Session of 2025
SENATE BILL No. 114
By Committee on Education
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AN ACT concerning education; relating to certain ancillary school district
activities; authorizing nonpublic school students and virtual school
students to participate in such activities; making it unlawful for a
school district or the state high school activities association to
discriminate against such students based on enrollment status;
amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-7121 and repealing the existing
section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-7121 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 72-7121. (a) (1) Any student who meets the requirements of this
section shall be permitted to participate in any activities offered by a
school district that are regulated, supervised, promoted and developed by
the activities association referred to in K.S.A. 72-7114, and amendments
thereto.
(2) Participation in such activities includes participation in ancillary
activities, events and programs associated with any activity described in
paragraph (1). Ancillary activities include, but are not limited to, pep
rallies, award or honor ceremonies, lettering events, yearbook or other
promotional functions and other events or programs promoting an activity
described in paragraph (1) or honoring students who participate in any
such activity.
(3) A student shall be permitted to participate in any such activities if
such student:
(1)(A) Is a resident of the school district;
(2)(B) is enrolled and attending a virtual school as defined in K.S.A.
72-3712, and amendments thereto, or a nonpublic elementary or secondary
school;
(3)(C) complies with the requirements of K.S.A. 72-6262, and
amendments thereto, prior to participation in any such activity;
(4)(D) meets any applicable age and eligibility requirements set forth
by the activities association referred to in K.S.A. 72-7114, and
amendments thereto, that are not otherwise in conflict with this section;
(5)(E) pays any fees required by the school district for participation in
such activity if such fees are generally imposed upon all other students
who participate in such activity; and
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(6)(F) seeks participation at the appropriate school of the school
district that corresponds to where such student resides within the school
district's respective school attendance boundaries established by the board
of education of the school district.
(b) (1) Any student attending a home school who seeks to participate
in an activity in the student's resident school district shall be deemed to
meet any academic eligibility requirements established by the activities
association for participation in an activity if:
(A) The student is maintaining satisfactory progress towards
achievement or promotion to the next grade level; and
(B) the parent, teacher or organization that provides instruction to the
student submits an affidavit or transcript to the activities association
indicating the student meets the academic eligibility requirements of
subparagraph (A).
(2) Upon submission of an affidavit, the student attending a home
school shall be deemed to meet any academic eligibility requirements
established by the activities association and shall retain such academic
eligibility during the activity season for which such affidavit is submitted.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a student attending a virtual
school as defined in K.S.A. 72-3712, and amendments thereto, who seeks
to participate in an activity in the student's resident school district shall not
be required to enroll in or attend a minimum number of courses at such
school district.
(d) The board of education of a school district may require a student
who participates in an activity pursuant to this section to enroll in a
particular course or complete a particular course as a condition of
participation, if such requirement is imposed upon all other students who
participate in such activity.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (b), any student who seeks to
participate in an activity pursuant to this section shall be subject to any
tryout or other participation requirements that are otherwise applicable to
all other students for participation in the activity.
(f) Any student who meets the requirements of this section and
participates in activities described in subsection (a) shall be entitled to all
rights and subject to all responsibilities of any other participating student,
except as otherwise provided in this section, regardless of such student's
enrollment status.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any school district or the activities
association referred to in K.S.A. 72-7114, and amendments thereto, to
discriminate against any student who meets the requirements of this
section based on such student's enrollment status.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-7121 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
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