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Kansas House Education Committee
Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB2033 Including programs and services provided by nonprofit organizations accredited by the international multisensory structured language education council as approved at-risk educational programs. Veto Overridden 01/17/2025
HB2034 Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers. In Committee 01/17/2025
HB2102 Substitute for HB 2102 by Committee on Education - Providing for the advance enrollment of a military student whose parent or person acting as parent will be stationed in this state and correcting federal statutory citations in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/28/2025
HB2103 Including participation in certain learning experiences and agricultural activities as a valid excuse for absence from school and authorizing school boards to make rules therefor. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB2136 Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB2137 Authorizing the department of education to contract with a private vendor to install, operate and maintain school bus cameras. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB2138 Authorizing school districts to levy an annual tax levy of up to two mills for the purposes of school building safety, security and compliance with the Americans with disabilities act and including such levy in the capital outlay state aid determination for such school districts. In Committee 01/28/2025
HB2139 Increasing the minimum expenditure amount for school districts for contracted goods and services without requiring sealed bids and the minimum expenditure amount for goods and services that the district superintendent may acquire on behalf of the school district. In Committee 01/29/2025
HB2140 Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position. In Committee 01/29/2025
HB2141 Requiring school districts to offer parents the opportunity to object to educational materials and activities that are not included in approved curriculum or standards or that impair a parent's beliefs, values or principles. In Committee 01/29/2025
HB2142 Requiring each school district adopt an independent review process as part of such district's policies prohibiting and preventing bullying. In Committee 01/29/2025
HB2156 Establishing the education opportunity tax credit to provide an income tax credit for taxpayers with eligible dependent children who are not enrolled in public school. In Committee 01/29/2025
HB2176 Requiring the Kansas state high school activities association to establish a school classification system based on student attendance and a multiplier factor that adjusts certain schools' student attendance. In Committee 01/30/2025
HB2185 Updating the Kansas national guard educational assistance act to include dependents of national guard members and the Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence (EMERGE) program to include other advanced degrees. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/31/2025
HB2186 Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of privately owned electronic communication devices during school hours and to prohibit students from using school district computers or devices to access social media platforms. In Committee 01/31/2025
HB2202 Requiring the state board of regents and postsecondary educational institutions to provide certain pre-service teachers with essential knowledge and skills to support children affected by fetal alcohol syndrome disorder. In Committee 02/03/2025
HB2203 Including children with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder under the definition of other health impairment in the special education for exceptional children act. In Committee 02/03/2025
HB2259 Requiring school districts to adopt policies to limit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours and requiring the state board of education to designate a period of time for social media awareness and develop goals and materials relating thereto. In Committee 02/04/2025
HB2295 Providing state general funds for school meals programs and prohibiting local boards from collecting money for such meals. In Committee 02/05/2025
HB2299 Substitute for HB 2299 by Committee on Education - Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms. Crossed Over 02/05/2025
HB2330 Designating November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges walk to school day in the state of Kansas. In Committee 02/07/2025
HCR5005 Proposing to amend section 6 of article 6 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit the use of elementary and secondary public funds for secular public schools and prohibit public funds from being used for private nonpublic schools. In Committee 01/23/2025
SB44 Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/20/2025
SB45 Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/20/2025
SB47 Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts. Crossed Over 02/25/2025
SB50 Establishing uniform interest rate provisions for service scholarship programs administered by the Kansas board of regents, authorizing the board of regents to recover the costs of collecting such repayment and charge fees for administration costs, requiring eligible students to enter into agreements with the board of regents as a condition to receiving a grant under the adult learner grant act and sunsetting the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program in 2028 and redu Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/19/2025
SB76 Requiring employees of school districts and postsecondary educational institutions to use the name and pronouns consistent with a student's biological sex and birth certificate and authorizing a cause of action for violations therefor. Crossed Over 02/25/2025
SB78 Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to regularly review and update accreditation policies, prohibiting accrediting agencies from compelling such institutions to violate state law and providing a cause of action for violations thereof. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/25/2025
SB87 Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions. Crossed Over 02/25/2025
SB114 Authorizing nonpublic and virtual school students to participate in ancillary public school activities and making it unlawful for the Kansas state high school activities association and school districts to discriminate against such students based on enrollment status. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/25/2025
SB281 Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Removing the treasurer's authority to accept and approve applications for the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program in 2028 and reducing the number of grants available and the number of audits required for such program. Crossed Over 03/24/2025