K.S.A. 72-3344: Free textbooks authorized to be provided by school districts; revolving fund for textbooks authorized.

The board of education of any school district may provide a revolving fund for the purpose of enabling the purchase, for the use of the students in the schools of the district, the necessary school textbooks. The treasurer of each board of education is hereby authorized and directed to pay out of said funds all orders lawfully drawn for the purchase of such textbooks.

Each clerk of a board of education shall replace the moneys paid out of the revolving fund with cash received by him, if any, for the books sold to the patrons of said school. Each school district may provide the pupils in said district with textbooks free of cost.