After several months of discussion and research into other small-town policies, the Colwich City Council approved a set of rules to be written into a city ordinance to be approved at next month’s meeting. Discussions began this summer, when Police Chief Mark Hinkle, Council Member Bill Quaney and several other community members noticed an uptick in e-scooters and e-bikes driving in potentially dangerous ways. Speeding, lack of helmets, and riding on busy sidewalks are the largest issues Hinkle noted. Members of the council and city employees were hesitant to put an outright ban into effect, as many students use e-bikes and e-scooters as school transportation. The rules the council established are common-sense rules and based on similar regulations from neighboring small towns. The three rules the council set are a bike speed limit of 20 mph, riders 16 and under must wear a bicycle helmet, and sidewalks on Wichita Street are off-limits.
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K.S.A. 71-1403(d) prevents any member of the board of trustees of a community college from being an employee of the community college. Under the facts provided, the Executive Director of the Coffeyville Community College Foundation is an employee of the College. As such, he cannot serve as a member of the Coffeyville Community College Board of Trustees.
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Synopsis: Backpacks and lockers that are accessible to students during the school day do not satisfy HB 2299’s minimum requirements for the secure storage of personal electronic devices. HB 2299 amends K.S.A. 72-5170 to provide that "[e]ach nonpublic school accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the state board of education shall be entitled to the same rights as nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education." This provision is not limited to matters related to the personal electronic device ban found in other provisions of the bill. Cited herein: 2026 Senate Substitute for House Bill 2299; K.S.A. 72-5170.
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Kansas municipalities may not adopt local fire codes that are less restrictive than the Kansas Fire Prevention Code.
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