72-5162. Same; career and postsecondary education fund; use. (a) There is hereby established in every school district a career and postsecondary education fund, which shall consist of all moneys deposited therein or transferred thereto according to law. All moneys received by a school district for any course or program authorized and approved under the provisions of article 38 of chapter 72 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, except for courses and programs conducted in an area vocational school, shall be credited to the career and postsecondary education fund. All moneys received by the school district from tuition, fees or charges or from any other source for career technical education courses or programs, except for courses and programs conducted in an area vocational school, shall be credited to the career and postsecondary education fund. All moneys received by the school district from tuition, fees or charges or from any other source for postsecondary education courses or programs shall be credited to the career and postsecondary education fund.

(b) Expenditures made by a school district that are directly attributable to the following shall be paid from the career and postsecondary education fund:

(1) Career technical education;

(2) postsecondary education courses; and

(3) courses provided through distance-learning technology.

(c) Any balance remaining in the career and postsecondary education fund at the end of the budget year shall be carried forward into the career and postsecondary education fund for succeeding budget years. Such fund shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 through 79-2937, and amendments thereto. In preparing the budget of such school district, the amounts credited to and the amount on hand in the career and postsecondary education fund, and the amount expended therefrom shall be included in the annual budget for the information of the residents of the school district.

History: L. 2017, ch. 95, § 34; July 1.