Kansas Statutes

Statute 72-5445: Application of act; years of employment requirements, waiver; effect of nonrenewal or revocation of license. (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the provisions of K.S.A. 72-5438 through 72-5443, and amendments thereto, apply only to: (A) Teachers who have completed not less than three consecutive years of employment, and been offered a fourth contract, in the school district, area vocational-technical school or community college by which any such teacher is currently employed; and (B) teachers who have completed not less than two consecutive years of employment, and been offered a third contract, in the school district, area vocational-technical school or community college by which any such teacher is currently employed if at any time prior to the current employment the teacher has completed the years of employment requirement of subpart (A) in any school district, area vocational-technical school or community college in this state.

      (2)   Any board may waive, at any time, the years of employment requirements of provision (1) for any teachers employed by it.

      (3)   The provisions of this subsection are subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 72-5446, and amendments thereto.

      (b)   The provisions of K.S.A. 72-5438 through 72-5443, and amendments thereto, do not apply to any teacher whose license has been nonrenewed or revoked by the state board of education for the reason that the teacher: (1) Has been convicted of a felony under K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 21-36a01 through 21-36a17, and amendments thereto; (2) has been convicted of a felony described in any section of article 34 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or an act described in K.S.A. 21-3412 or K.S.A. 21-3412a, and amendments thereto, if the victim is a minor or student; (3) has been convicted of a felony described in any section of article 35 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or has been convicted of an act described in K.S.A. 21-3517 and amendments thereto, if the victim is a minor or student; (4) has been convicted of any act described in any section of article 36 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated; (5) has been convicted of a felony described in article 37 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated; (6) has been convicted of an attempt under K.S.A. 21-3301, and amendments thereto, to commit any act specified in this subsection; (7) has been convicted of any act which is described in K.S.A. 21-4301, 21-4301a or 21-4301c, and amendments thereto; (8) has been convicted in another state or by the federal government of an act similar to any act described in this subsection; or (9) has entered into a criminal diversion agreement after having been charged with any offense described in this subsection.

      History:   L. 1974, ch. 301, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 373, § 8; L. 1976, ch. 315, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 267, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 185, § 7; L. 1998, ch. 171, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 177, § 12; L. 2005, ch. 69, § 21; L. 2009, ch. 32, § 58; July 1.