Kansas Statutes 72-3462. Same; conditions for provision; location; transportation
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-3462
- Exceptional children: means persons who are children with disabilities or gifted children and are school age, to be determined in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state board, whose age may differ from the ages of children required to attend school under the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Parent: means :
(1) A natural parent;
(2) an adoptive parent;
(3) a person acting as parent;
(4) a legal guardian;
(5) an education advocate; or
(6) a foster parent, if the foster parent has been appointed the education advocate of an exceptional child. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- School district: means any public school district. See Kansas Statutes 72-3404
- Secondary school: means any nonprofit institutional day or residential school that offers instruction in any or all of the grades nine through 12. 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
Every school district shall provide special education services for exceptional children who reside in the school district and attend a private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school, whether such school is located within or outside the school district, upon request of a parent or guardian of any such child for the provision of such services. No school district shall be required to provide such services outside the school district. Any school district may provide special education services for exceptional children who attend a private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school located within the school district, whether or not all such children reside in the school district. Special education services which are provided under this section for exceptional children who attend a private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school which is located in the school district may be provided in the private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school or in the public schools of the school district. The site for the provision of special education services under this section for an exceptional child shall be determined by the school district in consultation with the parent or guardian of the child and with officials of the private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school. Special education services provided under this section for exceptional children who attend a private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school are subject to the following requirements: (a) If the services are provided for in the private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school, amounts expended for the provision of such services shall not be required to exceed the average cost to the school district for the provision of the same services in the public schools of the school district for children within the same category of exceptionality; (b) if the services are provided for in the public schools of the school district, the services shall be provided on an equal basis with the provision of such services for exceptional children attending the public schools; and (c) if the services are provided in the public schools of the school district, transportation to and from such public school shall be provided by the school district.