Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-294

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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 board: means the state board of education created by sections 2 and 3 of article 6 of the constitution and provided for by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 72-244

(a) The state board of education shall conduct a study of, or contract for the study of, the implementation of requiring each district to maintain an individual career plan of study for each pupil enrolled in the district in grades eight through 12. On or before January 15, 2014, the state board of education shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature on the findings of such study and whether the state board of education intends to initiate implementing such requirements.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term “individual career plan of study” means a proposed individualized coherent sequence of classes focused on a career pathway that will enable seamless transition into a postsecondary program.

(c) The provisions of this section shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.