72-3238. Summer programs; establishment; fees, limitation; summer program fund; use of money. (a) The board of education of any school district may: (1) Establish, operate and maintain a summer program for pupils; (2) enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards of education for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a summer program for pupils; and (3) prescribe and collect fees for providing a summer program for pupils or provide such program without charge.
(b) Fees for providing a summer program for pupils shall be prescribed and collected only to recover the costs incurred as a result of and directly attributable to the establishment, operation and maintenance of the program.
(c) No school district may collect fees for providing a summer program for pupils required to attend such a program in accordance with the provisions of law, rules and regulations of the state board of education, policy of the board of education, or an individualized education plan developed for an exceptional child.
(d) There is hereby established in every district which establishes, operates and maintains a summer program a fund which shall be called the summer program fund, which fund shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. All moneys received by a district from fees collected under this section or from any other source for summer programs shall be credited to the summer program fund. Amounts deposited in the summer program fund may be used for the payment of expenses directly attributable to the program or may be transferred to the general fund of the school district as approved by the board of education.
(e) As used in this section, the term "summer program" means a program which is established by the board of education of a school district and operated during the summer months for the purpose of giving remedial instruction to pupils or for the purpose of conducting special projects and activities designed to enrich and enhance the educational experience of pupils, or for both such purposes.
History: L. 1993, ch. 264, § 15; L. 2011, ch. 107, § 12; L. 2012, ch. 155, § 14; L. 2013, ch. 121, § 13; L. 2015, ch. 4, § 54; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 32 - School Curriculum
72-3214 Required subjects in elementary schools.
72-3215 Preschool programs; interlocal agreements; contracts to provide programs; fees.
72-3217 Required courses of instruction; graduation requirements.
72-3219 Academic achievement testing program; report.
72-3221 Legislative declaration; purpose and intention of act.
72-3224 Responsibilities for tuition and costs; credit for course work.
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.
72-3251 American sign language; definitions.
72-3252 Same; recognition as language.