall be unlawful for the board of education of any school district to issue an order for payment of the salary of any employee required by law to be licensed who does not hold a license which is valid in the state of Kansas for the…

72-2160. Student teaching licenses; contracts for student teachers; cost. The board of education of any school district may enter into contracts with colleges and universities for the use of student teachers in the public schools. The state board of education, by rules and regula…

72-2161. Prohibition from adoption of certain rules and regulations concerning licensure of administrators, teachers or instructors or conditions of employment at two-year colleges or community junior colleges. The state board of education is hereby prohibited from adopting rules…

72-2162. Examination for licensure; duties of state board; confidentiality; availability of specifications and results. (a) The state board of education shall prescribe an examination designed to insure that the licensure of a person as a teacher is a reliable indicator that the …

72-2163. Same; application; passing score determined by state board; passage requirement. Any applicant who is seeking a license to teach in this state and who is required to take the examination required by this act may apply for and take the examination without limitation as to…

72-2164. Same; exemptions. (a) Any person holding a teaching license valid in the state of Kansas which was issued prior to May 1, 1986, is exempt from the examination required by this act. (b) The following persons, or any class or classes thereof, may be exempted by the state b…

72-2165. Restrictions on issuance and renewal of licenses; hearings upon denial; reports required of county and district attorneys. (a) The state board of education shall not knowingly issue a license to or renew the license of any person who has been convicted of: (1) Rape, as d…

72-2166. National board for professional teaching standards certification incentive program. (a) The national board for professional teaching standards certification incentive program is hereby established for the purpose of rewarding teachers who have attained certification from…

72-2167. Licensure without teacher preparation program requirements; qualifications; limitations. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means a person who: (A) Is seeking licensure as a teacher at the secondary level in the state of Kansas; and (B) has provided documentati…

72-2215. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Teacher" shall mean and include teachers, supervisors, principals, superintendents and any other professional employees who are required to hold a teacher's or school administrator's certificate in any public school. (b) "Governing …

72-2216. Contracts bind both teachers and board of education; suspension of license, when; insufficient budget, effect. All contracts shall be binding on both the teacher and board of education of the school district until the teacher has been legally discharged from such teacher…

72-2217. Supplemental contracts of employment authorized. The board of education of any school district may enter into a supplemental contract of employment with any employee of the district. As used in this section "supplemental contract" means a contract for services other than…

72-2218. Definitions. As used in this act, and amendments thereto: (a) The term "persons" includes one or more individuals, organizations, associations, corporations, boards, committees, commissions, agencies, or their representatives. (b) "Board of education" means the state boa…

72-2219. Professional employees' rights; representation of employees and school boards; negotiations. Professional employees shall have the right to form, join or assist professional employees' organizations, to participate in professional negotiation with boards of education thr…

72-2220. Exclusive representation of negotiating units; any employee or group may present its position or proposal. (a) When a representative is designated or selected for the purposes of professional negotiation by the majority of the professional employees in an appropriate neg…

72-2221. Recognition of employees' organization as representative; exceptions to required recognition. (a) If professional employees of a board of education are not represented by a professional employees' organization for the purpose of professional negotiation, any professional…

72-2222. Same; determination by secretary of human resources upon petition. (a) A petition may be filed with the secretary, asking the secretary to investigate and decide the question of whether (1) professional employees in an appropriate negotiating unit have designated a profe…

72-2223. Same; election; summary dismissal of petition, when. (a) Upon receipt of a petition under K.S.A. 72-2222 and except as provided in subsection (b), the secretary or a person or persons designated by the secretary may direct and conduct a secret ballot election in order to…

72-2224. Same; conduct of election for determination; conditions; run-off election. If the secretary does not dismiss a petition filed under K.S.A. 72-2222 and determines that it is necessary to direct and conduct a secret ballot election in order to resolve the questions raised …

72-2225. Criteria for determining appropriate unit of employees' organization. In each case where the question is in issue, the secretary shall decide, on the basis of the community of interest between and among the professional employees of the board of education, the wishes of …

72-2226. Agreements; ratification; election; absentee ballots. (a) A board of education and an exclusive representative selected or designated under the provisions of this act, or the act of which this section is amendatory, may enter into an agreement covering terms and conditio…

72-2227. Savings clause for existing agreements. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this act shall not operate so as to annul, modify or preclude the renewal or continuation of any lawful agreement heretofore entered into between a board of education and a professiona…

72-2228. Rights and duties of boards of education reserved; recognition and negotiation required; terms and conditions subject to negotiation; applicability of open meetings law, exceptions; strikes not authorized; adoption of agreements by reference. (a) Nothing in this act, or …

72-2229. Agreements may provide for arbitration of disputes; enforcement of arbitration agreements. (a) A board of education and a professional employees' organization who enter into an agreement covering terms and conditions of professional service may include in such agreement …

72-2230. Severability. If any provision of this act shall be held invalid, other provisions of this act shall not be affected thereby. History: L. 1970, ch. 284, § 14; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-5425. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in action involving collective negotiations …

72-2231. Impasse during negotiation; determination of existence; statutory declaration date, joint notice; negotiation during impasse resolution proceedings. (a) If in the course of professional negotiation either the board of education or the recognized professional employees' o…

72-2232. Mediation; request for appointment of fact-finding board; time limitations; memorandum describing issues and final position of parties; confidentiality. (a) Upon finding that an impasse exists in professional negotiation or upon receipt of a joint notice of the existence…

72-2233. Fact finding; report of findings and recommendations of board; meeting required after report; report to be made public, exceptions; final action by board of education. (a) Upon receipt of a written request filed by either party under K.S.A. 72-2232 and upon notification …

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 su…

72-2235. Prohibited practices; evidence of bad faith. (a) The commission of any prohibited practice, as defined in this section, among other actions, shall constitute evidence of bad faith in professional negotiation. (b) It shall be a prohibited practice for a board of education…

72-2236. Prohibited practices, determination of existence; procedure; hearing. (a) Any controversy concerning prohibited practices may be submitted to the secretary. Proceedings against the party alleged to have committed a prohibited practice shall be commenced within six months…

72-2237. Secretary of labor; rules and regulations; subpoena power. (a) The secretary of labor may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of K.S.A. 72-2218 through 72-2239, and amendments thereto, which place specific duties a…

72-2238. Unilateral contracts prohibited prior to completion of negotiation. No board of education, which engages in professional negotiation with representatives of a recognized professional employees' organization, is permitted to issue a unilateral contract until the negotiati…

72-2239. Savings clause for existing agreements; administrative employees exempted. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, nothing in this act shall operate so as to annul or modify any existing agreement between a board of education and a professional employees'…

72-2240. Equal access act. (a) This section shall be known as the equal access act. (b) A board of education shall not grant access to any professional employee or school employee's physical or electronic mailboxes to a professional employees' organization without giving equal ac…

72-2241. Deductions; authorization thereof; continuation of authorization; conditions; limitations. (a) The board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community college may provide by resolution for deductions for specified purposes from the compens…

72-2242. Same; disbursement of funds deducted. The board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community junior college is authorized to pay and disburse funds deducted as provided in K.S.A. 72-2241 so long as such disbursements are made in accordanc…

72-2243. Retirement accounts; contracts with community colleges or school boards; procedures; contributions by employer. (a) The board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community college shall contract with any of its employees, upon request, for…

72-2244. Employment incentive or retention bonuses for teachers. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Teacher" means teachers, supervisors, principals, superintendents and any other professional employees who are required to hold a teacher's or school administrator's certificate in …

72-2251. Notice of termination or nonrenewal of certain teacher contracts; change of terms. (a) All contracts of employment of teachers, except contracts entered into under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-2217, and amendments thereto, shall be deemed to continue for the next succeedi…

72-2252. Due process hearing procedures for certain postsecondary teachers; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Teacher" means any teacher or instructor in any technical college, the institute of technology at Washburn university or community college. The term "teacher" does n…