Kansas Statutes 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 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 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.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-3420
- Agency: means boards and the state agencies. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Board: means the board of education of any school district. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Children with disabilities: means children who:
(1) Have an intellectual disability, hearing loss including deafness, speech or language disorders, visual impairments including blindness, emotional disability, orthopedic impairments, autism, dyslexia, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, or specific learning disabilities and who, by reason thereof, need special education and related services; and
(2) are experiencing one or more developmental delays and, by reason thereof, need special education and related services if such children are ages three through nine. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- School district: means any public school district. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Special education: means specially designed instruction provided at no cost to parents to meet the unique needs of an exceptional child, including:
(1) Instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; and
(2) instruction in physical education. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State institution: means any institution under the jurisdiction of a state agency. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Supplementary aids and services: means aids, services, and other supports that are provided in regular education classes or other education-related settings to enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404