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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 30 - STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM › Section 88-30-1 - Definitions

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Each of the following terms, wherever used in this article of
				the board of regents' regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this
				regulation:
(a) "Degree-seeking
			 undergraduate student" means a student who has formally indicated to the state
			 educational institution the intent to complete a program of study that is
			 designated by the United States department of education as a program that is
			 eligible for federal financial aid.
(b) "Dependent" means a student's unmarried
			 child under the age of 19 who is not self-supporting.
(c) "Employer contribution" means the amount
			 paid by a state educational institution for the coverage of a student employee
			 that equals 75 percent of the cost of student-only coverage.
(d) "State board" means the state board of
			 regents.
(e) "State educational
			 institution" has the meaning specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 76-711, and amendments thereto, except that
			 for purposes of this article of the board of regents' regulations, the
			 university of Kansas medical center shall be considered a state educational
			 institution separate from the university of Kansas, Lawrence, and its
			 campuses.
(f)
(1) "Student" means any individual who meets
			 the following conditions:
(A) Is enrolled at a
			 state educational institution, except as provided in paragraph (f
			 )(l)(C)(iv);
(B) is not eligible
			 for coverage under K.A.R. 108-1-1; and
(C) meets one of the following conditions:
(i) Is a degree-seeking undergraduate student
			 who is enrolled in at least six hours in the fall or spring semesters or at
			 least three hours in the summer semester or is participating in an internship
			 approved or sponsored by the state educational institution;
(ii) is a master's degree student who is
			 enrolled in at least three hours each semester;
(iii) is an individual with J-l or other
			 nonimmigrant status;
(iv) is an
			 individual with nonimmigrant status who is engaged in optional practical
			 training or academic training, even though the individual is not
			 enrolled:
(v) is a doctoral
			 student;
(vi) is a master's or
			 doctoral student who is participating in an internship approved or sponsored by
			 the state educational institution; or
(vii) has been appointed as a postdoctoral
			 fellow.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 30 - STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM › Section 88-30-2 - Election of coverage

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Any student may elect coverage under the student health
				insurance program for any of the following sets of people, to the extent that
				the coverage is offered by the state board:
(a) The student;
(b) the student and the student's
			 spouse;
(c) the student and any
			 dependents; or
(d) the student, the
			 student's spouse, and any dependents.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 88 - KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS › Article 30 - STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM › Section 88-30-3 - Payment of premiums

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Each student who elects coverage under the student health
				insurance program as described in
				K.A.R.
				88-30-2 shall pay the costs of the coverage
				as follows:
(a) Each student who is
			 not a student employee shall pay the full cost of the elected coverage.
(b) Each student employee's cost
			 of elected coverage shall be reduced by the employer's contribution.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 90 - SCHOOL RETIREMENT BOARD › No Articles in Agency › Section 90 - Abolished

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Editor's Note:
Effective July 1, 1970, the state school retirement board was abolished and its powers devolved upon the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system. The rules and regulations formerly appearing under this agency have been transferred to agency 80, article 45.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-70a - Accreditation

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The following portions of the document titled "CAEP
				accreditation standards," as approved by the council for the accreditation of
				educator preparation (CAEP) board of directors on August 29, 2013, are hereby
				adopted by reference:
(a) Standard 1
			 on pages 2 and 3 and the related glossary on page 3;
(b) standard 2 and the related glossary on
			 page 6;
(c) standard 3 on pages 8
			 and 9 and the related glossary on page 10, except for the following text in
			 3.2:
(1) The second and third bulleted items;
			 and
(2) the three paragraphs
			 immediately following the bulleted list;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-201 - Type of licensure

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(a) The following
			 types of licenses shall be issued by the state board:
(1) Accomplished teaching license;
(2) initial licenses, including the
			 following:
(A) Initial school leadership
			 license;
(B) initial school
			 specialist license; and
(C) initial
			 teaching license;
(3)
			 emergency substitute teaching license;
(4) interim alternative license;
(5) limited-use teaching license;
(6) professional licenses, including the
			 following:
(A) Professional school leadership
			 license;
(B) professional school
			 specialist license; and
(C)
			 professional teaching license;
(7) provisional school specialist endorsement
			 license;
(8) provisional teaching
			 endorsement license;
(9) restricted
			 school specialist license;
(10)
			 restricted teaching license;
(11)
			 STEM license;
(12) substitute
			 teaching license;
(13) transitional
			 license;
(14) visiting
			 international teacher license; and
(15) visiting scholar teaching
			 license.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-202 - Endorsements

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(a) Each license
			 issued by the state board shall include one or more endorsements.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsections (l) through (p), endorsements available for teaching at the early
			 childhood license level shall be as follows:
(1) Early childhood;
(2) early childhood unified;
(3) deaf or hard-of-hearing;
(4) prekindergarten general
			 education;
(5) visually impaired;
			 and
(6) school
			 psychologist.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-203 - Licensure requirements

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(a) Initial
			 licenses.
(1) Each applicant for an initial
			 teaching license shall submit to the state board the following:
(A) An official transcript verifying the
			 granting of a bachelor's degree;
(B) verification from an accredited
			 institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a teacher education
			 program;
(C) verification of
			 successful completion of a pedagogical assessment;
(D) verification of successful completion of
			 a content assessment;
(E)
			 verification of eight semester hours of recent credit;
(F) an application for an initial license;
			 and
(G) the licensure
			 fee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-205 - Licensure renewal requirements

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(a) Initial licenses.
(1) Any person, within five years of the date
			 the person was first issued an initial license, may apply for renewal of the
			 initial license by submitting an application for renewal of the initial license
			 and the licensure fee.
(2) Any
			 person who does not renew the initial license within five years of the date the
			 initial license was issued may obtain one or more additional initial licenses
			 only by meeting the requirements in S.B.R. 91-1-203 (a). The assessments
			 required by S.B.R. 91-1-203 (a)(1)(C) and 91-1-203 (a)(1)(D) shall have been
			 taken not more than one year before the date of application for the initial
			 license, or the applicant may verify either eight semester hours of recent
			 credit related to one or more endorsements on the initial license or one year
			 of recent accredited experience or may meet the requirements of paragraph
			 (b)(3)(C) or (D) of this regulation.
(3) A person who does not successfully
			 complete the teaching performance assessment during four years of accredited
			 experience under an initial teaching license shall not be issued an additional
			 initial teaching license, unless the person successfully completes the
			 following retraining requirements:
(A) A
			 minimum of 12 semester credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 on a
			 4.0 scale, earned through the verifying teacher education institution and
			 addressing the deficiencies related to the teaching performance assessment
			 criteria; and
(B) following
			 completion of the required credit hours, an unpaid internship supervised by the
			 verifying teacher education institution and consisting of at least 12 weeks,
			 with attainment of a grade of "B" or higher.
(4) A person who does not successfully
			 complete the school specialist or school leadership performance assessment
			 during four years of accredited experience shall not be issued an additional
			 initial school specialist or school leadership license, unless the person
			 successfully completes the following retraining requirements:
(A) A minimum of six semester credit hours
			 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, earned through the
			 verifying teacher education institution and addressing the deficiencies related
			 to the performance assessment criteria; and
(B) following completion of the required
			 credit hours, an unpaid internship supervised by the verifying teacher
			 education institution and consisting of at least 12 weeks, with attainment of a
			 grade of "B" or higher.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-206 - Professional development plans for license renewal

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(a) Any person
			 filing a professional development plan with a local professional development
			 council for licensure renewal purposes under S.B.R. 91-1-205 (b) shall develop
			 a plan that includes activities in one or more of the following areas:
(1) Content endorsement standards as adopted
			 by the state board;
(2)
			 professional education standards as adopted by the state board; or
(3) service to the profession.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-207 - Renewal of certificates issued before July 1, 2003

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(a) Each applicant
			 renewing a valid certificate issued before July 1, 2003 shall renew that
			 certificate based on the renewal requirements in effect at the time of the
			 issuance of the certificate.
(b)
			 Upon renewal of a certificate issued before July 1, 2003, the applicant shall
			 be issued the appropriate license with content endorsements obtained before
			 July 1, 2003.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-208 - General requirements

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(a)
			 Application procedures. Application for each license, renewal, or duplicate
			 license shall be made by the person seeking the license. Each application shall
			 be submitted on a form provided by the state department of education. The form
			 shall be filled out completely, including all names under which the applicant
			 has been known. The application shall be submitted by mail or in person, with
			 the correct fee and, when required, official documentation to the certification
			 section of the state department of education.
(b) Child abuse and neglect central registry.
			 Each application shall include a completed child abuse and neglect central
			 registry release.
(c) Renewal
			 period. Any license may be renewed up to six months before its expiration
			 date.
(d) License registration.
			 Each teacher or other licensed person employed in a public school shall file a
			 valid license in the office of the superintendent of the district in which the
			 person is employed.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-209 - Additional endorsements

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(a) Any person who
			 hold any currently valid teaching, school specialist, or school leadership
			 license may add additional endorsements to that license by submitting to the
			 state board the following:
(1) Verification
			 from an accredited institution by a unit head or designee of completion of an
			 approved content area program;
(2)
			 verification of successful completion of the appropriate endorsement content
			 assessment prescribed by the state board;
(3) an application for an added endorsement;
			 and
(4) the application
			 fee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-210 - License extension based upon military service

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Any holder of a current initial or professional teaching,
				school specialist, or leadership license who enters active military service
				during the period the license is valid shall be granted an extension of the
				expiration date equal to the time in calendar days of active military service
				if all of the following requirements are met:
(a) Entry into active military service is on
			 a full-time, 24-hour-per-day basis and occurs during a time of emergency as
			 determined by the state board of education.
(b) An application for extension is submitted
			 within one year after discharge or separation from active military service
			 under honorable conditions.
(c)
			 Verification of the length of time of active military service is provided.
(d) Application is made for an
			 extension of the license.
(e) The
			 licensure fee is paid.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-211 - Licensure review committee

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(a) A licensure
			 review committee shall be established as provided in this rule and regulation
			 to review the qualifications of applicants who desire to be licensed in the
			 state of Kansas but who do not satisfy all the requirements for licensure.
(b) The licensure review committee
			 shall be composed of one chief school administrator, one chairperson of a
			 department of education of a teacher education institution, one building
			 administrator, and four classroom teachers. Each member shall be recommended by
			 the teaching and school administration professional standards advisory board,
			 and shall be appointed by the state board.
(c) The licensure review committee shall
			 review cases referred to it by the commissioner of education. The licensure
			 review committee shall make a written recommendation to the state board to
			 either approve or deny each application for licensure and shall state, in
			 writing, the reasons for the recommendation given. The recommendation of the
			 licensure review committee shall be reviewed by the state board, and the
			 application for licensure shall be either approved or denied. The applicant
			 shall be notified, in writing, of the decision of the state board.
(d) This regulation shall be effective on and
			 after July 1, 2003.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-212 - Restricted licenses

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(a) An individual
			 may apply for a restricted teaching license or a restricted district leadership
			 license.
(b) Each restricted
			 teaching license shall be valid for three years from the date of issuance and
			 shall be issued for one or more of the following levels:
(1) Early childhood (birth through grade 3);
(2) early childhood through late
			 childhood (kindergarten through grade 6);
(3) late childhood through early adolescence
			 (grades 5 through 8);
(4) early
			 adolescence through late adolescence and adulthood (grades 6 through 12); or
(5) early childhood through late
			 adolescence and adulthood (prekindergarten through grade 12).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-214 - Criminal history records check

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(a)
			 Each person submitting any of the following shall also submit, at the time of
			 the application, a complete set of legible fingerprints of the person taken by
			 a qualified law enforcement agency or properly trained school personnel:
(1) An initial application for a Kansas
			 certificate or license;
(2) an
			 application for renewal of an expired Kansas certificate or license;
			 or
(3) an application for renewal
			 of a valid Kansas certificate or license, if the person has never submitted
			 fingerprints as part of any previous application for a Kansas certificate or
			 license issued by the state board.
Fingerprints submitted pursuant to this regulation shall be
				released by the Kansas state department of education to the Kansas bureau of
				investigation for the purpose of conducting criminal history records checks,
				utilizing the files and records of the Kansas bureau of investigation and the
				federal bureau of investigation. A list of those applicants who are required to
				submit fingerprints at the time of license or certificate renewal shall be
				maintained by the Kansas state department of education.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-215 - In-service education definitions

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(a) "Content
			 endorsement standards" means those standards adopted by the state board that
			 define the skills and knowledge required for the specific content endorsements
			 prescribed in K.A.R. 91-1-202.
(b)
			 "Educational agency" means a public school district, accredited nonpublic
			 school, area professional development center, institution of postsecondary
			 education authorized to award academic degrees, the Kansas state department of
			 education, and any other organization that serves school districts.
(c) "In-service education" means professional
			 development and staff development and shall include any planned learning
			 opportunities provided to licensed personnel employed by a school district or
			 other authorized educational agency for purposes of improving the performance
			 of these personnel in already held or assigned positions.
(d) "In-service education plan" and "plan"
			 mean a detailed program for provision of professional or staff development, or
			 both.
(e) "Noncontractual times"
			 means periods of time during which an employee is not under a contractual
			 obligation to perform services.
(f) "Professional development" means
			 continuous learning that is based on individual needs and meets both of the
			 following criteria:
(1) The learning prepares
			 a person for access to practice, maintains the person's access to practice,
			 builds an individual's knowledge or skills, or is requested by the employing
			 educational agency.
(2) The
			 learning positively impacts the individual or the individual's students, school
			 or school district.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-216 - Procedures for promulgation of in-service education plans; approval by state board; area professional development centers' in-service programs

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(a) An in-service
			 education plan to be offered by one or more educational agencies may be
			 designed and implemented by the board of education or other governing body of
			 an educational agency, or the governing bodies of any two or more educational
			 agencies, with the advice of representatives of the licensed personnel who will
			 be affected.
(b) Procedures for
			 development of an in-service plan shall include the following:
(1) Establishment of a professional
			 development council;
(2) an
			 assessment of in-service needs;
(3)
			 identification of goals and objectives;
(4) identification of activities;
			 and
(5) evaluative
			 criteria.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-217 - In-service education professional development council

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(a) Each
			 professional development council shall meet the following criteria:
(1) Be representative of the educational
			 agency's licensed personnel; and
(2) include at least as many teachers as
			 administrators, with both selected solely by the group they represent.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-218 - Awarding of professional development points

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(a) In awarding
			 professional development points, each educational agency shall designate that
			 one professional development point is equal to one clock-hour of in-service
			 education.
(b) If a person
			 documents completion of an in-service activity, the person shall be awarded
			 professional development points equal to the number of clock-hours completed.
(c) If a person who has earned
			 points for completion of an in-service activity later verifies that the person
			 has applied the skills or knowledge gained, the person shall be awarded two
			 times the number of professional development points that were earned for
			 completion of the in-service activity. Evidence of application of the knowledge
			 gained through the in-service activity shall be presented to the professional
			 development council and may include any of the following:
(1) Independent observation;
(2) written documentation; or
(3) other evidence that is acceptable to the
			 PDC.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-219 - Expenditures for an in-service education program

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(a) Education
			 agencies may receive in-service education funds for the following expenditures:
(1) Consultant fees and honorariums;
(2) travel expenses for
			 consultants;
(3) cost of materials
			 used in training;
(4) salaries of
			 substitute teachers for certified staff who have filed an individual
			 development plan, but these salaries shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
			 in-service education expenditures;
(5) registration fees for, and travel
			 expenses to, in-service workshops and conferences, both in state and out of
			 state, for certified individuals who have individual development plans on file;
(6) salaries of secretarial
			 personnel, but these salaries shall not exceed the amount of one hour of
			 secretarial wages for each certified employee having an approved individual
			 development plan on file; and
(7)
			 salaries paid to certified staff, during noncontractual times, for
			 participation in district-level or building-level training or other staff
			 development activities.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-220 - Career and technical education certificate

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(a) Any individual may apply for a restricted
			 career and technical education certificate, a full career and technical
			 education certificate, a career and technical education endorsement
			 certificate, or a career and technical education specialized
			 certificate.
(b)
(1) Each restricted career and technical
			 education certificate shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance
			 and shall be valid for instruction in grades 8 through 12.
(2) Each restricted career and technical
			 education certificate shall be valid for providing instruction in career and
			 technical education pathways for agriculture, food, and natural resources;
			 architecture and construction; arts, audio-video technology, and
			 communications; business management and administration; finance; health
			 science; hospitality and tourism; human services; information technology; law,
			 public safety, and security; manufacturing; marketing; science, technology,
			 engineering, and mathematics (STEM); and transportation, distribution, and
			 logistics.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-231 - Procedures for initial accreditation of teacher education institutions

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(a) Statement of
			 intent. Each teacher education institution that desires accreditation by the
			 state board shall submit a written statement of its intent to seek
			 accreditation to the commissioner at least 24 months before the institution
			 desires to have its initial visit. Upon receipt of this statement, the initial
			 visit shall be scheduled by the commissioner.
(b) Preconditions.
(1) At least three semesters before the
			 initial visit, the teacher education institution shall submit to the
			 commissioner a preconditions report addressing each of the preconditions
			 specified by the state board.
(2)
			 Upon receipt of a preconditions report, the report shall be referred by the
			 commissioner to the appropriate committee of the standards board. The committee
			 shall review the report and determine whether all of the preconditions have
			 been met.
(3) If all of the
			 preconditions have been met, the committee shall recommend to the commissioner
			 that the institution be designated an institutional candidate.
(4) If the committee determines that the
			 preconditions have not been met, the committee shall notify the institution of
			 the committee's determination and shall advise the institution that it may
			 submit, within 30 days of the notice, additional or revised documentation for
			 consideration by the committee.
(5)
			 If additional or revised documentation is submitted, the committee shall review
			 the documentation and make a final recommendation to the
			 commissioner.
(6) The final
			 determination of whether the preconditions are met shall be made by the
			 commissioner. If the preconditions are met, the institution shall be designated
			 as an institutional candidate.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-232 - On-site visits; recommendation; appeal

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(a) On-site visits.
(1) After the scheduling of an initial visit,
			 a continuing accreditation visit, or a focused visit, an on-site review team
			 shall be appointed by the commissioner. The team shall be appointed at least
			 one year before the date of the visit. The chairperson of the on-site review
			 team and the number of on-site review team members shall be designated by the
			 commissioner. An institution may challenge the appointment of a team member
			 only on the basis of a conflict of interest.
(2) In accordance with procedures adopted by
			 the state board, each on-site review team shall examine and analyze the
			 institutional report, review electronic exhibits, conduct an on-site review of
			 the teacher education institution, and prepare reports expressing the findings
			 and conclusions of the review team. The review team reports shall be submitted
			 to the commissioner. The reports shall be forwarded by the commissioner to the
			 evaluation review committee and to an appropriate representative of the teacher
			 education institution.
(3) Any
			 institution may prepare a written response to a review team report. Each
			 response shall be prepared and submitted to the commissioner within a
			 designated time frame following receipt of a review team's report. Each
			 response shall be forwarded by the commissioner to the evaluation review
			 committee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-234 - Innovative or experimental programs

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(a) Any teacher
			 education institution desiring to offer an innovative or experimental program
			 to prepare personnel for positions for which no program currently exists, or to
			 utilize a new approach or method for the preparation of education personnel in
			 an existing program, shall submit a written application to the state board for
			 consideration for approval of the proposed program. The application shall
			 include the following:
(1) A written
			 statement of the purpose and objectives of the proposed program;
(2) documentation of the need for the
			 proposed program;
(3) a written
			 statement of the competencies to be acquired by persons who complete the
			 proposed program. These competencies shall include the knowledge and skills
			 required for a beginning teacher or other school professional. This statement
			 of competencies shall be based upon the purpose and objectives of the program;
(4) a written description of the
			 curricula to be used in the proposed program;
(5) a written statement of the administrative
			 structure for governance of, and responsibility for, the proposed program. This
			 statement shall include a designation of the appropriate division, school,
			 college, or department within the institution to act within the framework of
			 general institutional policies on all matters relating to the program. The
			 statement shall also include a designation of the financial and human resources
			 that will be dedicated to the program during its initial five years of
			 operation; and
(6) a timetable
			 that specifies the following information:
(A)
			 The sequence of activities that will occur;
(B) the anticipated schedule of evaluative
			 checkpoints;
(C) identification of
			 competencies to be acquired by the students; and
(D) provisions for program design changes, if
			 necessary, at selected intervals in the program. The timetable shall give the
			 approximate dates on which periodic program reports are to be submitted to the
			 appropriate institutional officials and the state board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-235 - Procedures for initial approval of teacher education programs

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(a) Application.
(1) Each teacher education institution that
			 desires to have any new program approved by the state board shall submit an
			 application for program approval to the commissioner. The application shall be
			 submitted at least 12 months before the date of implementation.
(2) Each institution shall submit with its
			 application a program report containing a detailed description of each proposed
			 program, including program coursework based on standards approved by the state
			 board, and the performance-based assessment system that will be utilized to
			 collect performance data on candidates' knowledge and skills. Each program
			 report shall be in the form and shall contain the information prescribed by the
			 commissioner. The program report shall include confirmation that the candidates
			 in the program will be required to complete the following successfully:
(A) Coursework that constitutes a major in
			 the subject at the institution or that is equivalent to a major;
(B) at least 12 weeks of student teaching;
			 and
(C) a validated preservice
			 candidate work sample.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-236 - Procedures for renewing approval of teacher education program

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(a) Application for
			 program renewal.
(1) Each teacher education
			 institution that desires to have the state board renew the approval status of
			 one or more of its teacher education programs shall submit to the commissioner
			 an application for program renewal. The application shall be submitted at least
			 12 months before the expiration of the current approval period of the program
			 or programs.
(2) Each institution
			 shall also submit a program report, which shall be in the form and shall
			 contain the information prescribed by the commissioner. The program report
			 shall be submitted at least six months before the expiration of the current
			 approval period of the program or programs. The program report shall include
			 confirmation that the candidates in the program will be required to complete
			 the following:
(A) Coursework that constitutes
			 a major in the subject at the institution or that is equivalent to a major;
			 and
(B) at least 12 weeks of
			 student teaching.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-1 - Definitions

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(a) "Approved
			 program" means an approved driver education program or approved motorcycle
			 safety program.
(b) "Driver
			 education program" means a course designed to teach students the components of
			 basic automobile operation, including rules of the road and safety.
(c) "Hour" means a class period of no fewer
			 than 50 minutes.
(d) "Motorcycle
			 safety program" or "Driver education II" means a course designed to teach
			 students the components of motorcycle operation, including safety.
(e) "State board" means the state board of
			 education.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-1a - Program approval

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(a) To be eligible
			 for program approval, a school shall be accredited by the state board as a
			 public secondary school, nonpublic secondary school, or community college. Each
			 school shall make application to the state board for approval of its driver
			 education program or motorcycle safety program before the initiation of
			 instruction
(b) Each application
			 for approval of a driver education program shall include the following:
(1) A detailed description of the proposed
			 program;
(2) a statement of the
			 specific goals and objectives of the program;
(3) a description of the procedures to be
			 used to evaluate the program;
(4)
			 an assurance that each instructor will meet the requirements of the state board
			 for teaching driver education; and
(5) any other information required by the
			 state board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-3 - Qualifications of instructors

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(a) Each instructor
			 of an approved driver education program shall have the following:
(1)
(A) a
			 valid teacher certificate with an endorsement in driver education; or
(B) subject to the provisions of
			 subsection (b), a valid substitute teacher certificate; and
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-4 - Reimbursement

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On and after September 1, 1998, annual reimbursement shall be
				based on the number of eligible students who have completed the requirements of
				an approved program during the preceding 12 months. Distribution of funds shall
				be made on or before November 1 of each year.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-6 - Period of instruction

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Effective September 1, 1979: Any accredited secondary school
				may offer an approved course during the regular school term, the summer term,
				or after-school periods as long as the instruction is administered and
				supervised as an integral part of the school program.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-7 - Eligible students

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(a) Students in any
			 approved program shall be regularly enrolled in an accredited public,
			 nonpublic, or special purpose school, or a community college. Each student
			 shall be at least 14 years of age prior to beginning behind-the-wheel
			 instruction.
(b) Persons eligible
			 to apply for a motor vehicle operator's license, who are not regularly enrolled
			 in an accredited school and who have not successfully completed a course in
			 driver education, shall be eligible to apply to enter an approved program.
			 Adult students shall be covered by all regulations applying to other students
			 in the approved program.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-9 - Automobile used as a trainer

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(a) Any automobile
			 used for driver education purposes, with the exception of those vehicles used
			 solely for the multi-car driving range program, shall carry a special
			 designation clearly visible from the rear, either as a printed sign or a
			 decalcomania with the following wording in at least two-inch letters:
DRIVER EDUCATION
or
STUDENT DRIVER
(b) Any automobile used for driver education
			 purposes, with the exception of those vehicles used solely for the multi-car
			 driving range program, shall have dual controls as a safety measure.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-13 - Reports

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Schools participating in state reimbursement programs for
				driver education shall submit evidence of student completion of an approved
				program using the format provided by the state board and other information
				necessary for state approval of the program. Reports shall be due at the office
				of the state board each year on or before September 16.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - DRIVER AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES › Section 91-5-14 - Motorcycle instruction

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(a)
(1) Motorcycle instruction shall be offered
			 only to students who are 15 years of age or older and either have completed an
			 approved course in driver education or hold a valid motor vehicle operator's
			 license. Each course shall include a minimum of 20 hours of instruction, which
			 shall include no fewer than eight hours of classroom instruction and an average
			 of no fewer than six hours of behind-the-bar instruction per student. If
			 on-street driving instruction is provided, the instruction shall not exceed one
			 hour per day, except that one instructional period in each program may be
			 extended to a maximum of two hours.
(2) Instructors of an approved motorcycle
			 course shall hold a motorcycle instructor permit or a chief instructor permit.
(3) Students shall successfully
			 complete all phases of an approved motorcycle education course to be eligible
			 for the division of vehicles' certification of completion.
(4) No program shall have more than 12
			 students per instructor for off-street instruction or more than six students
			 per instructor for on-street instruction.
(5) If on-street instruction is provided,
			 during this instruction each student shall wear a bright orange or yellow
			 riding vest inscribed with the words "student driver."
(6) All programs meeting the requirements for
			 an approved course shall be eligible for reimbursement through the motorcycle
			 safety fund.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 7 - COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' TRAINING SCHOOLS › Section 91-7-1 - Licenses required

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Every person conducting a drivers' training school shall be
				licensed by the state board of education prior to engaging in that business. No
				license shall be issued until at least one (1) instructor has obtained an
				instructor's license and at least one (1) motor vehicle has been approved for
				drivers' training school use.
(a)
Applications.
(1) Application
			 shall be made on a form prescribed by the state board. Renewal applications
			 shall be submitted for approval and issuance at least ten (10) days prior to
			 the expiration date of the current license.
(2) When an application is made by an
			 individual, it shall be signed and sworn to by the individual. In the case of a
			 partnership, the application shall be signed and sworn to by any one (1)
			 partner. In the case of a corporation, the application shall be signed and
			 sworn to by the president and attested to by the secretary.
(3) Every initial application shall be
			 accompanied by the following supplementary documents:
(A) In the case of a corporation, a certified
			 copy of its certificate of incorporation and a copy of the corporate resolution
			 authorizing the corporation to engage in the business of operating a drivers'
			 training school;
(B) a sample of
			 every contract form for instructional purposes, receipt forms, and other forms
			 used by the school and delivered to students; and
(C) a schedule of all services to be
			 performed by the school.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 7 - COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' TRAINING SCHOOLS › Section 91-7-2 - Location of school

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(a) Each drivers'
			 training school shall maintain an established place of business.
(b) A drivers' training school shall not
			 change its location without prior approval of the state board.
(c) No license shall be issued for conducting
			 a drivers' training school where business is conducted from a house trailer,
			 tent, temporary stand, temporary addresses, a room or rooms in a hotel or
			 motel, or through the exclusive use of a telephone answering service.
(d) The location shall be
			 identified by a permanent sign and the name of the school shall appear on the
			 sign.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 7 - COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' TRAINING SCHOOLS › Section 91-7-3 - Records to be maintained

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(a)
Types
			 of records.
Every school shall maintain the following records:
(1) The name, address, and contract number
			 with respect to every person receiving lessons, lectures, tutoring, or any
			 other services relating to instructions in the operation of motor vehicles;
(2) The date, type, and duration
			 of all lessons, lectures, tutoring, instructions, or other services relating to
			 instruction in the operation of motor vehicles, including the name of the
			 instructor giving the instruction; and
(3) The original contract entered into
			 between the drivers' training school and every person receiving lessons,
			 lectures, tutoring, instructions, or other services relating to instruction in
			 the operation of motor vehicles.
(4) A copy of a receipt for any moneys paid
			 to the drivers' training school by a student. The receipt form shall contain:
(A) the licensed name of the school;
(B) the name of the student;
(C) the date of payment;
(D) the amount of payment;
(E) the signature of the student;
			 and
(F) the signature of the
			 person receiving the payment from the student.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 7 - COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' TRAINING SCHOOLS › Section 91-7-4 - Bond required

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The bond required by
				K.S.A.
				8-275 shall be on a form provided by the
				state board and shall be filed in the office of the state board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 7 - COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' TRAINING SCHOOLS › Section 91-7-5 - Drivers' training school vehicles

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(a)
Identification certificates.
(1) A motor vehicle owned or controlled by a
			 drivers' training school shall not be used for the purpose of giving
			 instructions in driving until the licensee has obtained from the state board a
			 school vehicle identification certificate. This certificate shall be carried in
			 the vehicle while the vehicle is being used either for driving instructions or
			 for driving tests.
(2) Application
			 for a school vehicle identification certificate shall be made on a form
			 prescribed by the state board.
(3)
			 A school vehicle identification certificate shall not be issued until:
(A) the vehicle has been equipped with dual
			 controls on foot brake and on clutch, if any, and has been otherwise equipped
			 in accordance with the motor vehicle and traffic laws;
(B) the school has filed with the state board
			 evidence of liability insurance in a company authorized to do business in this
			 state as required by
			 K.S.A.
			 8-275(d). In the event of
			 cancellation or expiration of insurance, the vehicle shall not be used for
			 drivers' training school purposes. The school vehicle identification
			 certificate shall terminate automatically and shall be surrendered to the state
			 board;
(C) the vehicle has been
			 equipped with seat belts for both the student and instructor. Seat belts shall
			 be used by both the student and instructor when the vehicle is being operated
			 for instructional purposes; and
(D) the vehicle has been equipped with rear
			 view mirrors for both the driver and the instructor.