| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. | Career Technical Workforce Grant
H.B. 2435
Replaces the existing Vocational Education Scholarship with the new Career Technical Workforce Grant program. The grant would be available ...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | High School Alternative Completion Plan
H.B. 2477
Defines "Educational Alternatives," including an alternative learning plan, that are available to students aged 16 or 17 who have withdrawn ...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondry Tiered Technical Education State Aid Act
S.B. 143
Creating the postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act, replacing the current funding structure. Beginning in fiscal year 2012 ...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Uniform Reporting System
S.B. 21
Enacts the uniform reporting system for receipts and expenditures for school districts. Requires the state board of education to develop and...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Special Education Finance
S.B. 111
Would change the starting date of the special education school finance formula that determines the minimum and maximum amount of special edu...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Finance
H.B. 2015
Continues the statewide tax levy for funding public schools....
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Finance
H.B. 2020
Relating to postsecondary educational institutions. Allows revenues from rents, boarding fees and otoher charged related to university stude...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 | Teacher Evaluation
H.B. 2191
Amends K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 72-5445. Allows school districts to offer employment contracts to teachers for one or up to two additional years (t...
| More... |
Finance |
Adopted 03/2011 |
P-12 | School Finance
H.C.R. 5010
Resolution would create a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment to clarify that it is the Kansas Legislation that has the authority t...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Adopted 03/2011 |
P-12 | School Finance
S.B. 11
Allows Fort leavenworth Unified School Distrit 207 t0 transport grades 10 through 12 students who reside at Forth Leavenworth to Leavenworth...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | School for the Deaf and Blind
H.B. 2078
Allows the School for the Blind to conduct training programs year round. Current law does not prohibit the School for the Deaf from conducti...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 | Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force
E.O. 10-08
Governor established the Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force with the following purposes and charges: (1) To develop recommendations for de...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Issued 06/2010 |
P-12 | Dropout Prevention
E.O. 10-04
Creates a commission to study and reduce the Sunflower State's high school dropout rate.
http://governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executi...
| More... |
P-3 |
Issued 06/2010 |
P-12 | Kansas Early Childhood Advisory Council
E.O. 10-04
To enhance early educational opportunities for Kansas children, Governor Mark Parkinson has created the Kansas Early Childhood Advisory Coun...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment
H.B. 2595
Relates to the enrollment in and attendance of pupils that are not residents of a school district, and the providing of transportation for s...
| More... |
Finance--Private Giving |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
Postsec. | Gifts to Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 2446
Clarifies current law regarding gifts and donations to universities, and provides guidelines on the acceptance of gifts by a foundation. Gif...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Regulation of Technical Colleges
S.B. 131
Amends Private and Out-of-State Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act. Requires each institution to notify the State Board of Regents a...
| More... |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Special Education Finance
S.B. 359
Amends the special education catastrophic state aid law by requiring that any federal or state special education aid be deducted when comput...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 08/2009 |
P-12 | TEACHER LICENSURE
KAR 91-1-200, -202 thru -205, -216
Amends rules relating to teacher licensure, including definition of terms, endorsements, licensure requirements, the licensure of out-of-sta...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Financial Literacy
S.B. 84
Requires the State Board of Education to develop state curriculum standards for personal financial literacy for all grade levels within the ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Consolidation and Disorganization
S.B. 41
Relates to certain school districts involved in consolidation and disorganization. Concerns powers and duties. In situations where a school ...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Funding Formula
H.B. 2002
Change of funding formula meant to take into account the large number of children in military families in some districts. Chapter 2009-60
ht...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Administration of Medication
H.B. 2008
Concerns the School Medication Aide Act; relates to epinephrine kits, responsibility for maintenance by the Board of Pharmacy, and persons a...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec. | Prepaid Tuition
S.B. 225
Concerns the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program. Beginning in calendar year 2009, the treasurer may approve ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community Colleges
S.B. 11
Concerns postsecondary institutions; relates to community colleges and the powers and duties thereof; relates to a service area as designate...
| More... |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Corrections Education
H.B. 2001
Concerns a school district; in Atchison; relates to the number of pupils in the custody of the juvenile justice system and enrolled in schoo...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | At-Risk
S.B. 40
Relates to the At-risk Education Council. Makes a repeal. Chapter 2009-18
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/40.pdf...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12,
Community College | Career Technical Education
H.B. 2003
Concerns postsecondary career technical education; relates to a funding formula and updates terminology from vocational education to career ...
| More... |
Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Finance
S.B. 175
The board of education of any school district may transfer moneys
to a community foundation. Moneys transferred to a foundation pursuant
to ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. | Tuition
H.B. 2007
Concerns state educational institutions; relates to waiver fees and tuition at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Chapter 2009-25
http://www...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. | Retirement Plans Non-Teaching Positions
H.B. 2004
Concerns regents institutions; relates to participation in mandatory retirement plans for faculty and other employees of the state board of ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. | Admissions
H.B. 2197
Concerns state educational institutions; provides that regents may adopt rules and regulations for the admision of students; provides that r...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Facilities
S.B. 187
Enacts the state fire marshal commissioned inspector act; provides that the state fire marshal and any state educational institution may ent...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Public Employees Retirement
S.B. 219
Concerns retirement and pensions; relates to the state public employees retirement system; death and disability benefits; employer contribut...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Teacher Contracts
S.B. 290
Relates to teachers and teachers' contracts. Chapter 2009-72
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/290.pdf...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 07/2008 |
P-12 | TEACHER LICENSURE
KAR 91-1-200 through 91-1-205, 91-1-207, 91-1-209, 91-1-210,91-1-220, 91-1-221, 91-19-1, 91-19-6
Amends rules concerning teacher licensure, including definitions, types of licenses and certificates, requirements for each type of license,...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | School Finance
S.B. 531
Provides that a student enrolled in a district and attending both a non-virtual school and a virtual school must be counted as that proporti...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Virtual School
S.B. 669
Establishes the virtual school act. Authorizes districts to operate virtual schools. Provides for requirements for virtual schools. Requires...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec. | Partnership for Faculty of Distinction Program
H.B. 2343
Establishes the partnership for faculty of distinction program to encourage gifts by private donors to enhance the ability of eligible educa...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. | Primaries for Board Elections
H.B. 2307
Regulates primary elections regarding school district and community college board members. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2307.pdf...
| More... |
Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Broadband Technology-Based Network Access
S.B. 391
Relates to a broadband technology-based network to which schools, libraries and hospitals may connect for broadband internet access and intr...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | School Safety Violations and Teaching License Issuance/Renewal to Offenders
S.B. 470
Repeals definition of "school safety violation." Rewrites provision relating to a student found in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at...
| More... |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science
S.B. 404
Provides that the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) may admit nonresident students. Requires KAMS students to pay those fees ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
Community College | ROTC Scholarships to Community College Students
S.B. 437
Authorizes the selection committee at each ROTC institution to award ROTC scholarships to qualifying students enrolled at a community colleg...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Cyberbullying
H.B. 2758
Defines cyber-bullying. Requires cyberbullying to be addressed in district policies related to bullying. Specifies that district policies mu...
| More... |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
H.B. 2714
Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2714.pdf...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 | Broadens Eligibility for Concurrent Enrollment
S.B. 421
Expands ''Concurrent enrollment pupil'' definition from 11th and 12th to include 10th. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/421.pdf...
| More... |
P-16 or P-20 |
Issued 03/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Governor's P20 Education Council
Executive Order 08-05
Creates the Governor's P20 Education Council. Specifies the membership. Directs the council to:
1. Establish a vision statement, mission st...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondary Technical Education Authority
H.B. 2556
Establishes the postsecondary technical education authority. Provides that when making appointments of the representatives of Kansas busines...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | School Finance
S.B. 68 (Section 1-3)
Amends the method for determining the nonproficient pupil weighting of each district. Amends procedures for a district to adopt a local opti...
| More... |
Instructional Approaches--Official English |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12,
Community College | Official English
H.B. 2140
Designates English as the official language of the state. Provides any official public document or record and any official public meeting mu...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Early Childhood System
H.B. 2310 (Section 1)
Directs the legislative educational planning committee, in collaboration with the 2010 commission, to:
(1) Develop a coordinated, comprehe...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Bullying Prevention and Character Education
S.B. 68 (Section 4)
Defines "bullying." Directs each local board, by January 2008, to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying on school property, in a school vehicl...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Autism Task Force
S.B. 138
Establishes the Autism Task Force. Directs the task force to study and conduct hearings on the issues relating to, the needs of and services...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Teacher Service Scholarship
H.B. 2185
Amends provisions of the Teacher Service Scholarship program and creates the Teacher Education Competitive Grant Program. Repeals Mathematic...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | No Pass No Drive
S.B. 129
From supplemental note on S.B. 129:
Changes notification requirements regarding students expelled or suspended from school for committing a...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Additional Student Count
H.B. 2159
Allows for an additional student count in February to determine if a school district has experienced an increased student enrollment due to ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Speeding Fines in School Zones
S.B. 8
Doubles speeding fines in school zones. Page 11 of 12: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/8.pdf...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Adopted 08/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | In-State Tuition--Military Personnel
K.A.R. 88-3-8
Extends the resident fee privilege to the spouse and dependents of a person in military service who is reassigned from a duty station in Kan...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 08/2006 |
P-12 | Teacher Licensure Regulations
K.A.R. 91-1-201, -202, and -205
Changes licensure regulations for teachers of early childhood education. ...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | At-Risk Pupil Weighting
H.B. 2809
Directs the state board to determine the high density at-risk pupil weighting of each school district based on enrollment density and high-d...
| More... |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | School Accreditation and Resource Allocation
S.B. 549 - Section 1
Provides that whenever the state board determines that a school has failed either to meet the accreditation requirements or standards adopte...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Bilingual Weighting Funds
S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27
Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk ed...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | District Expenditure Reporting
S.B. 549 - Section 2
Requires districts to report expenditures in the manner required by the state board in order to achieve uniform reporting of expenditures in...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | District Needs Assessment
S.B. 549 - Section 26
Directs every district to conduct an assessment of each attendance center's educational needs. Directs the board to use information obtained...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | At-Risk and Remediation Funding
S.B. 549 - Section 3, 9, 15
Defines "nonproficient pupil" as a student who is not eligible for free lunches and who has scored less than proficient on the state math or...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Repealed by H.B. 2809 05/2006 |
P-12 | High Density At-Risk Weighting
S.B. 549 - Section 5
Creates a new weighting called the "high density at-risk weighting" for districts with high percentages of students who receive free meals. ...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Full-Day Kindergarten Funding
S.B. 549 - Section 6, 14
Authorizes a district offering both half-day and full-day kindergarten to impose a fee for enrollment in full-day kindergarten, to cover tha...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Board Member District Boundaries
H.B. 2585
Relates to school districts; relates to changing board member district boundaries; relates to assessed valuation of school districts.
http:...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
Adopted 05/2006 |
P-12 | Federal Role in State
S.C.R. 1618
Memorializes the President and Congress to make a serious commitment to improving the quality of the nation's public schools by substantiall...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Low-Income Family Postsecondary Savings Accounts Incentive Program
S.B. 332
Establishes the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program as a three-year pilot program to encourage qualified indi...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
Postsec. | Pilot Project for Postsecondary Purchasing
S.B. 52
Establishes a pilot project by the state board of regents for the acquisition of supplies, materials, equipment, goods, property, articles, ...
| More... |
Rural |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Districts with Extraordinary Declining Enrollment
S.B. 549 - Section 4
Defines 'extraordinary declining enrollment' as a district enrollment which has declined during the preceding three school years at a rate o...
| More... |
School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Appeal Hearings
S.B. 485
Provides that if a hearing officer is appointed to hear an appeal of an extended-term suspension or expulsion, the local board must render i...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Consolidation Incentives
S.B. 481
Concerns school districts; relates to consolidation, state aid and the assessed valuation of districts and the levying of school taxes; prov...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Special Education Teacher Service Scholarship
H.B. 2578 Section 1-8
Establishes the special education teacher service scholarship to award up to 50 scholarships a year of $3,000 a semester to Kansas residents...
| More... |
Standards |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Review of Curriculum Standards
S.B. 549 - Section 22
Revises 72-6439 related to standards and assessments. Changes frequency of curriculum standards review from every 3 years to every 7 years. ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Teacher Education Scholarship Program
H.B. 2578 Section 9-17
Establishes the teacher education scholarship program, to be administered by the state board of regents. Provides scholarships to a Kansas ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Kansas National Guard Scholarships
S.B. 305
Removes residency requirement from eligibility requirements for Kansas National Guard scholarships. Increases maximum years of national gua...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Tuition Waivers for Foster Children
S.B. 85 Section 1-10
Establishes the Kansas Foster Child Educational Assistance Act. Provides that the purpose of the act is to establish an educational assista...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | School Crossing Guards
S.B. 344
Creates new sections related to school crossing guards. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/344.pdf...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Strobe Lights on School Buses
H.B. 2513
Requires every new school buses put into initial service after July 1, 2007 to have a white flashing strobe light mounted on the roof. http:...
| More... |
Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science
S.B. 139
Establishes the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science as either:
(1) An accelerated residential, or on-line distance learning program f...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Kansas Challenge to Secondary School Pupils Act
H.B. 2575
Allows gifted students in grades 9-12 to participate in dual enrollment program (program eligibility previously limited to students in grade...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec. | Kansas Comprehensive Grant Program Awards
H.B. 2695
Authorizes Kansas Comprehensive Grant Program awards to Kansas residents enrolled at Kansas institutions accredited by the Association for B...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Evaluation of Community College Employees
S.B. 436
Separates the statutes governing personnel evaluations for employees of community colleges from those for employees of school districts and ...
| More... |
Standards |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Review of Curriculum Standards
S.B. 330
Changes frequency of review of curriculum standards from every 3 years to every 7 years. Clarifies language about high academic standards fo...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 | School Finance
S.B. 3
Makes changes to the School District Finance and Quality Performance Act, other school funding legislation, and enact policies relating to t...
| More... |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
H.B. 2247 (section 6)
Requires every accredited school to teach the subjects and areas of instruction adopted by the state board of education as of January 1, 200...
| More... |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 | 2010 Commission
H.B. 2247 (section 7-9)
Establishes the 2010 Commission. States that the commission shall cease to exist on December 31, 2010. Requires the commission to:
(a) Condu...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Records
H.B. 2247 (section 1-2)
Requires districts to report expenditures by categories as directed by the department of education and requires the department to verify cos...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Food and Beverages
S.B. 154
Requires the state board to develop nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages made available to public school students during the sch...
| More... |
Finance |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 | School District Audit Team
H.B. 2247 (section 4-5)
Creates a school district audit team within the division of post audit. Requires the school district audit team to conduct performance
audit...
| More... |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 | K-12 Cost Study Analysis
H.B. 2247 (section 3)
Requires the division of post audit to conduct a professional cost study analysis to determine the costs of delivering the K-12 curriculum, ...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 | Funding Formulas, Bonds, Tax Levies and Mill Rates
H.B. 2247 (section 19-29)
Establishes procedures for local tax levies. Establishes in every district a fund called the teacher salary enhancement fund. Creates a form...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 | Special Education Funding
H.B. 2247 (section 10-11)
Creates a new formula for determining each district's special education allocation. Specifies that if the appropriation for special educatio...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 | Funding Formulas
H.B. 2247 (section 12-18)
Amends pupil definitions and weighting. Repeals language referring to ''correlation weighting.'' Adds new language referring to ''cost of li...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Self Administration of Medication
S.B. 10
Sets parameters for self-administration of medication. Notes: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN0010.pdf
Full text: http://ww...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Department of Health and Environment
H.B. 2264
Concerns the department of health and environment; relates to the director of health; concerns infectious and contagious diseases, use of qu...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Military Personnel Tuition Waivers
H.B. 2072
Extends tuition and fee waiver to spouse and dependents of any prisoner of war or any Kansas resident who, as United States military personn...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Math and Science Teacher Scholarships
S.B. 138
Allows the board of education of any school district, any teacher of mathematics, science, physics, chemistry or biology, and a business fir...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Classified Service Positions
S.B. 74
Authorizes the state board of regents to allow any state institution of higher education to convert all classified staff employee positions ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Community College | School District Contracts
S.B. 48 (section 1-9)
Sets forth parameters for contracts by local districts, board of trustees of a community college or the governing body of a technical colleg...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | School Districts
H.B. 2331 (multiple provisions)
Incorporates the changes made by the U.S. Congress to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act into state statutes. The major...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification
S.B. 42
Removes the teacher licensure fee limitation and allows the state board of education to set the fee for all Kansas teachers and administrato...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | National Board-Certified Teachers and Hard-to-Fill Teaching Disciplines
S.B. 48 (section 10-12)
Eliminates 10-year cap on number of years a national board-certified teacher may receive the $1,000 annual incentive bonus. Authorizes the s...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 | Teacher Recruitment component of H.B. 2331
H.B. 2331 (multiple provisions)
HB 2331 amends statutes governing the National Board Certification program. Under current law, teachers attaining National
Board Certificati...
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Demographics--Enrollments |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Enrollment in Districts with Armed Forces Bases
H.B. 2059
Relates to enrollment. For this purpose, defines "pupils" as students who are dependents of a fulltime active duty member of the military se...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Contracts
S.B. 9
Relates to community colleges; repeals language concerning contracts with institutions located in another state. http://www.kslegislature.or...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
Postsec. | Foster Care Postsecondary Education Tuition Fees
H.B. 2937
Relates to postsecondary education tuition fees; relates to applicants with the greatest financial need who were in foster care on a specifi...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Compulsory Attendance Exemption for Concurrently Enrolled Students
H.B. 2795 (multiple provisions)
Section 1: Allows student age 16 or 17 to be exempt from compulsory attendance requirements if student is regularly enrolled in a school and...
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Finance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Motor Vehicle License Plates
H.B. 2947
Requires a person or organization sponsoring a distinctive license plate to submit to the Division of Vehicles a nonrefundable amount not to...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Multiple Provisions
S.B. 304
Concerns the computation of the amount of state financial aid received by school districts that consolidate;
establishes the Center for Inno...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec. | Higher Education
H.B. 2795
Provides procedures for a certificate of approval and the revocation therefor for private and out-of- state postsecondary educational instit...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Educational Institutions
H.B. 2145
Concerns certain nonresidents deemed to be residents for purposes of tuition and other fees at postsecondary educational institutions; makes...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | State Board Response Deadline
H.B. 2558
Changes from April 1 to April 15 the date by which the state board must notify local boards and charter school petitioners of the approval o...
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Finance |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Motor Vehicle License Plates
H.B. 2143
Regulates distinctive license plates; requires an organization sponsoring a distinctive license plate to submit a nonrefundable fee; creates...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | University and Community College/School District Campus Police Officers
S.B. 136
Specifies that university or community college or school district campus police officers fall under state definition of "law enforcement off...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Consolidation of School Districts
S.B. 373
Authorizes districts to discuss issues relating to consolidation of such districts. Specifies that such meetings may be held within the boun...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | School District Territory Transfers
H.B. 2592
Proscribes general guidelines the state board must adopt in establishing rules on the transfer of territory between districts through a medi...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Personal Finance Literacy Program
S.B. 74
Requires the state board to assist in the implementation of personal financial literacy instructional programs, to include consumer financia...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Capital Outlay Fund
S.B. 83
Concerns school districts; relates to the capital outlay fund. Allows districts greater freedom when attempting to win voter approval of a m...
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Governance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | State Board of Education Member Elections
H.B. 2179
Repeals section 25-1904 of the state statutes, which describes the method by which state board members are to be elected. http://www.kslegis...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Johnson County Advisory Boards
S.B. 82
Makes it optional rather than mandatory for each member district of Johnson County to have a five-member advisory board. Modifies membership...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Name, Position, and Salary of Local Administrators
S.B. 82
On or before October 1 of each year, requires the board of education of each school district to provide to a newspaper of general
circulatio...
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P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Preschool Programs
S.B. 82
Authorizes local boards to (1) enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards for the establishment, operatio...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Finance
H.B. 2343
Concerns financing of certain post secondary municipal educational institutions; relates to out-district tuition and tax levies. http://www....
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Evaluation of Community College Employees
S.B. 82
Requires full-time community college employees to undergo the following evaluations: During the first two consecutive years of employement, ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Kansas City Board Establishing Public Library and Branch Libraries
S.B. 82
Allows Kansas City board to establish and maintain a public library and branch libraries, to be paid for from general, building and retireme...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Requirements for School Bus Drivers
H.B. 2220
Amends the Uniform Commercial Drivers' Licensing Act. Creates new section allowing the driving skills test for a school bus endorsement to ...
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Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Definition of Juvenile Detention Facility
S.B. 82
Modifies definition of juvenile detention facility to clarify that such shall not be a jail and may include specified treatment facilities. ...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Local Board Personnel Evaluation Policy
S.B. 82
Requires every local board to approve a written staff evaluation policy. This policy must include evaluation procedures for all employees, ...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Nonrenewal or Termination of Contract Hearings
S.B. 119
Amends language relating to hearings provided upon notice of nonrenewal or termination of contracts of employment. http://www.kslegislature....
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State Policymaking |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | State Board of Education Procedures
S.B. 118
Deletes language requiring the state board of education to publish a notice in the KS register at least 30 days in advance and hold a public...
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Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | State Inservice Education Opportunities Act
H.B. 2006
Renames the state inservice education opportunities act the education professional development act. Deletes language referring to funding le...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Adopted 11/2002 |
Postsec. | Excess Contributions/Withdrawals
KAR 3-2-2, -3
Establishes rules considering the adoption of proposed amended rules and regulations of the Kansas State Treasurer on a permanent basis. Imp...
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No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 07/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Education Services
N/A
Supplemental Education Services Application; closing date: August 15, 2002 (http://www.ksde.org/sfp/titleI/supplementalsvc.doc) ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Charter Approvals/ Revocations
S.B. 402
Defines "charter school;" establishes requirements of charter schools. Requires that charter schools be nonsectarian and established as mean...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | District Aid for Consolidated Districts
S.B. 551
Concerns certain school districts and the computation of state financial aid; relates to powers and duties of schools and school districts; ...
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Governance |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Higher Education Coordination Act
S.B. 647
The bill specifies that the State Board of Regents will serve as the representative of the public postsecondary education system before the ...
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No Child Left Behind |
Active 06/2002 |
P-12 | 2002 Consolidated Plan
N/A
2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://www.ksde.org/sfp/consolidatedapplication/...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. | National Guard Educational Assistance Program and Teacher Service Scholarship Program
H.B. 2642
Relates to the teacher service scholarship program and the national guard educational assistance program. Eliminates requirement that eligib...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Postsecondary Education Savings Account Program
S.B. 403
Relates to the Postsecondary Education Savings Account Program; exempts monies held in a family postsecondary education account from claims ...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Governance, Interlocal Agreements
H.B. 2831
The board of trustees shall have custody of and be responsible for the property of the community college and shall be responsible for the op...
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Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Funding for At-Risk Preschoolers and Pupils in Juvenile Detention Facilities
H.B. 2094
Increases number of preschool-aged at-risk pupils to be counted for participation in Head Start programs; adds Clarence M. Kelley Transition...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Teacher Benefits and Retirement Program
H.B. 2621
Modifies definition of "employee" and "final average salary" in section relating to the Kansas public employees retirement system and system...
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Technology--Funding Issues |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Funding for KAN-ED Network
S.B. 614
Relates to funding and requirements for contracts with telecommunications carriers for provision of broadband access of the KAN-ED network; ...
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Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | Curriculum Standards Review, State School Report Card, Pupil Performance Study
S.B. 9
Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state boa...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. | Vocation/technical education
H.B. 2820
The Act defines terms related to vocational and technical education, amends current law to remove Kansas State University - Salina College o...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. | university real estate
2901
An Act authorizing the state board of regents to exchange and convey certain tracts of real estate located in Reily county, Kansas, for and ...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. | Tuition rates for postsecondary students
H.B. 2821
Amends law to state that the per hour tuition rate for postsecondary students shall be fixed by each board subject to approval of the state ...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Act concerning early retirement incentive programs
S.B. 375
Amends existing law to include that any community college Board of Trustees may establish an early retirement incentive program for employee...
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Health |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Pupil Health tests and Inoculations
H.B. 2809
Concerns public health departments; relates to tests and inoculations for pupils enrolling in schools; provides that a county, city-county o...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Closure of School Buildings in Certain Districts
S.B. 394
Allows any school district to close any of its school buildings at any time the district's board of education finds that the building should...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Vocational Education Boards
S.B. 11
Concerns vocational education; relates to supervision of the administration of programs by local education agencies. From the legislation:
...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Core indicators of quality
S.B. 10
Concerns postsecondary educational institutions; relates to the identification, selections and approval of core indicators of quality perfor...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec. | Kansas Postsecondary Education Savings Program Trust Fund
H.B. 2017
The Kansas postsecondary education savings program trust fund is established in the state treasury. Such savings trust fund shall consist of...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Concerns the state Board of Education
S.B. 7
Concerns the state Board of Education; affects the powers and duties thereof; removes accreditation of junior colleges from the oversight of...
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Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Waiver of school term due to disaster
H.B. 2155
Concerns school districts; provides for waivers from duration of the school term due to disaster; allows the state board of education to wai...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Acquisition of Land
H.B. 2068
Concerns townships; relates to the acquisition of property; allows townships to procure not to exceed 3 acres of land for the township, and ...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher and ethnic minority service scholarships
H.B. 2014
Relates to professional service scholarships for teachers and ethnic minorities; requires recipients to teach in under-served areas and in h...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Use and Display of US Flag in Public Schools
H.B. 2105
Concerns the use and display of the flag of the United States of America in public schools. It shall be the duty of the state board of educa...
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Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Technology Network for Schools
H.B. 2035
Concerns the KAN-ED Act; provides for the establishment and maintenance of a broadband technology-based network for certain schools, librari...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Scholarships
H.B. 2188
Concerns community colleges; relates to expenditures for scholarships; authorizes the charging of fees. The board of trustees of any communi...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | School safety and suspension of driver's license
H.B. 2289
An Act concerning school safety; revising the definition of weapon; providing for suspension of the driver's license or privilege to drive o...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
Postsec. | Inclusion of Municipal Universities in Definition of Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 5
Concerns the Higher Education Coordination Act; revises the definition of postsecondary educational institution to include municipal univers...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Modifies Number of Charter Schools
H.B. 2357
Concerns charter schools; increases the number of such schools authorized to be operated in the state....
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Rules for Transportation.
H.B. 2862
Concerns school districts; relates to the provision of transportation for pupils. The bill outlines what students can qualify for transport...
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Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Incentives for National Board Certification; Mentoring
S.B. 432
Concerns schools and school district; relates to employment of personnel; includes incentives for national certification and mentoring of fi...
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Governance |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Postsecondary Governance
S.B. 657
Concerns postsecondary education and certain institutions thereof; relates to powers and duties of the state board of regents and the state ...
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Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
Postsec. | Faculty of Distinction Program
H.B. 2476
The Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program was established to encourage gifts by private donors to enhance the ability of eli...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Operating Grants for Community Colleges
H.B. 2996
Concerns community colleges; affects determination of operating grants; authorizes boards of trustees to exempt certain community college pr...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Education Savings Program
H.B. 2655
Concerns the Kansas postsecondary education savings program....
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