Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-5605
Cause of action for students deprived of athletic opportunity who suffers harm or retaliation; limitations of actions; damages
Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated Chapter 60 — Procedure, Civil · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-5605, Cause of action for students deprived of athletic opportunity who suffers harm or retaliation; limitations of actions; damages, Kansas, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2569736
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:2569736@1- SHA-256
c2740a1a1e7effe2381e04a8103b2f7ea9bb8c625f45c3bbe93ca050717a1a93
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of K.S.A. 60-5603, and amendments thereto, shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law against the public educational entity in which the student is enrolled.
(b) Any student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a public educational entity or athletic association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of K.S.A. 60-5603, and amendments thereto, to an employee or representative of such public educational entity or athletic association or organization, or to any state or federal agency with oversight of public educational entities in this state, shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law against such public educational entity or athletic association or organization.
(c) Any public educational entity that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of K.S.A. 60-5603 or 60-5604, and amendments thereto, shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law against the governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization or athletic association or organization.
(d) All civil actions must be initiated within two years after the harm occurred. Persons or organizations who prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this section shall be entitled to monetary damages, including for any psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney fees and costs and any other appropriate relief.