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Senate Committee on Education

  • Committee Assistant: Cyndie Rexer 785-296-7368
  • Cyndie.Rexer@Senate.ks.gov

    • Meeting Day: Daily Time: 1:30 pm Location: 144-S

    Room 144-S Audio Stream

    Bills, Resolutions and Appointments

    Bills In Committee
    SB31 - Reapportioning the districts of certain members of the Washburn university board of regents who are appointed by the city of Topeka.
    SB32 - Authorizing the Kansas state high school activities association to establish a school classification system based on student attendance and other factors.
    SB48 - Authorizing community college and technical college appointments to the postsecondary technical education authority and establishing the length of membership terms.
    SB84 - Including individuals who receive a high school equivalency (HSE) credential in performance-based payments for certain postsecondary educational institutions.
    SB102 - Establishing residency criteria for students of technical colleges.
    SB109 - Deeming certain refugees as residents of the state for the purposes of tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions.
    SB122 - Removing the sunset for the high-density at-risk student weighting under the Kansas school equity and enhancement act.
    SB145 - Requiring statutory due process procedures for a school district's non-renewal or termination of a teacher contract.
    SB167 - Requiring certain school district employees to receive training for seizure recognition and related first aid.
    SB184 - Requiring nonpublic schools to participate in certain assessments and publish on their website performance accountability reports and longitudinal achievement reports.
    SB185 - Authorizing school districts to include a teacher representative and a student representative as non-voting members of its board of education.
    SB207 - Requiring policies for and establishing restrictions on school districts with regard to the use of an individual's pronouns if such pronouns differ from the individual's biological sex.
    SB226 - Authorizing educational agencies to disclose student data for the purpose of conducting research contracted for by an educational agency.
    SB231 - Providing postsecondary tuition assistance to certain children of qualifying public school teachers.
    SB255 - Requiring school districts to provide separate accommodations for students of each biological sex on overnight school sponsored trips.
    SB304 - Authorizing the state board of education to establish a new unified school district, if necessary, for the attachment of territory of a school district disorganized via voter petition and providing for administrative and judicial review of resolutions to permanently close a public school building.
    SB316 - Authorizing a comprehensive grant program for not-for-profit independent institutions of higher education to be administered by the treasurer.
    HB2132 - Expanding the eligible fields of study and establishing a maximum scholarship amount for certain private postsecondary educational institutions in the Kansas promise scholarship act.
    Resolutions In Committee
    SCR1608 - Urging the adoption of a student bill of rights.
    HCR5004 - Urging the U.S. Congress to fully fund the federal government's original funding promise under the individuals with disabilities education act.
    Sponsored Bills
    SB31 - Reapportioning the districts of certain members of the Washburn university board of regents who are appointed by the city of Topeka.
    SB32 - Authorizing the Kansas state high school activities association to establish a school classification system based on student attendance and other factors.
    SB48 - Authorizing community college and technical college appointments to the postsecondary technical education authority and establishing the length of membership terms.
    SB66 - Enacting the interstate teacher mobility compact to recognize equivalent teacher licenses across member states, requiring that licensing bodies provide verified electronic credentials to all credential holders based on their credentials from other jurisdictions and requiring licensing bodies to use centralized electronic credential data management systems capable of providing instantaneous credential verification.
    SB82 - Requiring schools to establish policies and concussion management teams to prevent and manage concussions within school.
    SB83 - Providing additional student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program and increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program.
    SB84 - Including individuals who receive a high school equivalency (HSE) credential in performance-based payments for certain postsecondary educational institutions.
    SB98 - Authorizing medical student and residency loan assistance to encourage the practice of obstetrics and gynecology in medically underserved areas of the state.
    SB102 - Establishing residency criteria for students of technical colleges.
    SB109 - Deeming certain refugees as residents of the state for the purposes of tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions.
    SB122 - Removing the sunset for the high-density at-risk student weighting under the Kansas school equity and enhancement act.
    SB145 - Requiring statutory due process procedures for a school district's non-renewal or termination of a teacher contract.
    SB167 - Requiring certain school district employees to receive training for seizure recognition and related first aid.
    SB207 - Requiring policies for and establishing restrictions on school districts with regard to the use of an individual's pronouns if such pronouns differ from the individual's biological sex.
    SB226 - Authorizing educational agencies to disclose student data for the purpose of conducting research contracted for by an educational agency.
    HB2060 - Senate Substitute for HB 2060 by Committee on Education - Authorizing payments from the state safety fund to community colleges for the provision of driver's education, authorizing the provision of tools, supplies and examinations to AO-K career pathway program participants and including high school equivalency credentials in performance-based payments for postsecondary educational institutions.
    HB2138 - Senate Substitute for HB 2138 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to provide separate accommodations for students of each biological sex on overnight school district sponsored trips, requiring contracts for exclusive broadcasts of state high school activities association activities to permit certain local broadcasts and providing for administrative review of resolutions to permanently close a school building of a school district.
    Sponsored Resolutions - 2023 Legislative Session
    SR1705 - congratulating and commending the members of the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.
    Sponsored Resolutions - 2024 Legislative Session
    SR1705 - congratulating and commending the members of the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.
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