(a) As used in this section:
(1) "School" means every school district
and every nonpublic school operating in this
state.
(2) "School board" means the board of
education of a school district or the governing
authority of a nonpublic school.
(3) "Proof of identity" means (A) in the
case of a child enrolling in kindergarten or
first grade, a certified copy of the birth
certificate of the child or, as an alternative,
for a child who is in the custody of the
secretary of social and rehabilitation services,
a certified copy of the court order placing the
child in the custody of the secretary and, in the
case of a child enrolling in any of the grades
two through 12, a certified transcript or other
similar pupil records or data; or (B) any
documentary evidence which a school board deems
to be satisfactory proof of identity.
(b) Whenever a child enrolls or is enrolled
in a school for the first time, the school board
of the school in which the child in enrolling or
being enrolled shall require, in accordance with
a policy adopted by the school board,
presentation of proof of identity of the child.
If proof of identity of the child is not
presented to the school board within 30 days
after enrollment, the school board shall
immediately give written notice thereof to a law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction within the
home county of the school. Upon receipt of the
written notice, the law enforcement agency shall
promptly conduct an investigation to determine
the identity of the child. No person or persons
claiming custody of the child shall be informed
of the investigation while it is being conducted.
(c) Schools and law enforcement agencies
shall cooperate with each other in the conducting
of any investigation required by this section.
School personnel shall provide law enforcement
agencies with access on school premises to any
child whose identity is being investigated.
School personnel shall be present at all times
any law enforcement agency personnel are on
school premises for the purpose of conducting any
such investigation unless the school personnel
and the law enforcement agency personnel agree
that their joint presence is not in the best
interests of the child. School personnel who are
present during the conducting by a law
enforcement agency of an investigation on school
premises to determine the identity of a child in
accordance with the requirements of this section
are subject to the confidentiality requirements
of the Kansas code for care of children.
(d) Upon receipt by a school of a notice
from a law enforcement agency that a child who is
or has been enrolled in the school has been
reported as a missing child, the school shall
make note of the same in a conspicuous manner on
the school records of the child and shall keep
such school records separate from the school
records of all other children enrolled in the
school. Upon receipt by the school of a request
for the school records of the child, the school
shall notify the law enforcement agency of the
request.
(e) Each school board may designate and
authorize one or more of its school personnel to
act on behalf of the school board in complying
with the requirements of this section.
(f) Information gathered in the course of
the investigation to establish the identity of a
child pursuant to this section shall be
confidential and shall be used only to establish
the identity of the child or in support of any
criminal prosecution emanating from the
investigation.
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