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Kansas Anti-Bullying, Cyberbullying and Character Development Legislation (HB 2758)

Kansas Revised Statutes State of Kansas Legislature website
Chapter 21. Crimes and Punishments
Article 54. Crimes Against Persons
21-5418. Hazing

 

Chapter 72. Schools
Article 31. School Attendance
72-3121. Same; noncompliance; duties of boards of education, secretary for children and families, county and district attorneys; agreements between secretary and county or district attorneys, duties; notification of absence to parents
72-3131. School attendance review board; members, meetings; rules and regulations
72-3133. Inventory of community services; recommendations for further services
72-3135. Referral of students; notice; resolving the problem

 

Article 61. Student Safety and Discipline
72-6114. Grounds for suspension or expulsion; who may suspend or expel
72-6115. Duration of suspension or expulsion; notice; hearings, opportunity afforded, waiver, time, who may conduct
72-6116. Procedural due process requirements; record of appeal, costs; report of findings and result of hearing; information regarding behavior improvement programs
72-6117. Notice of hearing results; appeal to board of education; hearing officers; procedure
72-6119. Powers and duties of persons conducting hearings
72-6120. Refusal to admit suspended or expelled pupil authorized
72-6131. Definitions
72-6132. Policies requiring expulsion of pupils for possession of weapons, adoption, filing; hearings; modification of requirement authorized; referral procedure; annual report; circumstances when policy not applicable
72-6133. Duties of state board of education; failure of boards to adopt and file policies, penalties
72-6134. Use of air guns; certain policies prohibited
72-6135. Definitions
72-6136. Suspension or revocation of driver's license or privilege upon certain school safety
72-6143. violations; procedure Information regarding identity of specified pupils, disclosure requirements; criminal acts, reports to law enforcement agencies and state board of education; school safety and security policies, memorandum of understanding, availability; civil liability, immunity
72-6144. Penalties for failure to make reports, preventing or interfering with reports; sanctions for making reports prohibited; immunity from liability
72-6146. School security officers and campus police officers
72-6147. Bullying, school district policies
72-6151. Freedom from unsafe restraint and seclusion act; citation
72-6152. Definitions
72-6153. Use of emergency safety interventions; seclusion room requirements; school district policies; dispute resolution procedures
72-6154. Parental notification; documentation of an incident; annual report
72-6155. Parent’s right to request meeting; required meetings
72-6156. Rules and regulations
72-6157. Emergency safety intervention task force; membership; organization; duties

 

Article 62. Student Health
72-6271. Drug abuse, referral of pupils for assistance; immunity from civil liability
72-6272. Alcohol and drug abuse programs; provision authorized
72-6285. Tobacco products, use in school buildings prohibited; school building defined

 

Article 99. Miscellaneous Provisions
72-9943. Implementation of mental health intervention team pilot program for fiscal year ending June 30, 2019

 
Chapter 75. State Departments; Public Officers and Employees
Article 7. Attorney General
75-763. Rules and regulations for skill development training for school misconduct

 

Safe and Secure Schools 2023-2024 Grant Application

Click here to start the Qualtrics grant application.

Submit by:
Friday, June 9, 2023

All parts of the application will need to be completed in order to be considered.

2023 House Sub for Senate Bill 113 was signed by Governor Laura Kelly to provide $5 million to USDs to provide grant funds for school safety.

Guidelines

The law is extremely specific in that the grant funds can only be used to meet the following Kansas Safe and Secure Schools Standards:

  • Infrastructure
  • Technology
  • Communication
  • NEW School Resource Officer positions.
  • Narcan Kits. 

Please make sure you consult your Finance Person prior to starting this application!
Grant funds have a required $1 for $1 local match.

For more information, contact:

Jim Green 
(785) 296-4946

For more information, contact:

John Calvert
Head School Safety Specialist
Safe and Secure Schools Unit
(785) 296-7056
jcalvert@ksde.org

Jim Green
School Safety Specialist
Safe and Secure Schools Unit
(785) 296-4946
jgreen@ksde.org

John Calvert and Jim Green

The Kansas State Department of Education's Safe and Secure Schools Unit, John Calvert (left) and Jim Green (right).

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