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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided December 17, 2007Published

1Opinion of the Court

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

Dear Senator Hensley:

As Democratic Leader in the Kansas Senate, you request our opinion regarding whether a person employed by a unified school district may seek the office of and serve as a member of the State Board of Education.

Section 3 of Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution states in part:

"There shall be ten members of the state board of education with overlapping terms as the legislature may prescribe. The legislature shall make provision for ten member districts, each comprised…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Miller v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1973
  2. Unified School District No. 380 v. McMillenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
  3. Unified School District No. 501 v. BakerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
  4. Unified School District No. 279 v. Secretary of Kansas Department of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
  5. Board of Leavenworth County Comm'rs v. WhitsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006

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