Kansas Statutes
Article 32 - School Curriculum
72-3221 Legislative declaration; purpose and intention of act.

72-3221. Legislative declaration; purpose and intention of act. The legislature hereby declares that secondary school students should be challenged continuously in order to maintain their interests in the pursuit of education and skills critical to success in the modern world. It is the purpose and intention of the Kansas challenge to secondary school students act to provide a means that school districts, in cooperation with institutions of postsecondary education, may provide new and exciting challenges to secondary school students by encouraging such students to take full advantage of the wealth of postsecondary educational opportunities available in this state.
History: L. 1993, ch. 265, § 4; L. 2021, ch. 114, § 11; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 72 - Schools

Article 32 - School Curriculum

72-3214 Required subjects in elementary schools.

72-3215 Preschool programs; interlocal agreements; contracts to provide programs; fees.

72-3216 Kindergarten, grade and unit of instruction requirements; alternative provision; general powers of boards; attendance subdistricts; disposition of unneeded property; acquisition of property.

72-3217 Required courses of instruction; graduation requirements.

72-3218 Accredited schools; mandatory subjects and areas of instruction; legislative goal of providing certain educational capacities.

72-3219 Academic achievement testing program; report.

72-3220 Citation of act.

72-3221 Legislative declaration; purpose and intention of act.

72-3222 Definitions.

72-3223 Cooperative agreements between school districts and postsecondary educational institutions; terms; payment of tuition by school district.

72-3224 Responsibilities for tuition and costs; credit for course work.

72-3225 Reports, contents.

72-3231 Character development programs.

72-3232 Community service programs; duties of state board.

72-3233 Celebrate freedom week.

72-3234 Same; state board of education; rules and regulations.

72-3235 Kansas history and government, required course; duties of state board.

72-3236 Personal financial literacy programs; development and implementation.

72-3237 Disability history and awareness; objectives, guidelines and goals.

72-3238 Summer programs; establishment; fees, limitation; summer program fund; use of money.

72-3239 Extraordinary school programs; authority to establish, operate and maintain; fees, collection, limitations, disposition; fund.

72-3251 American sign language; definitions.

72-3252 Same; recognition as language.

72-3253 Same; instruction in accredited schools authorized.

72-3254 Same; elective courses at state educational institutions; credit toward satisfaction of foreign language requirement.