{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-72-2222","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 72-2222","heading":"Same; determination by secretary of human resources upon petition.","body":"(a) A petition may be filed with the secretary, asking the secretary to investigate and decide the question of whether (1) professional employees in an appropriate negotiating unit have designated a professional employees' organization for recognition as an exclusive representative for purposes of K.S.A. 72-2220; (2) a professional employees' organization which is the recognized exclusive representative should be replaced by another professional employees' organization; (3) recognition of a professional employees' organization as the exclusive representative should be withdrawn.\n(b) A petition under subsection (a) may be filed by:\n(1) A board of education alleging that it has received a request for exclusive recognition from a professional employees' organization and has a good faith doubt as to the accuracy or validity of the claims made in the request; or\n(2) a professional employees' organization; or\n(3) one or more professional employees seeking withdrawal of recognition of a professional employees' organization as the exclusive representative.","path":["Chapter 72.—SCHOOLS","Article 22.—SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch72/072_022_0022.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:27:41Z","sha256":"af3fd19c70538086f7765e5b19b10593595eb85d855bed10c448a1fe32095c67","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-72-2221","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-72-2223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}