72-3126. Nonresident students; school district policies to determine nonresident student enrollment capacity. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2024, each board of education of a school district shall adopt a policy to determine the number of nonresident students that the school district has the capacity to accept in each grade level for each school of the school district pursuant to K.S.A. 72-3123, and amendments thereto. Such policies shall clearly specify the reasons that the board may use to deny continued enrollment of a nonresident student who is not in good standing. Such reasons for a denial of continued enrollment may include, but shall not be limited to, the nonresident student's record of school absenteeism and repeated suspensions or expulsions.

(2) A school district's policy adopted pursuant to this section shall consider the adverse impact of homelessness on a student's attendance and any resulting suspensions or expulsions before making a determination on the continued enrollment of a student who is homeless. A district shall consider the obstacles a homeless student faces to arrive at school on time or each day due to housing instability, lack of transportation or lack of other basic resources that can hinder consistent attendance.

(b) Prior to adopting such policy, the board of education shall call and hold a hearing on the proposed policy. The board of education shall provide notice of such hearing, which shall include the time, date and place of the public hearing to be held on the proposed policy. Such notice shall be published at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district and shall also be posted on the school district's website.

(c) At such hearing, a representative of the board shall present the board's proposal for the policy and the board shall hear testimony regarding the proposed policy. Following the public hearing, after consideration of the testimony and evidence presented or submitted at such public hearing, the board shall determine whether to adopt or revise the proposed policy at a subsequent public meeting of the board.

(d) The policy adopted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be published on the school district's website.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any school located on a military installation as defined in K.S.A. 72-8268, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2022, ch. 94, § 9; L. 2023, ch. 98, § 10; June 8.