72-1131.
Unified school districts; style, designation and powers; delegation of contractual power to superintendent, limitation.
Each unified school district shall be designated by the name and style of "unified school district No. ______ (the number designated by the state board of education), ____________ county (naming the home county of the unified school district), state of Kansas," and by such name may sue and be sued, execute contracts and hold such real and personal property as it may acquire. Every unified school district shall possess the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes. The board of education of every unified school district may delegate to the superintendent of schools the power to execute contracts on behalf of the district for the purchase of goods and services if the value of such goods or services is $20,000 or less.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 393, § 15; L. 1965, ch. 420, § 12; L. 2001, ch. 158, § 3; L. 2006, ch. 129, § 1; April 27.
Notes of Decisions
Jackson v. Kan. City Kan. Pub. Sch. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 500, 378 F. Supp. 3d 1016 (D. Kan. 2019).
· cites it 2× “Defendant maintains policies adopted by its governing Board of Education prohibiting discrimination or retaliation based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or disability in admission, access, or treatment in the District's programs and activities.”
Venerable (D. Kan. 2026).
· cites it 4× “Thus, while Defendant’s motion is well-taken insofar as Plaintiff failed to strictly comply with Defendant’s naming convention under K.S.A. § 72-1131, it is a technical defect that is easily curable.”
J.L. v. Royal Valley United Sch. Dist. 337 (D. Kan. 2020).
· cites it 2× “”5 The general rule in Kansas is that without specific statutory authority, subordinate governmental agencies do not have the capacity to be sued.”
Moeder v. U.S.D. No. 512 (Kan. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 2× “512, Shawnee Mission is a governmental subdivision of the State of Kansas under Article 6, section 5 of the Kansas Constitution and K.S.A. 72-1131. The superintendent of the school district has "charge and control of the public schools of the 2 school district, subject to the…”
Stuewe v. U.S.D. 345 Seaman (D. Kan. 2022).
“345 is a unified school district and governmental subdivision of the State of Kansas, duly organized and existing pursuant to Article 6, § 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas and K.S.A. 72-1131 et seq. Plaintiff began her employment with Defendant in December 2011.”
G. v. Shawnee Mission Sch. Dist. USD 512 (D. Kan. 2023).
“The Actors SMSD is a unified school district and governmental subdivision of the State of Kansas, duly organized and existing pursuant to Article 6, § 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas and K.S.A. 72-1131, et seq. SMSD is governed by its duly elected Board of Education.”
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