Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Anthony Hensley State Senator, 19th District 2226 S.E. Virginia Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66605-1357

Dear Senator Hensley:

As State Senator for the 19th District, you request our opinion regarding the constitutionality of an agreement between a unified school district and a private, for-profit corporation regarding management and operation of designated schools within the unified school district. Specifically, you ask whether the agreement between Unified School District No. 259 and the Edison Project, L.P., entered into January 23, 1995, violates Sections 2 and 5 of Article 6 of the…