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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-263 Same; initial order; review by state board.

72-263.
Same; initial order; review by state board.
Whenever a hearing officer appointed under authority of K.S.A. 72-262, and amendments thereto, hears any appeal, case or other matter, the hearing officer, after hearing the same, shall render an initial order which shall be subject to review by the state board of education. Any matter determined by the state board of education in accordance with this section shall be valid to the same extent as if the matter were fully heard by the state board of education without a hearing officer.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 231, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 276, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 282; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-271 Computerized information search services; certain contracts authorized; fee schedule.

72-271.
Computerized information search services; certain contracts authorized; fee schedule.
The state board of education may provide by contracts with any state agency or institution, any board of trustees of a community junior college, any board of education of a school district and the governing authority of any nonpublic school for computerized information search services. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, computer generated bibliographies and manual searches of educational indices, microfiche reproduction and hard copy of documents from the educational resources information center collection. The state board of education shall establish an appropriate fee schedule for providing such services.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 285, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-272 Same; establishment of fee fund; sources expenditures.

72-272.
Same; establishment of fee fund; sources expenditures.
The state board of education shall remit all moneys received by or for it under any contract entered into under the provisions of this act or from any grants from the federal government or any unit or agency thereof to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the computerized information search services fee fund, which fund is hereby established. All expenditures from the computerized information search services fee fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state board of education or by a person or persons designated by it.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 285, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 294; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-281 Conveyance of certain real estate situated in Ottawa county to U. S. department of health, education and welfare authorized.

72-281.
Conveyance of certain real estate situated in Ottawa county to U. S. department of health, education and welfare authorized.
The state board of education is hereby authorized to release, remit and remise by quit claim deed to the department of health, education and welfare of the United States of America, real estate situated in the county of Ottawa, state of Kansas, described as follows:
Tract No. S-1-100:
The West 800 feet of the East 1,707 feet of the South 1000 feet of the North 1940 feet of the Northeast quarter of section 16, township 11, South, range 2, west of the sixth principal meridian, Ottawa county, Kansas, containing 18.37 acres, more or less.
Tract No. S-1-100E:
Permanent access road easement. The West 100 feet of the East 1,526 feet of the North 940 feet of the Northeast quarter of section 16, township 11, South, range 2, west of the sixth principal meridian, Ottawa county, Kansas, containing 2.16 acres, more or less; together with the improvements thereon.
All of the above real estate and property approximating 20.53 acres of land is identified as Atlas "F" missile site No. 1 located near Bennington, Kansas.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 288, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-282 Same; conditions; reasons.

72-282.
Same; conditions; reasons.
The instrument of conveyance quit claiming, releasing and remising the real estate described in K.S.A. 72-281 shall be executed in the name of the state board of education by its chairman. Said state board shall execute the quit claim deed for the reason that such real estate is no longer needed or used for educational purposes which existed on the 25th day of March, 1969, on which date the United States of America, grantor, conveyed such real estate and appurtenances to the state board of education of the state of Kansas.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 288, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-284 Same; conditions; reasons.

72-284.
Same; conditions; reasons.
The instruments of conveyance quit claiming, releasing and remising the real estate described in K.S.A. 72-283 shall be executed in the name of the state board of education by its chairman. Said state board shall execute the quit claim deed for the reason that such real estate is no longer needed or used for educational purposes which existed on November 15, 1966, on which date the United States of America, grantor, conveyed such real estate and appurtenances to the state educational authority of the state of Kansas, grantee, for the exclusive use of Schilling institute (now Kansas technical institute).
History:
L. 1974, ch. 297, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-291 School district organization; comprehensive study and plan; report to education committees of legislature.

72-291.
School district organization; comprehensive study and plan; report to education committees of legislature.
(a) The state board of education shall undertake a comprehensive study of the organization of school districts in this state to determine if the public school system could be more efficiently and effectively operated under a different configuration. In making the study of school district organization, the state board of education shall: (1) Review grade level and school district enrollment and projected enrollment, pupil transportation requirements including the distances pupils must travel to attend the schools of a district and the proximity of schools in adjoining districts with respect to pupils having lengthy bus commutes, the capacity and condition of existing school facilities in each district, communities of interest in matters such as commerce and tradition, property tax bases of districts, and other matters deemed appropriate to the study; (2) determine and document the existence of problems with respect to matters reviewed and provide suggestions for solution or alleviation of such problems; (3) envision a configuration of school districts that would serve the needs of Kansas children, Kansas taxpayers, and Kansas society in the most efficient and effective manner attainable and design a comprehensive plan for attainment of such optimal configuration; (4) formulate recommendations for actualization of the comprehensive plan for attainment of the optimal school district configuration and for legislation deemed necessary for actualization of the plan; and (5) present findings of the study, the comprehensive plan for attainment of the optimal school district configuration, and recommendations with respect to actualization of the plan to the committee on education of the house of representatives and the committee on education of the senate on or before January 15, 2001.
(b) The state board of education may establish advisory committees and secure consultant services for assistance in performing the duties imposed in the foregoing subsection.
History:
L. 1999, ch. 165, § 10; May 20.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-292 Basic reading skills; mastery program; report to legislature.

72-292.
Basic reading skills; mastery program; report to legislature.
(a) The state board of education shall prepare a strategy for identifying, developing, and implementing a mastery of basic reading skills program in kindergarten and each of grades one through three of school districts based upon the goal of mastery of basic reading skills by pupils upon completion of the third grade. In carrying out this directive, the state board shall:
(1) Identify state standards and outcomes of mastery of basic reading skills in kindergarten and each of grades one through three;
(2) prepare a plan for monitoring the progress of pupils in kindergarten and at each applicable grade level in achieving mastery of basic reading skills; and
(3) specify the means to be used for determining mastery of basic reading skills by each pupil upon completion of grade three.
(b) The state board's strategy shall include a component for requiring school districts to provide interventions for pupils who are not making satisfactory progress toward mastering basic reading skills such as, but not limited to, a restructured school day, additional school days, summer school, or individualized instruction.
(c) The state board of education shall report to the 2001 legislature a strategy and proposed plan for implementing the mastery of basic reading skills program with development of standards during the 2001-02 school year and commencement of the plan in the 2002-03 school year. The state board report to the 2001 legislature shall include estimates of the cost to the state of implementing the program.
History:
L. 2000, ch. 138, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-293 Task force; study feasibility of conducting a check of KBI registered offender internet site prior to permitting certain persons on school grounds; report to the legislature.

72-293.
Task force; study feasibility of conducting a check of KBI registered offender internet site prior to permitting certain persons on school grounds; report to the legislature.
The Kansas board of education shall appoint a task force to study the feasibility of requiring all Kansas school districts to adopt district policies mandating all schools conduct a check of the internet site maintained by the Kansas bureau of investigation concerning registered offenders prior to permitting any unescorted, noninstructional personnel, including but not limited to, any vendor or entity under contract with the school board, to be on school grounds while students are present. The task force's study shall be completed and the task force shall submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the Kansas board of education, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate on or before January 1, 2007.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 212, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-294 Study for implementing individual career plan of study.

72-294. Study for implementing individual career plan of study.
(a) The state board of education shall conduct a study of, or contract for the study of, the implementation of requiring each district to maintain an individual career plan of study for each pupil enrolled in the district in grades eight through 12. On or before January 15, 2014, the state board of education shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature on the findings of such study and whether the state board of education intends to initiate implementing such requirements.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "individual career plan of study" means a proposed individualized coherent sequence of classes focused on a career pathway that will enable seamless transition into a postsecondary program.
(c) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.
History:
L. 2012, ch. 159, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-295 Study of state aid for career technical education programs.

72-295. Study of state aid for career technical education programs.
On or before January 15, 2014, the state board of education shall prepare a report to the legislature proposing a strategy and proposed plan for providing state aid to career technical education programs or courses in school districts. In preparing such report, the state board of education shall consider the funding scheme under the postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act. The report shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations for legislative changes and estimates of the cost to the state of implementing such changes.
History:
L. 2012, ch. 159, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-296 Study of the cost of career technical education programs; report; recommendations.

72-296. Study of the cost of career technical education programs; report; recommendations.
(a) The state department of education shall conduct a study of the cost of career technical education programs offered by school districts, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The career technical education programs offered by school districts;
(2) the costs associated with offering such programs, including salaries and wages, materials, equipment and facilities; and
(3) the coordination between school districts, community colleges and technical colleges in offering such programs.
(b) On or before January 15, 2018, the state department of education shall prepare a report on its findings and shall make recommendations on amendments to the Kansas school equity and enhancement act, K.S.A. 72-5131 et seq., and amendments thereto, for the financing of career technical education programs using a tiered technical education model or other funding model. The report shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature.
(c) The provisions of this section shall expire on July 1, 2018.
History:
L. 2017, ch. 95, § 49; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 2 - State Board Of Education › 72-297 Students' right to know act; distribution of postsecondary degree and career option information.

72-297. Students' right to know act; distribution of postsecondary degree and career option information.
(a) The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the students' right to know act.
(b) On or before October 15, 2022, and each year thereafter, the state department of education shall ensure the distribution, including by electronic communication, to each student or each student's parents the degree prospectus information published by the state board of regents in accordance with K.S.A. 74-32,303, and amendments thereto, the Kansas training information program report published in accordance with K.S.A. 74-32,418, and amendments thereto, any other information relevant to students' understanding of potential earnings as determined by the department of labor and the potential earnings published by each branch of the armed services of the United States military.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, the department shall enter into memorandums of understanding and any other necessary agreements with the state board of regents, the department of labor and any other state agencies or other entities as required to implement the provisions of this section.
(d) As used in this section, the term "student" means any person enrolled in any of the grades seven through 12 in a school district.
History:
L. 2021, ch. 53, § 1; January 1, 2022.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 3 - Commissioner Of Education › 72-371 Commissioner of education, acting commissioner; appointment and duties.

72-371.
Commissioner of education, acting commissioner; appointment and duties.
(a) The state board shall appoint a commissioner of education as is provided by section 4 of article 6 of the constitution. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the state board and perform such duties as are prescribed by law or by the state board.
(b) The state board may appoint a person to be the acting commissioner of education in any interim in which the office of commissioner of education is vacant, and such appointment may be made conditional upon any future vacancy occurring. Any appointment made under this subsection (b) shall be subject to review and change by the state board at its first meeting after any such vacancy occurs.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 269, § 15; L. 1975, ch. 381, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 255, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 3 - Commissioner Of Education › 72-372 Commissioner and assistant commissioners in unclassified service; salary and other compensation.

72-372.
Commissioner and assistant commissioners in unclassified service; salary and other compensation.
The commissioner of education and the assistant commissioners of education shall be in the unclassified service and shall receive such salary and other compensation as is provided by the state board within appropriations therefor authorized by the legislature.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 269, § 16; L. 1975, ch. 381, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 255, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 3 - Commissioner Of Education › 72-373 Assistant commissioners; appointment and duties.

72-373.
Assistant commissioners; appointment and duties.
Assistant commissioners of education shall be appointed by the state board and shall perform such functions and duties as are prescribed by the state board or by the commissioner. Any of said assistant commissioners of education may be designated from time to time to act for and exercise the powers, duties and functions of the commissioner of education, in the absence or inability of the commissioner to act, to the extent authority to do so is delegated by the state board or by the commissioner.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 269, § 17; L. 1975, ch. 381, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 255, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 4 - State Department Of Education › 72-408 Organizational status of state department of education; application of K-GOAL.

72-408.
Organizational status of state department of education; application of K-GOAL.
(a) There is hereby established the state department of education with appropriate divisions which shall be under the administrative supervision of the commissioner as directed by law and by the state board.
(b) The provisions of the Kansas governmental operations accountability law apply to the state department of education, and the department is subject to audit, review and evaluation under such law.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 269, § 18; L. 1992, ch. 116, § 31; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 4 - State Department Of Education › 72-409 Retention of civil service status of employees; transfer of employees.

72-409.
Retention of civil service status of employees; transfer of employees.
(a) Employees of the state department of public instruction provided for by K.S.A. 72-107, which department is hereby abolished, shall retain rights and status to the extent provided in subsection (c) of this section. This provision shall apply to all persons appointed under K.S.A. 72-114.
(b) Employees of the state board of education established by K.S.A. 72-124 and the state board for vocational education established by K.S.A. 72-4302 shall retain rights and status to the extent provided in subsection (c) of this section. This provision shall apply to all such persons appointed by either such board or by the director of vocational education.
(c) The employees specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section except employees in the division of vocational rehabilitation who are in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act on the effective date of this act shall be employed in the same or comparable positions in the state department of education established by this act, and shall retain rights and status acquired under said civil service act, subject, however, to the appointment by the state board of assistant commissioners as provided in K.S.A. 72-373 and other special officers appointed under K.S.A. 72-254 or under other provisions of law.
(d) The employees specified in subsection (b) of this section who are in the division of vocational rehabilitation shall be transferred to the state department of social welfare as provided by law.
History: L. 1968, ch. 269, § 19; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 4 - State Department Of Education › 72-410 Retention of retirement status of employees.

72-410.
Retention of retirement status of employees.
Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to alter or change the retirement plan or retirement status of the employees who under the provisions of this act are placed under the control of the state board of education provided for in K.S.A. 72-245.
History: L. 1968, ch. 269, § 29; April 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-514 Name and style of district; application of laws.

72-514.
Name and style of district; application of laws.
The name and style of every unified school district established under this act shall be "unified school district No. ____, __________ county, state of Kansas," and all laws applicable uniformly to unified school districts established under the school unification acts shall apply to unified school districts established under this act: Provided, however, The provisions of K.S.A. 72-6756 shall not apply to such districts established under this act.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 403, § 3; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-518 Validating certain unified school districts.

72-518.
Validating certain unified school districts.
The orders of the state superintendent of public instruction issued after unified district No. 449 of Leavenworth county and before February 23, 1965, headed "order organizing unified school districts and disorganizing nonunified school districts" are hereby declared to be operative and effective to the extent and at the time specified in such orders except as may be otherwise specifically provided in any of the school unification acts. The above orders of the state superintendent hereby validated are made in substantially the form set out in section 2 of the second unification act, and the same are filed in the office of the state superintendent of public instruction. The unified districts validated by this section are designated by the name and style of "Unified School District No. ____, __________ County, State of Kansas"; and the numbers and counties of such unified districts are as follows: No. 450 of Shawnee county; No. 451 of Nemaha county; No. 452 of Stanton county; No. 453 of Leavenworth county; Nos. 454 and 456 of Osage county; No. 455 of Republic county; and No. 457 of Finney county.
History: L. 1965, ch. 410, § 10; May 17.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-521 Definitions.

72-521.
Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "District" means any school district except a community junior college;
(b) "Board" and "board of education," mean the board of education or other governing body of a district;
(c) "Receiving district," means a school district receiving territory by transfer thereof from another school district;
(d) "Giving district," means a school district from which school territory is transferred to another school district;
(e) "State board," means the state board of education created by article 6 of the constitution of Kansas.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 368, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-522 Adjustment of property rights and claims.

72-522.
Adjustment of property rights and claims.
Whenever any territory of a school district is transferred to another school district, the property rights and claims between such school districts shall be adjusted as provided in this act.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 368, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-523 Effective dates of school territory transfers; various purposes.

72-523.
Effective dates of school territory transfers; various purposes.
All transfers of school territory shall be effective on the June 1 following the date of such transfer, except as otherwise provided by this act. (a) The territory transferred and the taxable tangible property therein shall be subject to taxes levied, except for bonds and other indebtedness incurred theretofore, by the receiving district as of the last day of December of the year preceding such first day of June, and (b) for election purposes the transfer of school territory shall be effective on the date specified in the transfer order of the state board of education.
History: L. 1967, ch. 368, § 3; L. 1968, ch. 126, § 1; March 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-524 Voting rights when property transferred; tax liability upon transfer.

72-524.
Voting rights when property transferred; tax liability upon transfer.
(a) When a transfer of school territory is effective for election purposes as provided in K.S.A. 72-523, electors residing in the territory transferred shall be entitled to vote, if otherwise qualified, in elections of the receiving district and may not vote in elections of the giving district.
(b) For the purpose of determining tax liability for bonds issued or other indebtedness incurred under the provisions of K.S.A. 10-119, the effective date of the transfer of school territory for bonds issued or other indebtedness incurred shall be the same as the effective date for election purposes as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Residents of the territory transferred shall be liable for bonds issued and other indebtedness incurred by the receiving district on such date or thereafter. Residents of the territory transferred shall not be liable for bonds issued and other indebtedness incurred by the giving district on or after such date.
History: L. 1968, ch. 126, § 2; March 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-525 Qualifications of candidates for elective office upon transfer.

72-525.
Qualifications of candidates for elective office upon transfer.
When a transfer of school territory is effective for election purposes as provided in K.S.A. 72-523, any elector residing in the territory transferred shall be entitled to be a candidate for and hold office in the receiving district but shall be disqualified to be a candidate or hold office in the giving district.
History: L. 1968, ch. 126, § 3; March 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-526 Receiving district takes property in territory transferred; assumption of bond debt; tax levy.

72-526.
Receiving district takes property in territory transferred; assumption of bond debt; tax levy.
On the effective date of any transfer of school territory, the right to possession of and the title to all school buildings, furnishings, and school tangible personal property located in the territory transferred shall vest in the receiving district, and the receiving district shall assume payment of the unpaid bonded indebtedness incurred prior to the transfer in acquiring the school property and in acquiring, constructing and furnishing the school buildings located within its new territorial limits, except the giving district shall remain solely liable for and shall make the principal and interest payments on such bonds which are due or may become due on or before the December 1 following the effective date of this transfer. It shall be the duty of the board of education of the receiving district to make the levy for the annual payment of principal and interest on all such bonds maturing after December 1 following the effective date of transfer, but the original territory on which such bonded indebtedness was imposed as a primary liability shall retain liability for payment of such bonds in the event of the failure of the receiving district to make such levy. The giving district or its successor may recover a judgment against the receiving district for any payments so made. The unpaid bonded indebtedness assumed under this section shall not be counted in arriving at any limitation on bonded indebtedness of either the giving or the receiving district.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 368, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-527 Agreements to adjust claims.

72-527.
Agreements to adjust claims.
The boards of education of the receiving district and of the giving district may enter into a written agreement, which shall include the provisions of K.S.A. 72-526 and 72-528, and may further provide for an adjustment of the claims of the respective school districts. Such agreement may also provide for the disposition to be made of movable personal property and may determine the amount due from one district to the other. No such agreement shall be valid or effective until a copy thereof has been filed with the state board and approved in writing by it.
History: L. 1967, ch. 368, § 5; L. 1972, ch. 273, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-528 Payments to defray cost of education of transferred pupils; determination by state board of education; appeals.

72-528.
Payments to defray cost of education of transferred pupils; determination by state board of education; appeals.
Whenever any transfer order issued under the authority of K.S.A. 72-532 shall provide for the transfer of territory in excess of one square mile, or any territory which includes a building that is an attendance center, the state board of education shall include in any such order, a provision establishing an amount which the giving district shall pay to the receiving district to defray the cost of education applicable to the pupils in such transferred territory during the first six months of the school year next following the date on which transfer order is made. The state board of education shall determine the amount of tax revenue which is on hand or in process of collection, and the amount of any other revenue which has been, or will be available to the giving district for the purpose specified in this section and make its order according thereto. Within ninety (90) days after the date upon which the transfer is effective the payment provided to be made under this section shall be made. Any order made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be subject to the appeal provisions of K.S.A. 72-529. Words and terms defined in K.S.A. 72-521 shall have the meaning when used in this act as is ascribed thereto in said K.S.A. 72-521.
History:
L. 1972, ch. 273, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-530 Transfer of territory; mediation process.

72-530.
Transfer of territory; mediation process.
(a) The state board, in accordance with this section, shall implement procedures to allow districts to discuss any proposal for the transfer of territory pursuant to K.S.A. 72-521 et seq., and amendments thereto, through a mediation process.
(b) The procedures implemented by the state board shall ensure that any mediation is conducted by a qualified and impartial mediator who is trained in effective mediation techniques. The state board shall maintain a list of individuals who are qualified mediators.
(c) Any district proposing a transfer of territory first shall seek an agreement to transfer the territory. If an agreement is not obtained, the proposal for the transfer shall be abandoned or the district seeking the transfer shall file a written request with the state board for the appointment of a mediator.
(d) When a request to appoint a mediator is received, the state board shall appoint a mediator and shall notify the school districts of the appointment of the mediator.
(e) Each session in the mediation process shall be scheduled in a timely manner and shall be held in a location that is convenient to the districts. Each district involved in a proposed transfer of territory shall be required to participate in at least one mediation session. The district requesting the transfer shall bear the cost of the mediation process.
(f) If mediation fails to result in an agreement between the districts, a petition for transfer of territory may be submitted to the state board pursuant to K.S.A. 72-532, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2004, ch. 13, § 1; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-531 Same; judgments; tax levy, use of proceeds.

72-531.
Same; judgments; tax levy, use of proceeds.
If a judgment is entered as provided in K.S.A. 72-7106, the clerk of the district court shall certify to the county clerk the amount due from one district to the other. The county clerk shall annually levy a tax of not to exceed two mills upon the taxable tangible property within the territory in the district from which the amount is due for as many years as may be necessary to pay the amount due and for the purpose of paying a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by cities under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, for the financing of redevelopment projects upon property located within the school district, and when said taxes are collected they shall be paid to the treasurer of the district to which it is due. Said tax levies may be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to nor within any tax levy limitation prescribed by law. In lieu of such taxes, the district from which the amount is due may pay the amount due at any time out of its general fund, if said payment has been provided for in its budget.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 368, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 179; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-533 Official school district boundaries; certification to county officers.

72-533.
Official school district boundaries; certification to county officers.
Once each year, as of the thirty-first day of December, the state board of education shall prepare and issue orders describing the boundaries of school districts which have been altered by land transfer, disorganization or consolidation in such year. Such orders shall include complete descriptions of the boundaries of the school districts as the same exist on the date of issue of such order. On or about the fifteenth day of January the order so issued shall be certified to the county clerk of every county and to the county appraiser and election commissioner of counties having such officers. The territory of school districts as defined, described and constituted as of the date of issue of any such order and of orders defining and describing the boundaries of school districts which have not been altered, which orders were issued under this section prior to its amendment by this act, shall be the official territory and boundaries of the school districts and the same shall remain as so defined and described until changed by an order of the state board of education issued as provided by law.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 420, § 7; L. 1969, ch. 310, § 53; L. 1978, ch. 298, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 5 - School District Organization › 72-534 Amendatory and supplementary orders of state board; district organization; territory transfers; boundary descriptions.

72-534.
Amendatory and supplementary orders of state board; district organization; territory transfers; boundary descriptions.
The state board may make and issue amendatory or supplementary orders at any time to correct errors, supply detail, clarify or complete any transfer or organization order heretofore or hereafter made under any of the school unification acts or acts amendatory thereof or K.S.A. 72-532. Such an order may also be made by the state board as to any boundary description declared under K.S.A. 72-533.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 420, § 20; L. 1968, ch. 52, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 298, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 6 - Disorganization Of School Districts › 72-634 Petition by board of education; order by state board; effective dates.

72-634.
Petition by board of education; order by state board; effective dates.
(a) Any unified school district may be disorganized under the following circumstances in the manner provided in this act.
Upon petition of the board of education of any unified school district for the disorganization of such school district and attachment of the territory thereof to one or more other unified school districts, the state board of education shall consider the same and if it finds that there is only one high school in the district and that it cannot meet the 30 unit minimum accreditation requirements, or if it finds that such unified school district fails to meet minimum requirements for establishment of a unified district, and if in addition it finds that the educational system of the state and of the area in which such school district is located will be improved by such disorganization, the state board of education shall issue its order disorganizing the same effective on the July 1 following the date of such petition. Such order thereon shall attach the territory of the unified school district being disorganized to one or more appropriate unified school districts, and said order shall specify the disposition of any property owned by the school district being dissolved and such disposition shall be consonant with the school unification acts. School districts to which the territory of any disorganized district is attached under the provisions of this act shall, for the purpose of taxation, include in their taxable territory, the territory so attached as of the December 31 preceding the July 1 upon which the disorganization is effective. For the purpose of elections and the purposes specified in K.S.A. 10-119, and amendments thereto, such disorganization shall be effective on the date of the order of the state board of education.
(b) Any unified school district which has discontinued any grade, course or unit of instruction under authority of K.S.A. 72-13,101, and amendments thereto, and has entered into an agreement with another unified school district for the provision of such grade, course or unit of instruction has complied with the accreditation requirements of this section.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 367, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 347, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 253, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 261, § 13; L. 1984, ch. 262, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 6 - Disorganization Of School Districts › 72-636 School district disorganization; contracts for maintenance and operation authorized, conditions; certain contracts void.

72-636.
School district disorganization; contracts for maintenance and operation authorized, conditions; certain contracts void.
The board of education of a school district disorganized under the provisions of this act may enter into contracts necessary for maintenance and operation of the school district until the disorganization is effective for school instruction and attendance purposes. Any such contract entered into by the board of education shall contain a provision that the contract must be fully executed prior to the July 1 upon which the disorganization is effective and that on and after such date the contract is void. Any such contract entered into by the board of education after the disorganization is effective for school instruction and attendance purposes is void. Any other contract entered into by the board of education after the date on which the state board of education issues its order disorganizing the school district is void.
History: L. 1969, ch. 347, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 288, § 1; April 6.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 6 - Disorganization Of School Districts › 72-639 Unexpended bond funds of disorganized districts; use of funds; investment of funds.

72-639.
Unexpended bond funds of disorganized districts; use of funds; investment of funds.
The proceeds of any bonds of any school district disorganized under the provisions of either K.S.A. 72-7304 or 72-7305, which proceeds are not encumbered by contractual obligations of such school district being disorganized, shall be transferred to and deposited in a special fund in the office of the county treasurer of the home county of the school district being disorganized not later than the July 1 that such disorganization is effective for school instructions and attendance purposes. All moneys in any such fund shall be appropriated and used by such county treasurer to pay the principal, interest, and other charges on the bonds from which such funds were produced, and the tax levy provided for under chapter 10 of Kansas Statutes Annotated for payment of such principal, interest, and other charges shall be reduced accordingly, so long as there remains a balance in such fund. Such county treasurer shall make a levy in accordance with chapter 10 of Kansas Statutes Annotated on the assessed taxable tangible property in the territory of the school district disorganized under K.S.A. 72-7304 or 72-7305, to pay the principal, interest, and other charges on any such bonds to the extent not paid from bond proceeds as provided above. Any such bond proceeds shall be invested by the county treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 10-131 to the extent not needed for current payment of principal, interest, and other charges on such bonds, and the interest on such investments shall be deposited in such special fund with such bond proceeds and shall be used for the same purpose.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 238, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 6 - Disorganization Of School Districts › 72-640 Hearings by hearing officers authorized but not required.

72-640.
Hearings by hearing officers authorized but not required.
For the purpose of affording a hearing upon any matter provided in this act to be determined by the state board of education when such determination requires exercise of substantial discretion by the state board of education, the state board of education may appoint one or more hearing officers. Any such hearing officer shall be an officer or employee of the state department of education. Any such appointment shall apply to a particular hearing or to a set or class of hearings as specified by the state board of education in making such appointment. Whenever a hearing officer appointed under the authority of this act hears any matter, such hearing officer shall, after hearing the same, prepare a written report thereon to the state board of education. After receiving such report the state board of education shall determine the matter with or without additional hearing. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a hearing to be held on any matter determined by the state board of education.
History:
L. 1971, ch. 238, § 4; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 281; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 15; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 6 - Disorganization Of School Districts › 72-641 Equitable payments between unified school districts.

72-641.
Equitable payments between unified school districts.
(a) Where a unified district acquires a school building of a divided disorganized district and the bonded indebtedness for such building is only partly paid, the unified district acquiring such building may either pay to or receive from each other district or districts in which any part of the territory of the disorganized district is located an equitable payment. Such equitable payment, if any, shall be determined as follows: (1) The boards of the interested districts shall negotiate and agree upon such payments, if possible; (2) if such agreement cannot be reached, the board of any interested district may file an action at any time after January 1, 1967, and before January 1, 1968, in the district court of the county in which such school building is located, to determine such equitable payments; (3) the district court in which such an action is filed shall determine venue of the action, and if venue is found to be in such court, shall appoint a commissioner and may appoint appraisers to determine any facts or valuations that the court deems material; (4) the commissioner, and appraisers if any, shall report their findings to the court together with any recommendations requested by the court; (5) the court may hear evidence and shall hear arguments of interested districts; (6) thereafter the court shall issue its order determining such equitable payments, if any, allowing reasonable fees to the commissioner and appraisers, if any, and assessing the costs of action, including such fees, to the litigants or any one or more of them.
(b) Any unified district making payments under this section is authorized to levy taxes over a period of three (3) years to obtain funds to make such payments, and such levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to or within any aggregate tax levy limit.
(c) Such equitable considerations as are deemed, by such negotiating boards or such court, to be appropriate may be considered.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 420, § 17; February 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 6 - Disorganization Of School Districts › 72-642 Budget and certification of tax levies to pay certain bond issues; option of boards of education.

72-642.
Budget and certification of tax levies to pay certain bond issues; option of boards of education.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of K.S.A. 72-67,106, the board of education of any unified school district may elect to budget and certify tax levies for the retirement of bonded indebtedness of any disorganized school district if the building or facility for which such bonded indebtedness was created is located within such unified school district. Any such board of education so electing shall notify the county clerk of any county in which any of the former territory of such disorganized school district is located on or before August 25 of the year preceding the year in which the next installment of such bonds and the interest thereon shall become due and payable. Tax levies under this section shall be made on the territory of the disorganized school district unless otherwise provided by special act of the legislature. Funds collected from such levies by any county treasurer shall be distributed to the school district in the same manner as other school funds are distributed, and the school district shall forward such bond and interest installments to the state treasurer in the manner prescribed by law. No bonded indebtedness levy shall be made by any county clerk pursuant to K.S.A. 72-67,106 after such clerk has received notice from a unified school district of its intent to make levies as herein provided.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 295, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 72 - Schools › Article 7 - Consolidation Of School Districts › 72-708 Agreements to consolidate authorized.

72-708.
Agreements to consolidate authorized.
In accordance with the provisions of this act the boards of education of any two or more school districts are hereby authorized to discuss issues relating to consolidation of such districts and enter into agreements to form one consolidated unified school district. Such meetings may be held within the boundaries of any of the districts proposing to form the consolidated district.
History: L. 1969, ch. 336, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 227, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 54, § 1; April 15.