73-2801. English designated official language of state.

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(a)English shall be designated as the official language of the state of Kansas.

(b)The official language is designated as the language of any official public document or record and any official public meeting:

(1)An official public document or record is any document officially compiled, published or recorded by the state including deeds, publicly probated wills and any other document or record required to be kept open for public inspection pursuant to the open records act.

(2)An official public meeting is any meeting required to be open pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(c)Except as otherwise provided by law, no state agency or political or taxing subdivision of the state shall be required to provide any documents, information, literature or other written materials in any language other than English. Nothing shall prohibit state agencies or political or taxing subdivisions from:

(1)Publishing any official public document or record in languages other than English at their discretion, so long as the document or record is also published in English; or

(2)permitting a person who does not speak English to speak or communicate at an official public meeting with the assistance of an interpreter.