Kansas Statutes 71-201a. Contracts; indemnification or hold harmless provision, void
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 71-201a
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) It is the public policy of the state of Kansas that all contracts entered into by the board of trustees of a community college, or any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the board, provide that the community college and board of trustees shall be responsible solely for the community college’s or board’s actions or failure to act under a contract.
(b) The board of trustees of a community college and any officers or employees thereof acting on behalf of the board shall not have the authority to enter into a contract under which the community college or board agrees to, or is required to, indemnify or hold harmless against damages, injury or death resulting from the actions or failure to act on the part of any party to a contract other than the board or the community college.
(c) The provisions of any contract entered into in violation of this section shall be contrary to the public policy of the state of Kansas and shall be void and unenforceable.