Section 72-3127 - Same; definitions As used in K.S.A. 72-3122 through 72-3125, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 72-3126 and section 7, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Homeless child" means a child who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and whose primary nighttime residence is: (1) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, including welfare hotels, congregate shelters and transitional housing for the mentally ill;(2) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or(3) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for humans.(b) "Nonresident student" means a child of school age pursuant to K.S.A. 72-3118, and amendments thereto, who resides in Kansas and is enrolled and in attendance at or seeking to enroll and attend a school located in a school district where such student is not a resident.(c) "Parent" means and includes natural parents, adoptive parents, stepparents and foster parents.(d) "Person acting as parent" means:(1) A guardian or conservator; or(2) a person, other than a parent, who:(A) Is liable by law to maintain, care for or support the child;(B) has actual care and control of the child and is contributing the major portion of the cost of support of the child;(C) has actual care and control of the child with the written consent of a person who has legal custody of the child; or(D) has been granted custody of the child by a court of competent jurisdiction.(e) "Receiving school district" means a school district of nonresidence of a student who attends school in such school district.(f) "School district" means a school district organized and operating under the laws of this state.(g) "Sending school district" means a school district of residence of a student who attends school in a school district not of the student's residence.(h) "Sibling" means a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, adoptive brother or sister, a stepbrother or stepsister or a foster brother or foster sister. Amended by L. 2024, ch. 111,§ 12, eff. 5/30/2024, op.7/1/2023.Added by L. 2022, ch. 94,§ 8, eff. 5/26/2022.