Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-7116

  • Activities: means school activities and contests in the fields of athletics, music, forensics, dramatics and any other interschool extracurricular activities by students enrolled in any of the grades from seven (7) to twelve (12), inclusive. See Kansas Statutes 72-7117
  • Board of education: means the board of education of a school district and the governing authority of any accredited nonpublic school. See Kansas Statutes 72-7117
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • School district: means any public school district. See Kansas Statutes 72-7117
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

On or after the effective date of this act, it shall be unlawful for any board of education of any school district, or for any school administrator or official of any school district to pay or authorize or approve the payment of any amount from any public or activity fund of the school district to a private association or corporation having for its purpose the promotion, development and direction of activities and contests between such schools in this state and which shall not comply with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 72-7114 to 72-7118, inclusive. Any member of a board of education of any school district who shall vote to authorize or approve any such payment or any school administrator or official who shall pay or authorize or approve any such payment shall be personally liable for any amount so paid. Payment of dues to an association or corporation complying with the provisions of this act and the right of such association or corporation to receive and dispose of any funds so received are hereby authorized.