Kansas § 73-2802 Use of language other than English

Kansas Statutes

§ 73-2802 — Use of language other than English

Kansas § 73-2802

Ch. 73SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND PATRIOTIC EMBLEMS

Art. 28OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 73-2802 (2026).

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A state agency or political or taxing subdivision, or its officers or employees, may use a language other than the English language to:

(a)Provide information orally to individuals in the course of delivering services to the general public;

(b)comply with federal law;

(c)protect the public health or safety;

(d)protect the rights of parties and witnesses in a civil or criminal action in a court or in an administrative proceeding;

(e)provide instruction in foreign and native American language courses;

(f)provide instruction designed to aid students with limited English proficiency so they can make a timely transition to use of the English language in the public schools;

(g)promote international commerce, trade or tourism;

(h)use terms of art or phrases from languages other than the E

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A state agency or political or taxing subdivision, or its officers or employees, may use a language other than the English language to:
(a) Provide information orally to individuals in the course of delivering services to the general public;
(b) comply with federal law;
(c) protect the public health or safety;
(d) protect the rights of parties and witnesses in a civil or criminal action in a court or in an administrative proceeding;
(e) provide instruction in foreign and native American language courses;
(f) provide instruction designed to aid students with limited English proficiency so they can make a timely transition to use of the English language in the public schools;
(g) promote international commerce, trade or tourism;
(h) use terms of art or phrases from languages other than the English language in documents;
(i) provide signage and documents in braille; and
(j) communicate in American Sign Language.