Kansas Department of Health and Environment News Release
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HOUSE BILL No. 2284
AN ACT relating to breastfeeding mothers; concerning right to breastfeed; jury duty
while breastfeeding; amending K.S.A. 43-158 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. (a) Breast milk is widely acknowledged to be the
most complete form of nutrition for infants, with a range of benefits for
infant’s health, growth, immunity and development and has also been
shown to improve maternal health and bonding in addition to contributing
to society at large through economic and environmental gains, it is there-
fore the public policy of Kansas that a mother’s choice to breastfeed
should be supported and encouraged to the greatest extent possible.
(b) A mother may breastfeed in any place she has a right to be.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 43-158 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43-158.
The following persons shall be excused from jury service: (a) Persons
unable to understand the English language with a degree of proficiency
sufficient to respond to a jury questionnaire form prepared by the com-
missioner;
(b) persons under adjudication of incompetency;
(c) persons who within 10 years immediately preceding have been
convicted of or pleaded guilty, or nolo contendere, to an indictment or
information charging a felony; and
(d) persons who have served as jurors in the county within one year
immediately preceding; and
(e) a mother breastfeeding her child. Jury service shall be postponed
until such mother is no longer breastfeeding the child.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 43-158 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.