Chapter 72 — SCHOOLS
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K.S.A. 72-1107 Transferred.
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72-1107. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3118. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1108 Repealed
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72-1108. History: L. 1876, ch. 122, art. 5, § 4; L. 1877, ch. 170, § 2; R.S. 1923, 72-1108; Repealed, L. 1943, ch. 248, § 42; June 30. Source or Prior Law: L. 1867, ch. 125, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 92, p. 937, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 202…
K.S.A. 72-1109 Repealed
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72-1109. History: L. 1876, ch. 122, art. 5, § 5; R.S. 1923, 72-1109; Repealed, L. 1943, ch. 248, § 42; June 30. Source or Prior Law: L. 1869, ch. 86, § 17. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Children cannot be excluded "until after being successfully vaccinated." Osborn v. Russell, 64 Kan. 507,…
K.S.A. 72-1110 Transferred.
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72-1110. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3119. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1111 Transferred.
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72-1111. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3120. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1112 Repealed
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72-1112. History: L. 1968, ch. 356, § 2; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 312, § 6; May 10. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…
K.S.A. 72-1113 Transferred.
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72-1113. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3121. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1117 Transferred.
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72-1117. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3235. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1118 Transferred.
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72-1118. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3251. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1119 Transferred.
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72-1119. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3252. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1120 Transferred.
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K.S.A. 72-1121 Transferred.
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72-1121. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3254. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1122 Transferred.
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72-1123. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3472. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1124 Transferred.
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72-1124. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3473. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1125 Transferred.
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72-1125. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3474. 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 …
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72-1126. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3232. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1127 Transferred.
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72-1127. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3218. 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 …
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72-1128. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3231. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1129 Transferred.
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72-1129. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3233. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1130 Transferred.
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72-1130. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 72-3234. 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 …
K.S.A. 72-1131 Unified school districts; style, designation and powers; delegation of contractual power to superintendent, limitation
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72-1131. Unified school districts; style, designation and powers; delegation of contractual power to superintendent, limitation. Each unified school district shall be designated by the name and style of "unified school district No. ______ (the number designated by the state board…
K.S.A. 72-1132 Name and style of unified districts
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72-1132. Name and style of unified districts. Notwithstanding any provision of K.S.A. 72-516 or 72-517 or any statement in any organization order, the name and style of every unified district shall be "unified school district No. ____, __________ county, state of Kansas." History…
K.S.A. 72-1133 Boards of education; president and vice-president; election; terms of office; duties
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72-1133. Boards of education; president and vice-president; election; terms of office; duties. (a) At the first meeting of the board of education on or after the second Monday in January of each year, or at a later meeting during that calendar year if so determined by the board a…
K.S.A. 72-1134 Superintendent of schools; assistant superintendents; supervisors; principals; appointment and powers
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72-1134. Superintendent of schools; assistant superintendents; supervisors; principals; appointment and powers. (a) The board of education of each school district shall appoint a superintendent of schools for a term of not more than three (3) years. The board may appoint one or m…
K.S.A. 72-1135 Clerk; appointment and duties
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72-1135. Clerk; appointment and duties. (a) The board of education of each school district shall appoint a clerk, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The clerk shall receive compensation fixed by the board. The clerk shall not be a member of the board and shall not be t…
K.S.A. 72-1136 Treasurer; appointment and duties; surety bond required
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72-1136. Treasurer; appointment and duties; surety bond required. (a) The board of education of each school district shall appoint a treasurer, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The treasurer shall receive compensation fixed by the board. The treasurer shall not be a …
K.S.A. 72-1137 School district officers and employees; appointment; compensation of school board members
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72-1137. School district officers and employees; appointment; compensation of school board members. In addition to the officers provided for in this act, the board of education of any school district may appoint other officers and employees to serve at the pleasure of the board. …
K.S.A. 72-1138 Boards of education; meeting times; quorum; abstention from voting; general powers; legal counsel for officers and employees
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72-1138. Boards of education; meeting times; quorum; abstention from voting; general powers; legal counsel for officers and employees. (a) The board shall meet at least once each month. On or after the second Monday in January and before February 1 of each year, or at a later dat…
K.S.A. 72-1139 Same; state board definition
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72-1139. Same; state board definition. "State board of education" means the constitutional state board of education. History: L. 1968, ch. 209, § 2; March 26. Source or Prior Law: 72-8206. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documen…
K.S.A. 72-1140 Expenses of board of education members
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72-1140. Expenses of board of education members. Board members shall be paid their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. History: L. 1968, ch. 59, § 33; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-8207. Cross References to Related Sections: Expenses and mil…
K.S.A. 72-1141 Judgments against school districts; tax levy, use of proceeds
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72-1141. Judgments against school districts; tax levy, use of proceeds. Whenever any judgment rendered against any school district becomes final, the board of education may levy a tax at the first tax levying period after such judgment becomes final, sufficient to pay such amount…
K.S.A. 72-1142 Legal successor of rights and powers; bequests and donations
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72-1142. Legal successor of rights and powers; bequests and donations. The unified district shall be legal successor to all of the rights, powers and authorities vested in boards of disorganized districts of the unified district except as is otherwise provided in any of the schoo…
K.S.A. 72-1143 Teacherages
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72-1143. Teacherages. The board of education of any unified school district may acquire, purchase, construct, rent, operate and maintain suitable quarters for the use of its teachers. Such quarters may consist of real or personal property or both, and may be referred to as "teach…
K.S.A. 72-1144 Acquisition of real property under eminent domain power; conditions; procedures
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72-1144. Acquisition of real property under eminent domain power; conditions; procedures. (a) A unified school district may acquire by condemnation, for school purposes, any interest in real property, including fee simple title. If, within 10 years after entry of final judgment u…
K.S.A. 72-1145 Dues payments to Kansas association of school boards authorized
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72-1145. Dues payments to Kansas association of school boards authorized. The board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community junior college is hereby authorized to appropriate money out of its general fund to pay the annual dues in the Kansas …
K.S.A. 72-1146 Contracts; indemnification or hold harmless provisions, void
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72-1146. 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 board of education of a school district, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the board, provide th…
K.S.A. 72-1147 Contracts; governed by Kansas law
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72-1147. Contracts; governed by Kansas law. (a) It is the public policy of the state of Kansas that all contracts entered into by the board of education of a school district, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the board, shall be governed by and interpreted …
K.S.A. 72-1148 Contracts; mandatory provisions
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72-1148. Contracts; mandatory provisions. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c), any contract entered into by the board of education of a school district or any of its officers or employees acting on behalf of the board shall contain the mandatory contract provisions prescribe…
K.S.A. 72-1149 Leases and lease-purchase agreements; terms and conditions; cash basis and budget laws not applicable
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72-1149. Leases and lease-purchase agreements; terms and conditions; cash basis and budget laws not applicable. The board of education of any school district, as lessee or lessor, may enter into written contracts for the use of real or personal property and, in addition to the fo…
K.S.A. 72-1150 Lease of equipment, land, improvements by certain school districts; disposition of proceeds; terms; limitations; cash basis and budget laws exception; election
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72-1150. Lease of equipment, land, improvements by certain school districts; disposition of proceeds; terms; limitations; cash basis and budget laws exception; election. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of K.S.A. 72-1149 to the contrary, the board of education of any school dist…
K.S.A. 72-1151 School district expenditures over $20,000; requirements relating to bids and bidders; exemptions
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72-1151. School district expenditures over $20,000; requirements relating to bids and bidders; exemptions. (a) Except as provided by this section and K.S.A. 72-6760b, no expenditure involving an amount greater than $20,000 for construction, reconstruction or remodeling or for the…
K.S.A. 72-1152 Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construction procurement act
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72-1152. Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construction procurement act. K.S.A. 72-1152 through 72-1157, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construc…
K.S.A. 72-1153 Same; definitions
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72-1153. Same; definitions. As used in the Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery construction procurement act, unless the context expressly provides otherwise: (a) "Act" means the Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construct…
K.S.A. 72-1154 Criteria for use; alternative project delivery
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72-1154. Criteria for use; alternative project delivery. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, the board is hereby authorized to institute an alternative project delivery program whereby construction management at-risk procurement processes may be ut…
K.S.A. 72-1155 Procedures; construction management at-risk projects
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72-1155. Procedures; construction management at-risk projects. Construction management at-risk project delivery procedures shall be conducted as follows: (a) The board shall determine the scope and level of detail required to permit a qualified firm to submit construction managem…
K.S.A. 72-1156 Bid proposals, other; open for public inspection
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72-1156. Bid proposals, other; open for public inspection. Every bid proposal conforming to the terms of the advertisement, together with the name of the firm, shall be recorded, and all such records with the name of the successful firm indicated thereon shall, after award or let…
K.S.A. 72-1157 Parking lots excluded
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72-1157. Parking lots excluded. The provisions of the Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construction procurement act shall not apply to the process of designing, constructing, altering or repairing stand-alone parking lots. History: L. 2008, ch.…
K.S.A. 72-1161 Fiscal year of school districts
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72-1161. Fiscal year of school districts. The fiscal year of each school district shall close on the last day of June of each year. History: L. 1965, ch. 410, § 17; L. 1970, ch. 293, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 280, § 45; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 72-8204. Law Rev…
K.S.A. 72-1162 Annual budget and tax levy; certification
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72-1162. Annual budget and tax levy; certification. Every school district shall be a municipality for the purpose of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2968, inclusive, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. The annual budget amounts of ad valorem tax to be levied of every schoo…