Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 72-6151 (2026)

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72-6151.

History: L. 2015, ch. 72, § 1; Expired, June 30, 2020.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. The freedom from unsafe restraint and seclusion act does not create a public policy exception to Kansas' at-will employment doctrine. King v. U.S.D. No. 501, 63 Kan. App. 2d 758, 539 P.3d 1045 (2023), rev. denied (Feb. 22, 2024).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2023 · leading case: King v. U.S.D. 501, No. 125117 (Kan. Ct. App. Nov. 9, 2023).
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King v. U.S.D. 501, No. 125117 (Kan. Ct. App. Nov. 9, 2023). · cites it 3× “Neither the Freedom from Unsafe Restraint and Seclusion Act (FURSA)—K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 72-6151 et seq.—and the attendant Kansas regulations that mirror it—K.”
Donahue v. Brownback, No. 18-3237 (10th Cir. July 9, 2019). “Donahue alleged that because Brownback signed the Freedom from Unsafe Restraint and Seclusion Act, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-6151 to 72-6158, authorizing the use of such isolation cells in special-needs classrooms, he was liable for DCD’s confinement in the cell, which violated DCD’s…”
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