72-3420. Requirements for education of children with disabilities in regular classes, exception; admission to state institutions. (a) Each school district shall be required, to the maximum extent appropriate, to educate children with disabilities with children who are not disabled, and to provide special classes, separate schooling or for the removal of children with disabilities from the regular education environment only when the nature or severity of the disability of the child is such that education in regular classes with supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the state board or any board to function as an admitting agency to the state institutions or to limit or supersede or in any manner affect the requirements of each board to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 72-3410, and amendments thereto, to provide special education services for each exceptional child in the school district unless and until such child meets the criteria for admission to a state institution and is so admitted by the state institution. Each state institution shall publish the criteria for admission to such state institution and shall furnish such criteria to each board upon request therefor.
History: L. 1974, ch. 290, § 17; L. 1975, ch. 365, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 240, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 116, § 24; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 34 - Special Education
72-3406 Dispute resolution procedures; hearing officers and mediators, education and training, list.
72-3407 Education advocates, appointment and qualification; training programs.
72-3408 State advisory council for special education; composition; duties; expenses; meetings.
72-3411 Methods of compliance with requirements of act; powers and duties of boards of education.
72-3414 Reports by state board; furnishing of data by districts and state agencies.
72-3415 Due process hearing, initiation of; complaint notice; response to notice.
72-3417 Same; list and appointment of hearing officers; procedure.
72-3424 Technical advice and assistance by state department; recommendations.
72-3425 Catastrophic state aid; computation of amounts; apportionment; limitations.
72-3427 Assessment programs; participation by children with disabilities; reports to public.
72-3431 Rights of child with disability upon reaching 18 years of age.
72-3432 Notice of parental rights; contents.
72-3434 Same; parental disagreement with determination; due process hearing and review.
72-3435 Same; placement of child during pendency of due process proceedings.
72-3439 Transfer of records of an exceptional child when child changes school.
72-3440 Medicaid replacement state aid; computation of amount; limitation.
72-3441 Special education funding task force; membership; duties.
72-3462 Same; conditions for provision; location; transportation.
72-3463 Same; provision in connection with religious activity prohibited.
72-3471 Instruction in Braille; definitions.
72-3472 Same; providing instruction to all students.
72-3473 Same; individualized education plan.
72-3474 Same; certification of teachers; assessment procedures.