Bill > HB2486

This bill requires children to be toilet trained to enroll in and attend kindergarten in Kansas public schools, with specific exceptions and procedures. The bill amends an existing law (K.S.A. 72-3118) that outlines eligibility for elementary school grades and kindergarten. Under the new provisions, a school district can determine a kindergarten student is not toilet trained if they have frequent accidents that disrupt the educational environment for themselves or their peers. The bill mandates that each school district establish policies and procedures to address this, including considering if a child's delay in toilet training might indicate an exceptionality requiring evaluation, referring families to counselors or social workers for support, and designating an employee to assist students who are not toilet trained with toileting routines and hygiene needs in a private, safe, and sanitary setting, with specific limitations on the type of assistance and requiring at least two employees to be present. The bill also defines "toilet trained" as a child who can independently communicate the need to use the bathroom, use the toilet without assistance, and manage their hygiene after using the toilet, including changing clothes if an accident occurs. Importantly, the bill repeals the existing section of law it amends, meaning these new provisions will replace the old ones.

Education

Education (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2486/