Printable Format72-1137. School district officers and employees; appointment; compensation of school board members. In addition to the officers provided for in this act, the board of education of any school district may appoint other officers and employees to serve at the pleasure of the board. Such officers and employees shall receive compensation fixed by the board. Members of a board of education of a school district may receive compensation from the school district for the work and duties performed by such board members.
History: L. 1973, ch. 297, § 5; L. 2023, ch. 98, § 8; June 8.
Source or Prior Law:
72-8202e.
Attorney General's Opinions:
School board members to receive no compensation; school employees as board members. 91-15.
Expenses of board of education members; nontransferable compensation tickets. 91-104.
General powers of boards of education; financial advisors; legal services. 93-27.
School district officers and employees; appointment; nepotism. 94-66.
School nurses; contracts for telemedicine services. 97-102.
Independent of KORA, school board is obligated to publish names, positions and salaries of superintendent and department heads of school district. 2003-3.
Retiree may receive KPERS benefits while serving as school board member. 2018-11.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. No state agency or officer has power to desegregate schools; authority rests with local school district. Brown v. Board of Educ. of Topeka, 892 F.2d 851, 888 (1989).