As used in K.S.A. 72-3122 through 72-3125, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-3126 and 72-3128, and amendments thereto:

1. (a) "Homeless child" means a child who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and whose primary nighttime residence is:

   1. (1) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, including welfare hotels, congregate shelters and transitional housing for the mentally ill;
   2. (2) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
   3. (3) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for humans.
2. (b) "Nonresident student" means a child of school age pursuant to K.S.A. 72-3118, and amendments thereto, who resides in Kansas and is enrolled and in attendance at or seeking to enroll and attend a school located in a school district where such student is not a resident.
3. (c) "Parent" means and includes natural parents, adoptive parents, stepparents and foster parents.

4. (d) "Person acting as parent" means:

   1. (1) A guardian or conservator; or

   2. (2) a person, other than a parent, who:

      1. (A) Is liable by law to maintain, care for or support the child;
      2. (B) has actual care and control of the child and is contributing the major portion of the cost of support of the child;
      3. (C) has actual care and control of the child with the written consent of a person who has legal custody of the child; or
      4. (D) has been granted custody of the child by a court of competent jurisdiction.
5. (e) "Receiving school district" means a school district of nonresidence of a student who attends school in such school district.
6. (f) "School district" means a school district organized and operating under the laws of this state.
7. (g) "Sending school district" means a school district of residence of a student who attends school in a school district not of the student's residence.
8. (h) "Sibling" means a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, adoptive brother or sister, a stepbrother or stepsister or a foster brother or foster sister.

L. 2022, ch. 94, § 8; L. 2024, ch. 111, § 12; May 30.