§ 44-1140 — Definitions

For purposes of K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 44-1139 through 44-1141, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of an individual.
(b) "Major life activities" includes, but is not limited to, the activities of caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating and working. "Major life activities" also includes the operation of major bodily functions, including, but not limited to, the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive system, bowel, bladder, neurological system, brain, respiratory system, circulatory system, endocrine system and reproductive system.
(c) "Reasonable accommodation" means:
(1) Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities; and
(2) job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, appropriate adjustment or modifications of examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters or other similar accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
(d) "State government" means any department, bureau, division, board, authority, agency, commission or institution of this state, except the judicial and legislative branches of state government and political subdivisions of the state.

Legislative History

L. 2024, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.