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44-1110. Restriction on height of person prohibited; exceptions. No governing body, board, bureau, commission, department or other agency of the state or its political subdivisions, shall impose by ordinance, resolution or otherwise any height restriction on the hiring or employment of any person, except that a minimum height restriction of five (5) feet two (2) inches may be imposed on the hiring or employment of any fireman, law enforcement or security officer. Any existing ordinance, resolution or policy of any governing body, board, bureau, commission, department or other agency of the state or its political subdivisions, which is in conflict with the restriction contained in this act shall be and the same is hereby declared to be null and void.

History: L. 1972, ch. 195, ยง 1; July 1.

Attorney General's Opinions:

Unlawful discriminatory practices; application to Rotary clubs. 87-96.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Cited; by implication section suggests legislature did not intend to preempt field of civil rights in its entirety. Hutchinson Human Relations Comm. v. Midland Credit Management, Inc., 213 Kan. 308, 315, 517 P.2d 158.

2. Teacher failed to show termination was pretext for age-based discrimination. Schartz v. Unified School Dist. No. 512, 953 F. Supp. 1208, 1214 (1997).


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