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Legislators returned to the Kansas Statehouse Thursday, April 25, as the veto session is underway. As of Thursday, the governor has signed five education-related bills into law.
Bills signed into law
SB 438 – AO-K Scholarship (now includes Blueprint for Literacy, State Board reporting requirements)
The contents of four bills were added into SB 438, which originally only included eliminating the requirement to subtract other aid from the state payment in the AO-K program.
The following bills were added into SB 438:
SB 438 was approved and signed into law by the governor on Wednesday, April 24. The bill passed the House 98-22 and the Senate 34-3.
To read more about SB 438, click here.
SB 19 – EMERGE Program and cardiac plans
The contents of HB 2567 (EMERGE Program) and HB 2494 (developing emergency cardiac plans for schools) were added into SB 19.
The EMERGE Program is a master’s degree scholarship program for Kansas National Guard members.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is required to develop model emergency cardiac plans for schools and for local school boards to adopt an emergency cardiac plan.
The bill passed the House 119-3 and the Senate 26-2. It was signed into law by the governor on Wednesday, April 24.
To read more about SB 19, click here.
HB 2703 – At-risk programs and services
The bill would include placement in foster care as a criterion for a student to be eligible for at-risk programs and services.
It was approved and signed into law by the governor on Friday, April 12. The bill passed the House 119-0 and the Senate 40-0.
To read more about HB 2703, click here.
House Sub for SB 73 – Current year enrollment
The contents of SB 73 were stripped from the bill and the contents of SB 386, as passed by the Senate, were inserted. Starting in 2024-2025, enrollment for funding will be based on the highest of current or prior year enrollment. For 2024-2025 only, the highest of current, prior or average of prior and second preceding year can be used.
The bill was approved and signed into law by the governor on Friday, April 19. It was passed in the House 120-3 and in the Senate 35-4.
To read more about House Sub for SB 73, click here.
HB 2547 – Authorizing schools to maintain stock supplies of emergency medication kits for certain life-threatening conditions
The bill would allow schools to maintain a stock supply of emergency medications with a prescription from a physician or mid-level practitioner in the name of the school. The bill would require a physician or mid-level practitioner to review a school’s policies and procedures regarding the use, storage and maintenance of the stock supply prior to prescribing the emergency medication.
It also would define the type and doses of epinephrine and albuterol that may be in the stock supply.
The bill was approved and signed into law on Friday, April 19. It passed the House 120-1 and the Senate 35-3.
To read more about HB 2547, click here.
Bills that have not passed either chamber
House Sub for SB 387 – K-12 budget package bill
Nine different bills were added into House Sub for SB 387. The following are other changes made during conference committee prior to First Adjournment:
The contents of the following bills were not changed in conference committee:
Although the conference committee came to agreement on all the above, the bill was not considered in either chamber before First Adjournment.
Other bills making movement:
HB 2669 – Codifying the Mental Health Intervention Team (MHIT) program administered by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) in state statute.
SB 501/HB 2785 – Transferring certain childcare programs to the Kansas Office of Early Childhood and separating licensing duties between the secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the executive director of early childhood.
Up next:
The House and Senate are adjourned until 10 a.m. Friday, April 26.
Senate Ways and Means and House Appropriations will meet Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26 to discuss budget items.
Sine die is set for Tuesday, April 30. This means everything must be through both chambers by 11:59 p.m. that day.
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