72-5191. Sixty-five percent of moneys to be spent on instruction.
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72-5191. Sixty-five percent of moneys to be spent on instruction.
(a)It is the public policy goal of the state of Kansas that at least 65% of the moneys appropriated, distributed or otherwise provided by the state to school districts shall be expended in the classroom or for instruction.
(b)All moneys attributable to the increase in the amount of base state aid per pupil under the provisions of this act shall be expended in the classroom or for instruction.
(c)The amount of moneys expended per pupil in the classroom or for instruction in school year 2005-2006, shall not be less than the amount of moneys expended per pupil for such purposes in school year 2004-2005, plus $35 per pupil.
(d)As used in this section, "instruction" means the activities dealing directly with the interaction between teachers and students and may be provided in a school classroom, in another location such as a home or hospital, and in other learning situations such as those involving cocurricular activities. Instruction also may be provided through the internet, television, radio, computer, multimedia telephone, correspondence that is delivered inside or outside the classroom and other teacher-student settings or through other approved media. Instruction also includes the activities of aides or classroom assistants of any type including, but not limited to, clerks, graders and teaching machines which assist in the instructional process.