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KS Stat § 72-2291 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 22 - School District Employment Contracts|72-2291 Early retirement incentive programs; establishment authorized; purposes; payment limitations; program report required.

72-2291. Early retirement incentive programs; establishment authorized; purposes; payment limitations; program report required. (a) The board of education of any school district may establish an early retirement incentive program for the benefit of the employees of the district for retirement prior to the retirement age as provided pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 416(l)(1) of the social security act as in effect on the effective date of this act. As used in this act, an "early retirement incentive program" is a program that provides cash payments, either in the form of a lump-sum payment at the beginning of the fiscal year, or in regular payments during the fiscal year. No payment pursuant to an early retirement incentive program as provided in this section shall be made prior to the retirement under the provisions of the Kansas public employees retirement system for any employee of the district.(b) Commencing in the fiscal year that commenced in calendar year 2002 and every three years thereafter, each board that has established an early retirement incentive program shall prepare and submit a report to the state board of education related to such early retirement incentive program. Such report shall contain: (1) Three years of budget data of such program, including actual costs, and current year and future years' budget data for three to five years; (2) current costs and benefits of such program and projected costs and benefits of such program for three to five years; (3) current and projected number of participants in such program; and (4) such other information as required by the state board of education. The state board of education shall design and distribute forms to carry out the provisions of this act to the board of education of each school district that has established an early retirement incentive program. The state board of education shall compile and prepare a summary report which shall be submitted to the joint committee on pensions, investments and benefits no later than January 1 of the year that follows the end of the fiscal year in which the reporting is required as provided in this subsection.History: L. 1980, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 293, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 266, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 171, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 63, § 2; L. 2006, ch. 143, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2292 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 22 - School District Employment Contracts|72-2292 Same; budget authorization.

72-2292. Same; budget authorization. The board of education is hereby authorized to budget and expend such amounts for early retirement incentive programs as the board may deem to be necessary and desirable.History: L. 1980, ch. 213, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2293 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 22 - School District Employment Contracts|72-2293 Same; rights creation, limitation.

72-2293. Same; rights creation, limitation. Nothing in this act shall be construed to create any right, or to authorize the creation of any right, which is not subject to amendment or nullification by act of the legislature.History: L. 1980, ch. 213, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2308 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2308 Teaching and school administration declared professions.

72-2308. Teaching and school administration declared professions. It is the intent and purpose of the legislature that the practice of teaching and its related services, including school administration and supervisory services, shall be designated as professional services. Teaching and school administration are hereby declared to be professions in Kansas with all the similar rights, responsibilities, and privileges accorded other legally recognized professions.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2310 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2310 Professional practices commission; establishment; composition; qualifications.

72-2310. Professional practices commission; establishment; composition; qualifications. (a) There is hereby established a professional practices commission to consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the state board of education.(b) Candidates for the practices commission shall have the following qualifications:(1) Be certificated and actively practicing in Kansas; and(2) have at least five years' professional educational experience; and(3) have been in active practice the immediately preceding three years and at the time of appointment.(c) The state board of education shall obtain nominees for the professional practices commission from the sectors of the profession to be represented on the commission according to rules and procedures established by the state board.(d) The appointments made by the state board of education shall include the following:(1) Five classroom teachers from the public schools of whom at least one shall be an elementary school teacher, at least one shall be a junior high or middle school teacher and at least one shall be a senior high school teacher.(2) One chief school administrator from the public schools.(3) One senior high school principal from the public schools.(4) One junior high or middle school principal from the public schools.(5) One elementary school principal from the public schools.(e) The commissioner of education or a member of the staff of the state department of education recommended by the commissioner shall serve the practices commission as secretary.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 385, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2311 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2311 Subsequent appointments to professional standards board and practices commission.

72-2311. Subsequent appointments to professional standards board and practices commission. After appointment of the initial members as soon as practicable after the effective date of this act, later appointments to full or unexpired terms of members to the professional standards board and the professional practices commission shall be made by the state board of education following the same procedure as that provided in K.S.A. 72-2309 and 72-2310, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 5; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2312 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2312 Responsibilities and duties of professional standards board.

72-2312. Responsibilities and duties of professional standards board. The professional standards board shall have the following responsibilities and duties:(a) To develop through the professions of teaching and school administration and recommend for adoption, or amendment and adoption, by the state board of education the rules and regulations for professional standards governing teacher and school administrator pretraining selection, teacher and school administrator preparation, admission to and continuance in the professions of teaching and school administration, including the requirements of continuing education for teachers and school administrators. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the state board of education from initiating and adopting rules and regulations on the matters specified in this section, irrespective of any action or lack thereof by the professional standards board. However, in such instance, the proposed rule and regulation governing a matter specified in this subsection shall be submitted to the professional standards board for its recommendation at least 30 days prior to a motion for adoption by the state board of education. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, if the state board of education finds that an emergency exists, it may immediately adopt any rules and regulations without submission to the professional standards board and without a waiting period.(b) To develop and recommend to the state board of education for adoption thereby a code of professional responsibility and competency for teachers and school administrators.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 5; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2313 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2313 Responsibilities and duties of professional practices commission.

72-2313. Responsibilities and duties of professional practices commission. The professional practices commission shall exercise disciplinary and advisory functions and shall hear cases arising under rules and regulations adopted by the state board of education involving the issuance, suspension, revocation, or reinstatement of teachers' and school administrators' certificates and render initial orders for disposition thereof, and the state board of education shall review such initial orders in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 77-527. The practices commission may conduct, upon request and at the direction of the state board of education, investigations of departures from the code of professional responsibility and competency which may be adopted by the state board of education upon recommendation made under subsection (b) of K.S.A. 72-2312, and amendments thereto, and report findings thereon to the state board.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 6; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 283; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2314 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2314 Same; investigations; hearings.

72-2314. Same; investigations; hearings. (a) The professional practices commission shall have responsibility, power and authority to investigate problems relating to the matters specified in K.S.A. 72-2313, and amendments thereto. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the state board of education from initiating and adopting rules and regulations on matters relating to the professions of teaching and school administration, irrespective of any action or lack thereof by the professional practices commission.(b) The practices commission shall have, upon request by and at the direction of the state board of education, the responsibility, power and authority to conduct hearings relating to any case arising under this act, or the act of which this act is amendatory, or rules and regulations adopted by the state board of education.(c) For the purpose of any investigation which the professional practices commission conducts, the commission shall have power to conduct such investigation, administer oaths, take depositions, and by order of the state board of education, to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents and testimony. If any person refuses to obey any subpoena so issued, or refuses to testify or produce any books, papers, or documents, the state board of education, or any member thereof, may present a petition to the district court of the judicial district in which any investigation is being conducted, setting forth the facts, and thereupon the court shall, in a proper case, issue its subpoena to such person, requiring attendance before the court and there to testify or to produce such books, papers and documents as may be deemed necessary and pertinent by the practices commission or any member of it. Any person failing or refusing to obey the subpoena or order of the district court may be proceeded against for contempt in the same manner as for refusal to obey any other subpoena or order of the court. Hearings before the practices commission, and any review of orders of the practices commission by the state board, shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 8; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 284; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 18; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2315 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2315 Terms of members of professional standards board and practices commission.Terms of members of professional standards board and practices commission.Terms of members of professional standards board and practices commission.Terms of members of professional standards board and practices commission.

72-2315. Terms of members of professional standards board and practices commission. Members of the professional standards board and the professional practices commission shall be appointed for three-year terms, and no person shall be appointed to serve longer than two full terms in addition to any term of a period less than three years. The initial appointments shall be made for terms so that approximately 1/3 of the terms expire each year.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 8; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 9; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2316 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2316 Removal of members of professional standards board and practices commission; hearing.

72-2316. Removal of members of professional standards board and practices commission; hearing. The state board of education, either on its own initiative or on the recommendation of the professional standards board or the professional practices commission, may remove a member of such standards board or practices commission. Prior to removal of a member, the member shall be given reasonable notice and hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. Removal of such member shall be accomplished only by a majority vote of the entire membership of the state board. Grounds for removal shall be misconduct or malfeasance in office, incompetence or neglect.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 9; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 10; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 8; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 285; July 1, 1989.
KS Stat § 72-2317 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2317 Officers, meetings and rules of professional standards board and practices commission.

72-2317. Officers, meetings and rules of professional standards board and practices commission. The professional standards board and the professional practices commission shall each select a chairperson and such other officers as shall be respectively determined by such board and such commission. The professional standards board and the professional practices commission shall meet independently, but may meet jointly by common consent of the members of both the board and the commission. The board and the commission shall each provide for its own rules and procedure not in conflict with this act or rules and regulations adopted under this act.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 10; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 11; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2318 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2318 Application of standards adopted under act.

72-2318. Application of standards adopted under act. The standards adopted pursuant to this act shall apply to all practicing teachers and administrators in schools under the general supervision of the state board of education.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 11; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 12; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2319 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 23 - Teaching And Administration Professional Practices Act|72-2319 Expenses of members of professional standards board and practices commission.

72-2319. Expenses of members of professional standards board and practices commission. Members of the professional standards board attending meetings of the board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the board, shall receive amounts provided for in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto. Members of the professional practices commission attending meetings of the commission, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the commission, shall receive amounts provided for in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1969, ch. 339, § 12; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 42; L. 1979, ch. 232, § 13; L. 1984, ch. 271, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 24 - Evaluation Of School District Employees|72-2407 Legislative intent.

72-2407. Legislative intent. It is hereby declared that the legislative intent of this act is to provide for a systematic method for improvement of school personnel in their jobs and to improve the educational system of this state.History: L. 1973, ch. 281, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2408 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 24 - Evaluation Of School District Employees|72-2408 Evaluation of licensed employees; definitions.

72-2408. Evaluation of licensed employees; definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Board" means the board of education of a school district, the governing authority of any nonpublic school offering any of grades kindergarten through 12 in accredited schools and the board of control of an area vocational-technical school.(b) "State board" means, in the case of school districts and nonpublic schools, the state board of education; and in the case of area vocational-technical schools, the state board of regents.(c) "Employees" means all licensed employees of school districts and of nonpublic schools and all instructional and administrative employees of area vocational-technical schools.(d) "School year" means the period from July 1 to June 30.(e) "Accredited" means accredited by the state board of education.History: L. 1973, ch. 281, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 233, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 295, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 304, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 128; L. 2006, ch. 45, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2409 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 24 - Evaluation Of School District Employees|72-2409 Policy of personnel evaluation; adoption; forms; contents; time.

72-2409. Policy of personnel evaluation; adoption; forms; contents; time. Each board shall adopt a written policy of personnel evaluation procedure in accordance with K.S.A. 72-2408 et seq., and amendments thereto. Every policy so adopted shall:(a) Be prescribed in writing at the time of original adoption and at all times thereafter when any amendments are adopted.(b) Include evaluation procedures applicable to all employees.(c) Provide that all evaluations are to be made in writing and that evaluation documents and responses thereto are to be maintained in a personnel file for each employee for a period of not less than three years from the date each evaluation is made.(d) Except as provided herein, provide that every employee in the first two consecutive school years of employment shall be evaluated at least one time per semester by not later than the 60th school day of the semester. Any employee who is not employed for the entire semester shall not be required to be evaluated. During the third and fourth years of employment, every employee shall be evaluated at least one time each school year by not later than February 15. After the fourth year of employment, every employee shall be evaluated at least once in every three years not later than February 15 of the school year in which the employee is evaluated.History: L. 1973, ch. 281, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 295, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 304, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 244, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 104, § 3; L. 2006, ch. 45, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2410 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 24 - Evaluation Of School District Employees|72-2410 Evaluation policies; criteria; development; procedure; evaluation required prior to contract nonrenewal.

72-2410. Evaluation policies; criteria; development; procedure; evaluation required prior to contract nonrenewal. Evaluation policies adopted under K.S.A. 72-2409, and amendments thereto, shall meet the following guidelines or criteria:(a) Consideration shall be given to the following employee attributes: Efficiency, personal qualities, professional deportment, ability, results and performance, including improvement in the academic performance of pupils or students insofar as the evaluated employee has authority to cause such academic improvement, in the case of teachers, the capacity to maintain control of pupils or students, and such other matters as may be deemed material.(b) Community attitudes toward, support for and expectations with regard to educational programs shall be reflected.(c) The original policy and amendments thereto shall be developed by the board in cooperation with the persons responsible for making evaluations and the persons who are to be evaluated, and, to the extent practicable, consideration shall be given to comment and suggestions from other community interests.(d) Evaluations of the chief administrator employed by a board shall be made by the board. The board shall place primary responsibility upon members of the administrative staff in making evaluations of other employees.(e) Persons to be evaluated shall participate in their evaluations, and shall be afforded the opportunity for self-evaluation.(f) The contract of any person subject to evaluation shall not be nonrenewed on the basis of incompetence unless an evaluation of such person has been made prior to notice of nonrenewal of the contract and unless the evaluation is in substantial compliance with the board's policy of personnel evaluation procedure as filed with the state board in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 72-2409, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 281, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 233, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 295, § 3; L. 1982, ch. 304, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 205, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2411 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 24 - Evaluation Of School District Employees|72-2411 Evaluation documents; presentation to employee; acknowledgment; limited availability.

72-2411. Evaluation documents; presentation to employee; acknowledgment; limited availability. Whenever any evaluation is made of an employee, the written document thereof shall be presented to the employee, and the employee shall acknowledge such presentation by his or her signature thereon. At any time not later than two (2) weeks after such presentation, the employee may respond thereto in writing. Except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, evaluation documents and responses thereto shall be available only to the evaluated employee, the board, the appropriate administrative staff members designated by the board, the school board attorney upon request of the board, the state board of education as provided in K.S.A. 72-258, the board and the administrative staff of any school to which such employee applies for employment, and other persons specified by the employee in writing to his or her board.History: L. 1973, ch. 281, § 5; L. 1979, ch. 233, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 72-2412 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 72 - Schools|Article 24 - Evaluation Of School District Employees|72-2412 Same; assistance from state board.

72-2412. Same; assistance from state board. Upon request of any board, the state board shall provide assistance in the preparation of policies of personnel evaluation or amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 281, § 6; L. 1982, ch. 304, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 147, § 129; L. 2003, ch. 104, § 4; July 1.