The Board anticipates the appointed attorney will act as general counsel to the Board, attend board meetings, and provide advice and representation in matters relevant to the Board’s supervisory duties over the state educational system and its specific governance duties for the Kansas State School for the Blind and the Kansas State School for the Deaf. This representation requires knowledge of multiple practice areas, including, but not limited to, administrative law; contract law; education law; employment law; general civil litigation; regulatory compliance; special education law; state constitutional law; and workers compensation. Representation may include the preparation of contracts, pleadings, motions, memoranda, briefs, and other documents as requested by the Board. Representation may also require participation in all stages of litigation, including initial or responsive pleadings, discovery, trial, and appeal, in administrative hearings and the state and federal courts. In addition, the Board attorney is expected to advise the Board on issues related to statutory and regulatory interpretation, open meetings, open records, and parliamentary procedure.
