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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 61 - Student Safety And Discipline › 72-6144 Penalties for failure to make reports, preventing or interfering with reports; sanctions for making reports prohibited; immunity from liability.

72-6144.
Penalties for failure to make reports, preventing or interfering with reports; sanctions for making reports prohibited; immunity from liability.
(a) Willful and knowing failure of a school employee to make a report required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Preventing or interfering with, with the intent to prevent, the making of a report required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
(b) Willful and knowing failure of any employee designated by a board of education to transmit reports made by school employees to the appropriate state or local law enforcement agency as required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Preventing or interfering with, with the intent to prevent, the transmission of reports required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) No board of education shall terminate the employment of, or prevent or impair the profession of, or impose any other sanction on any school employee because the employee made an oral or written report to, or cooperated with an investigation by, a law enforcement agency relating to any criminal act that the employee knows has been committed or reasonably believes will be committed at school, on school property, or at a school supervised activity.
(d) Any board of education, and any member or employee thereof, participating without malice in the making of an oral or written report to a law enforcement agency relating to any criminal act that is known to have been committed or reasonably is believed will be committed at school, on school property, or at a school supervised activity shall have immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceedings resulting from the report.
History:
L. 1995, ch. 123, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 116, § 48; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 61 - Student Safety And Discipline › 72-6145 Severability.

72-6145.
Severability.
If any provision of the Kansas school safety and security act as in effect on the effective date of this act, or as amended by this act, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of the Kansas school safety and security act as amended by this act are severable.
History:
L. 1998, ch. 171, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 61 - Student Safety And Discipline › 72-6151 Freedom from unsafe restraint and seclusion act; citation.

72-6151. Freedom from unsafe restraint and seclusion act; citation.
K.S.A. 72-6151 through 72-6158, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the freedom from unsafe restraint and seclusion act.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 72, § 1; June 4.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 61 - Student Safety And Discipline › 72-6155 Parent's right to request meeting; required meetings.

72-6155. Parent's right to request meeting; required meetings.
(a) After each incident, a parent may request a meeting with the school to discuss and debrief the incident. A parent may request such meeting verbally, in writing or by electronic means. A school shall hold a meeting requested under this subsection within 10 school days of the parent's request. The focus of any meeting convened under this subsection shall be to discuss proactive ways to prevent the need for emergency safety interventions and to reduce incidents in the future.
(1) For a student who has an individualized education program or a section 504 plan, such student's individualized education program team or section 504 plan team shall discuss the incident and consider the need to conduct a functional behavioral analysis, develop a behavior intervention plan or amend either if already in existence. For a student with a section 504 plan, such student's section 504 plan team shall discuss and consider the need for an evaluation under the special education for exceptional children act, K.S.A. 72-3403 et seq., and amendments thereto. For students who have an individualized education program and are placed in a private school by a parent, a meeting called under this subsection shall include the parent and the private school, who shall consider whether the parent should request an individualized education program team meeting. If the parent requests an individualized education program team meeting, the private school shall help facilitate such meeting.
(2) For a student who does not have an individualized education program or section 504 plan, the parent and school shall discuss the incident and consider the appropriateness of a referral for an evaluation under the special education for exceptional children act, K.S.A. 72-3403 et seq., and amendments thereto, the need for a functional behavioral analysis or the need for a behavior intervention plan. Any meeting called pursuant to this subsection shall include the student's parent, a school administrator for the school where the student attends, one of the student's teachers, a school employee involved in the incident and such other school employees designated by the school administrator as appropriate for such meeting.
(b) The parent shall determine whether the student shall be invited to any meeting called pursuant to this section.
(c) The time for calling a meeting pursuant to this section shall be extended beyond the 10-school-day limit if the parent of the student is unable to attend within that time period.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the development and implementation of a functional behavioral analysis or a behavior intervention plan for any student if such student may benefit from such measures.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 72, § 5; L. 2016, ch. 77, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 61 - Student Safety And Discipline › 72-6156 Rules and regulations.

72-6156. Rules and regulations.
The state board of education shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this act on or before March 1, 2016. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the standards for the use and reporting of emergency safety interventions as provided in K.S.A. 72-6152 through 72-6155, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 72, § 6; June 4.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 61 - Student Safety And Discipline › 72-6158 Expiration of act.

72-6158. Expiration of act.
The provisions of K.S.A. 72-6151 through 72-6158, and amendments thereto, shall expire on June 30, 2020.
History:
L. 2015, ch. 72, § 8; L. 2016, ch. 77, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6228 Hearing testing programs; definitions.

72-6228.
Hearing testing programs; definitions.
As used in this act and the act of which this section is amendatory: (a) " Board of education" means the board of education of any school district or the governing authority of any accredited nonpublic school.
(b) "Accredited nonpublic school" means all nonpublic elementary and secondary schools accredited by the state board of education.
(c) "School district" means any school district organized under the laws of this state.
(d) "Basic hearing screening" means a hearing testing program conducted with a calibrated audiometer.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 361, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 279, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6229 Free tests required; when and by whom tests performed; reports to parents.

72-6229.
Free tests required; when and by whom tests performed; reports to parents.
(a) Every pupil enrolled in a school district or an accredited nonpublic school shall be provided basic hearing screening without charge during the first year of admission and not less than once every three years thereafter.
(b) Every pupil enrolled in a school district shall be provided basic hearing screening by the board of education of the school district in which the pupil resides and is enrolled.
(c) Every pupil in an accredited nonpublic school shall be provided basic hearing screening either (1) by the board of education of the accredited nonpublic school in which the pupil is enrolled, or (2) upon request therefor by the pupil's parent or guardian, by the board of education of the school district in which the pupil resides. No board of education of a school district shall be required to provide basic hearing screening outside the school district. If the accredited nonpublic school in which the pupil is enrolled is located within the school district, basic hearing screening shall be provided in the nonpublic school. If the accredited nonpublic school in which the pupil is enrolled is located outside the school district, basic hearing screening shall be provided in a school of the school district.
(d) All tests shall be performed by a person competent in the use of a calibrated audiometer and who has been designated by the board of education which provides the basic hearing screening. The results of the test and, if necessary, the desirability of examinations by a qualified physician shall be reported to the parents or guardians of such pupils.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 361, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 279, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6230 Forms and records.

72-6230.
Forms and records.
The board of education providing basic hearing screening in accordance with the provisions of this act shall furnish such forms, records and other materials approved or prescribed by the state board of education as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and the act of which this section is amendatory.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 361, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 279, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6231 Application of act.

72-6231.
Application of act.
The requirements of this act and the act of which this section is amendatory shall not apply to a pupil who is in the first year of admission to school and who has had a basic hearing screening examination within six months prior to July 1, 1981.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 361, § 4; L. 1981, ch. 279, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6241 Definitions.

72-6241. Definitions.
As used in this act*:
(a) "Accredited nonpublic school" means all nonpublic elementary and secondary schools accredited by the state board of education;
(b) "basic vision screening" means an age-appropriate eye testing program for each child that is implemented according to the most recent edition of the Kansas vision screening requirements and guidelines and includes referrals for eye examinations and necessary follow-ups;
(c) "board of education" means the board of education of any school district;
(d) "IDEA part B" means all statewide programs providing special education and related services to children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 1411, and amendments thereto;
(e) "school district" means any school district organized under the laws of this state; and
(f) "vision screener" means any school nurse, or the nurse's designee, or other person who is trained to administer a vision screening test to students in the state of Kansas.
History:
L. 1959, ch. 310, § 1; L. 2022, ch. 50, § 6; July 1.
* The phrase "this act" means L. 1959, ch. 310.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6251 Annual free dental inspection; exceptions.

72-6251.
Annual free dental inspection; exceptions.
The boards of education of cities of the first and second class and school boards of school districts are hereby required to provide for free dental inspection annually for all children, except those who hold a certificate from a legally qualified dentist showing that this examination has been made within three months last past, attending such schools.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 308, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 263, § 1; June 17; R.S. 1923, 17-5201.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6252 Inspectors; regulations.

72-6252.
Inspectors; regulations.
Said boards of education and district boards of each school shall provide a place of inspection and designate some competent, licensed dentist or dentists to make such inspection, and such boards of education and district boards may fix a compensation for such services, which sum may be paid out of the school fund of each school for the services rendered therein, and said boards of education for their respective cities and the county superintendent of public instruction for school districts are hereby authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations for the proper conduct of such inspection and carrying into effect all of the provisions of the preceding section, and furnish all necessary forms and blanks for the reports of such inspection.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 308, § 2; L. 1919, ch. 263, § 2; June 17; R.S. 1923, 72-5202.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6253 Certificate of inspection; dental work.

72-6253.
Certificate of inspection; dental work.
Certificate of the result of such inspection, together with suggestions of requirements for the curing of any defects found shall be made by the party making such inspection, in duplicate, one copy of same to be furnished to the child examined, the other to be filed with the clerk of the school board to which said child belongs: Provided, however, That no work other than the inspection and report shall be performed by examining dentist without the consent of the parents or guardian of the child.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 308, § 3; L. 1919, ch. 263, § 3; June 17; R.S. 1923, 72-5203.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6261 Health tests and inoculations; definitions.

72-6261.
Health tests and inoculations; definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) "School board" means the board of education of a school district and the governing authority of any nonpublic school;
(b) "school" means all elementary, junior high, or high schools within the state;
(c) "local health department" means any county or joint board of health established under the laws of Kansas and having jurisdiction over the place where any pupil affected by this act may reside;
(d) "secretary" means the secretary of the state department of health and environment;
(e) "physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 354, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 291, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6262 Same; certification of completion required, alternatives; duties of school boards.

72-6262.
Same; certification of completion required, alternatives; duties of school boards.
(a) In each school year, every pupil enrolling or enrolled in any school for the first time in this state, and each child enrolling or enrolled for the first time in a preschool or day care program operated by a school, and such other pupils as may be designated by the secretary, prior to admission to and attendance at school, shall present to the appropriate school board certification from a physician or local health department that the pupil has received such tests and inoculations as are deemed necessary by the secretary by such means as are approved by the secretary. Pupils who have not completed the required inoculations may enroll or remain enrolled while completing the required inoculations if a physician or local health department certifies that the pupil has received the most recent appropriate inoculations in all required series. Failure to timely complete all required series shall be deemed non-compliance.
(b) As an alternative to the certification required under subsection (a), a pupil shall present:
(1) An annual written statement signed by a licensed physician stating the physical condition of the child to be such that the tests or inoculations would seriously endanger the life or health of the child, or
(2) a written statement signed by one parent or guardian that the child is an adherent of a religious denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such tests or inoculations.
(c) On or before May 15 of each school year, the school board of every school affected by this act shall notify the parents or guardians of all known pupils who are enrolled or who will be enrolling in the school of the provisions this act and any policy regarding the implementation of the provisions of this act adopted by the school board.
(d) If a pupil transfers from one school to another, the school from which the pupil transfers shall forward with the pupil's transcript the certification or statement showing evidence of compliance with the requirements of this act to the school to which the pupil transfers.
History: L. 1961, ch. 354, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 412, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 283, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 107; L. 1978, ch. 291, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 285, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 89, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 206, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6263 Same; duties of public health departments and officers; fees, exception to payment.

72-6263.
Same; duties of public health departments and officers; fees, exception to payment.
A county, city-county or multicounty health department shall provide without delay and to the extent that funds designated by such health department for the purchase of vaccines are available the tests and inoculations required by this act to such pupils as are not provided therewith by their parents or guardians and who have not been exempted on religious or medical grounds. Such tests and inoculations may be provided on a sliding fee scale for administrative charges with the exception that no child may be denied inoculations for inability to pay an administrative fee. The local health officer shall counsel and advise school boards concerning the administration of this act.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 354, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 412, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 291, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 182, § 30; L. 1994, ch. 206, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 12, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6264 Same; duties of secretary; forms and certificates; regulations.

72-6264.
Same; duties of secretary; forms and certificates; regulations.
The secretary shall prescribe the content of forms and certificates to be used by school boards in carrying out this act and shall provide, without cost to the school boards, sufficient copies of this act for distribution to pupils. Schools shall utilize the reporting form adopted by the secretary for documentation of all immunizations. Audit information shall be obtained from this adopted form. The secretary may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
History: L. 1961, ch. 354, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 108; L. 1978, ch. 291, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 206, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6265 Exclusion of pupils from school attendance; adoption of policy; notice; hearing; compulsory attendance law not applicable.

72-6265.
Exclusion of pupils from school attendance; adoption of policy; notice; hearing; compulsory attendance law not applicable.
(a) The school board of every school affected by this act may exclude from school attendance, or by policy adopted by any such school board authorize any certificated employee or committee of certificated employees to exclude from school attendance, any pupil who has not complied with the requirements of K.S.A. 72-6262. A pupil shall be subject to exclusion from school attendance under this section until such time as the pupil shall have complied with the requirements of K.S.A. 72-6262. The policy shall include provisions for written notice to be given to the parent or guardian of the involved pupil. The notice shall (1) indicate the reason for the exclusion from school attendance, (2) state that the pupil shall continue to be excluded until the pupil has complied with the requirements of K.S.A. 72-6262, and (3) inform the parent or guardian that a hearing thereon shall be afforded the parent or guardian upon request therefor.
(b) The provisions of K.S.A. 72-3120 do not apply to any pupil while subject to exclusion from school attendance under the provisions of this section.
History:
L. 1978, ch. 291, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 285, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6268 Information on immunizations applicable to school age children.

72-6268.
Information on immunizations applicable to school age children.
(a) At the beginning of a school year, school boards shall provide information on immunizations applicable to school age children to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12. The information on immunizations shall include:
(1) A list of sources for additional information; and
(2) related standards issued by the national centers for disease control and prevention.
(b) The department of health and environment shall provide assistance, if requested by a school board, and information on immunizations applicable to school age children to school boards for the purposes of this section, and shall not charge the school board for such assistance or information.
(c) For purposes of this section, "school board" means the board of education of a school district and the governing authority of any nonpublic school.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 98, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6271 Drug abuse, referral of pupils for assistance; immunity from civil liability.

72-6271.
Drug abuse, referral of pupils for assistance; immunity from civil liability.
No school district, educational cooperative, interlocal educational agency or state accredited nonpublic school, no governing authority thereof, no member of any such governing authority, and no officer or employee of any school district, educational cooperative, interlocal educational agency or accredited nonpublic school shall be subject to any civil liability for any statement, report or action taken in assisting, or referring for assistance to any medical, treatment or social service agency or facility, any pupil reasonably believed to be abusing or incapacitated by the use of alcohol or other drugs unless such assistance or referral was made in bad faith or with malicious purpose. The same immunity from liability shall attach with respect to participation in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from any such assistance or referral.
History:
L. 1984, ch. 304, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6272 Alcohol and drug abuse programs; provision authorized.

72-6272.
Alcohol and drug abuse programs; provision authorized.
The board of education of every school district may provide for programs which are designed to assist pupils at all grade levels in the identification, examination, prevention and resolution of alcohol and drug abuse problems which may affect the ability of such pupils to satisfactorily benefit from attendance at school. Any board of education may enter into contracts for the provision of such programs for its pupils and may pay the fees therefor from the general fund of the school district.
History:
L. 1981, ch. 275, § 2; L. 1985, ch. 246, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6281 Eye protective devices required when participating in certain courses.

72-6281.
Eye protective devices required when participating in certain courses.
Every student and teacher in all schools, colleges, and universities or other educational institutions participating in any of the following courses:
(A) Vocational, technical or industrial arts shops or laboratories involving experience with:
1. Hot molten metals, or other molten materials;
2. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials;
3. Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
4. Gas or electric arc welding, or other forms of welding processes;
5. Repair or servicing of any vehicle;
6. Caustic or explosive materials;
(B) Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids, or injurious radiations, or other hazards not enumerated; is required to wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in such courses or laboratories. Such devices may be furnished for all students and teachers, and shall be furnished for all visitors to such classrooms and laboratories. Such devices may be purchased in large quantities and sold at cost to students and teachers.
"Industrial quality eye protective devices," as used in this section, means devices meeting the standards of the United States of America standard practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection, Z87. 1-1968, promulgated by the American national standards institute, inc.
The provisions of this section shall apply to industrial quality eye protective devices purchased or otherwise obtained for use after the effective date of this act, and shall not have retroactive application to disqualify any such device in use on or before the effective date of this act.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 408, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 290, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6283 Epinephrine kits; requirements.

72-6283.
Epinephrine kits; requirements.
Any accredited school may maintain an epinephrine kit. An epinephrine kit may consist of one or more doses of epinephrine. Epinephrine from an epinephrine kit shall be used only in emergency situations when the person administering the epinephrine reasonably believes that the signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction are occurring and if administered at school, on school property or at a school-sponsored event. A school may not maintain an epinephrine kit unless the school has consulted with a pharmacist licensed by the state board of pharmacy. The consultant pharmacist shall have supervisory responsibility for maintaining the epinephrine kit. The consultant pharmacist shall be responsible for developing procedures, proper control and accountability for the epinephrine kit. Periodic physical inventory of the epinephrine kit shall be required. An epinephrine kit shall be maintained under the control of the consultant pharmacist.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 102, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6284 Jason Flatt act.

72-6284. Jason Flatt act.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Jason Flatt act.
(b) The board of education of each school district shall provide suicide awareness and prevention programming to all school staff and shall notify the parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in such school district that the training materials provided under such programming are available to such parents or legal guardians. Such programming shall include, at a minimum:
(1) At least one hour of training each calendar year based on programs approved by the state board of education. Such training may be satisfied through independent self-review of suicide prevention training materials; and
(2) a building crisis plan developed for each school building. Such plan shall include:
(A) Steps for recognizing suicide ideation;
(B) appropriate methods of interventions; and
(C) a crisis recovery plan.
(c) No cause of action may be brought for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this section, or resulting from any training, or lack of training, required by this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose any specific duty of care.
(d) On or before January 1, 2017, the state board of education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 83, § 1; May 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6285 Tobacco products, use in school buildings prohibited; school building defined.

72-6285.
Tobacco products, use in school buildings prohibited; school building defined.
(a) The use of tobacco products in any school building is hereby prohibited. No board of education of any school district shall allow any person to use tobacco products in any school building.
(b) As used in this section, the term "school building" means any enclosed building used for pupil attendance purposes by the board of education of a unified school district. The term school building does not include a building, or part thereof, used for residential purposes or leased from the school district for nonschool sponsored activities.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 229, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 62 - Student Health And Welfare › 72-6286 School district sponsored travel; overnight accommodations for students; required policy of separate accommodations by biological sex.

72-6286. School district sponsored travel; overnight accommodations for students; required policy of separate accommodations by biological sex.
(a) The board of education of each school district shall adopt a policy requiring that separate overnight accommodations be provided for students of each biological sex during school district sponsored travel that requires overnight stays by students. Such policy shall be provided to parents prior to a student's participation in an activity or travel that requires overnight stays by students.
(b) Any student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school district or any employee thereof as a result of reporting a violation of this section shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law against such school district. All civil actions shall be initiated within two years after the harm occurred. Students who prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this section shall be entitled to monetary damages, including for any psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney fees and costs and any other appropriate relief.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) "Biological sex" means the biological indication of male and female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to an individual's psychological, chosen or subjective experience of gender;
(2) "school district sponsored travel" means any travel that is necessary for students to attend, participate or compete in any event or activity that is sponsored or sanctioned by a school operated by the school district, including, but not limited to, any travel that is organized:
(A) By any club or other organization recognized by the school;
(B) through any communication facilitated by the school, such as email; or
(C) through fundraising activities conducted, in whole or in part, by school district employees or on school district property.
History:
L. 2023, ch. 87, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6310 School records of pupils, withholding prohibited; school district property, return or payment for, exception.

72-6310.
School records of pupils, withholding prohibited; school district property, return or payment for, exception.
(a) This section shall apply to all school districts and to every pupil of any school district. As used in this section, the term "school records" means transcripts, grade cards, the results of tests, assessments or evaluations, and all other personally identifiable records, files and data directly related to a pupil.
(b) All school district property in the possession of any pupil shall be returned to the proper school district authority or paid for by the pupil upon transfer of the pupil from the school district. The school records of any such pupil shall not be withheld for any reason. A school district authority, upon request, shall provide a fully itemized list of the school district property in the possession of the pupil. In the event that such school district authority receives an affidavit stating that the pupil's parents are unable to return the school district property which is lost or missing, such school district authority shall note in the school records of the pupil that the pupil has complied with the provisions of this section. In the event that a school district authority receives an affidavit from the board of education of another school district or from the governing authority of a nonpublic school stating that a pupil's records are being requested as proof of identity of the pupil pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 72-9934, and amendments thereto, such school district authority shall forward a certified copy of that part of the pupil's records which provides information regarding the identity of the pupil.
(c) The school records of each pupil are the property of the pupil and shall not be withheld by any school district. Upon request of a pupil or the parent of a pupil, the school records of the pupil shall be given to such pupil or parent, or, upon transfer of the pupil to another school district or to a nonpublic school, shall be forwarded to such school district or nonpublic school. A pupil's records forwarded to another school district due to transfer will include original copies of all the students records, including transcripts, grade cards, results of tests, assessments or evaluations, and all other personally identifiable records, files and data directly related to the pupil.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 268, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 220, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 116, § 49; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6311 Right of privacy policies; definitions.

72-6311. Right of privacy policies; definitions.
(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the state board of regents, the state board of education, the board of trustees of any public community college, the board of regents of any municipal university, the governing board of any technical college and the board of education of any school district.
(2) "Student" means a person who has attained 18 years of age, or is attending an institution of postsecondary education.
(3) "Pupil" means a person who has not attained 18 years of age and is attending an educational institution below the postsecondary level.
(b) Every board shall adopt a policy in accordance with the student data privacy act and applicable federal laws and regulations to protect the right of privacy of any student, or pupil and such pupil's family regarding personally identifiable records, files and data directly related to such student or pupil. The board shall adopt and implement procedures to effectuate such policy by January 1, 1977. Such procedures shall provide for: (1) Means by which any student or parent of a pupil, as the case may be, may inspect and review any records or files directly related to the student or pupil; and (2) restricting the accessibility and availability of any personally identifiable records or files of any student or pupil and preventing disclosure thereof unless made upon written consent of such student or parent of such pupil, as the case may be.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 228, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 97, § 36; L. 2014, ch. 124, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6312 Student data privacy act; citation of act.

72-6312. Student data privacy act; citation of act.
K.S.A. 72-6312 through 72-6320, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the student data privacy act.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 124, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6313 Definitions.

72-6313. Definitions.
As used in K.S.A. 72-6312 through 72-6320, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Aggregate data" means data collected or reported at the group, cohort or institutional level and which contains no personally identifiable student data.
(b) "Biometric data" means one or more measurable biological or behavioral characteristics that can be used for automated recognition of an individual, such as fingerprints, retina and iris patterns, voiceprints, DNA sequence, facial characteristics and handwriting.
(c) "Department" means the state department of education.
(d) "Directory information" means a student's name, address, telephone listing, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height if the student is a member of an athletic team, and degrees, honors or awards received.
(e) "Educational agency" means a school district or the department.
(f) "School district" means a unified school district organized and operated under the laws of this state.
(g) "Statewide longitudinal student data system" means any student data system maintained by the department, which assigns a state identification number for each student who attends an accredited public or private school in Kansas and uses the state identification number to collect student data.
(h) "Student data" means the following information contained in a student's educational record:
(1) State and national assessment results, including information on untested students;
(2) course taking and completion, credits earned and other transcript information;
(3) course grades and grade point average;
(4) date of birth, grade level and expected date of graduation;
(5) degree, diploma, credential attainment and other school exit information such as general education development and drop-out data;
(6) attendance and mobility;
(7) data required to calculate the federal four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, including sufficient exit and drop-out information;
(8) remediation;
(9) special education data;
(10) demographic data and program participation information; and
(11) any other information included in a student's educational record.
(i) "Personally identifiable student data" means student data that, alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student and would allow a reasonable person to identify the student with reasonable certainty.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 124, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6315 Collection of biometric data prohibited.

72-6315. Collection of biometric data prohibited.
No school district shall collect biometric data from a student, or use any device or mechanism to assess a student's physiological or emotional state, unless the student, if an adult, or the parent or legal guardian of the student, if a minor, consents in writing.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 124, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6317 Enforcement of act.

72-6317. Enforcement of act.
The attorney general or any district attorney may enforce the provisions of K.S.A. 72-6312 through 72-6319, and amendments thereto, by bringing an action in a court of competent jurisdiction, and may seek injunctive relief to enjoin any educational agency, any employee or agent thereof, or any other entity in possession of student data from disclosing any student data in violation of the provisions of K.S.A. 72-6312 through 72-6319, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 124, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6318 Security breach or unauthorized disclosure; notification, when.

72-6318. Security breach or unauthorized disclosure; notification, when.
In the event of a security breach or unauthorized disclosure of student data or personally identifiable information of any student, whether by a school district, the department, the state board of education, state agency, or other entity or third party given access to student data or personally identifiable information of any student, the school district, department, state board of education, state agency, or other entity or third party shall immediately notify each affected student, if an adult, or the parent or legal guardian of the student, if a minor, of the breach or unauthorized disclosure and investigate the causes and consequences of the breach or unauthorized disclosure.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 124, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6319 Publication of statewide longitudinal student data system categories of student data.

72-6319. Publication of statewide longitudinal student data system categories of student data.
The department shall annually publish on its website the categories of student data that are submitted to and maintained in any statewide longitudinal student data system. Publications required by this section shall be published with an easily identifiable link located on the department's website homepage.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 124, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6320 Annual report to governor and legislature.

72-6320. Annual report to governor and legislature.
On or before May 15, 2015, and each year thereafter, the state board shall submit to the governor and the legislature a written report. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Any categories of student data collected for the statewide longitudinal student data system that are not otherwise described as student data under K.S.A. 72-6313, and amendments thereto;
(b) any changes to existing data collections, which includes changes to federal reporting requirements by the secretary of the United States department of education;
(c) an explanation of any exceptions provided by the state board in the preceding calendar year regarding the release or transfer of student data; and
(d) the scope and nature of any privacy or security audits completed in the preceding calendar year.
History:
L. 2014, ch. 124, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6331 Student online personal protection act.

72-6331. Student online personal protection act.
K.S.A. 72-6331 through 72-6334, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the student online personal protection act.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 57, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 63 - Student Records › 72-6334 Same; enforcement.

72-6334. Same; enforcement.
The attorney general or any district attorney may enforce the provisions of the student online personal protection act by bringing an action in a court of competent jurisdiction, and may seek injunctive relief to enjoin any operator in possession of student information from disclosing any student information in violation of the provisions of the student online personal protection act.
History:
L. 2016, ch. 57, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 64 - Student Transportation › 72-6488 Transportation routes; regular school route.

72-6488.
Transportation routes; regular school route.
(a) The board of education of a school district may prescribe the regular school routes on which transportation of its pupils is to be provided, and shall schedule the school bus and motor vehicle routes so that each pupil entitled to transportation will be transported to and from school on every school day.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term regular school route includes any route arranged by the board of education for (1) transportation of its pupils to and from the residence of such pupils in another school district in accordance with an order issued by a board of education under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-3124, and amendments thereto; and (2) transportation of its pupils to and from any school attended in another school district in accordance with the provisions of an agreement entered into under authority of K.S.A. 72-13,101, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 401, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 303, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 261, § 18; L. 1997, ch. 183, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 20, § 2; L. 2000, ch. 155, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 22, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 64 - Student Transportation › 72-6489 Contracts for transportation of certain students; mileage rates.

72-6489.
Contracts for transportation of certain students; mileage rates.
In those cases where it is impracticable to reach a student's residence by the prescribed transportation route, and where such residence is more than one mile by road from the prescribed route; and in those cases where it is impracticable to schedule a school bus for the transportation of a student; the board of education may contract for the transportation of such student to the regularly prescribed school route or to the school building. Such contracts shall provide for the payment of mileage at a rate not to exceed the rate specified in K.S.A. 75-3203 and any amendments thereto for each mile actually traveled; shall be limited to two round trips per day on a route prescribed by the board of education; and shall be subject to any rules or regulations adopted by the board of education. In those cases, where more than one student is transported in the same vehicle, mileage shall be paid for only one student.
History: L. 1968, ch. 401, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 300, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 64 - Student Transportation › 72-6490 Transportation for activities; rules and regulations for school bus operation.

72-6490.
Transportation for activities; rules and regulations for school bus operation.
The board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community junior college, which school district or community junior college is: (a) Participating in or cooperating in any vocational education course or program; (b) engaged in field trips in connection with any course or training; or (c) engaged in any extracurricular school activity, may provide and furnish transportation for students and school personnel of the school district or community junior college. The school district or community junior college may pay mileage for those school buses contracted, leased or hired for such purposes, and may adopt rules and regulations governing the use and operation of such school buses. All students so transported shall be under school control and discipline and in every case shall be accompanied by a suitable adult person.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 401, § 5; L. 1971, ch. 245, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 302, § 1; July 1.