| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
 Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. |
Replaces the existing Vocational Education Scholarship with the new Career Technical Workforce Grant program. The grant would be available to eligible students who enrolled in or have been accepted for admission to an eligible career technical education program that offers a program characterized by high cost, high demand or in a critical industry field program, operated by a designated Kansas educational institution. A grant for a fulltime student would be up to $1,000 per year, but could not exceed the cost of tuition and fees. Allows the Board of Regents to adopt rules and regulations and requires that the board administer the grant using guidelines detailed in the bill. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/hb2435_enrolled.pdf
Title: H.B. 2435
Source: kslegislature.org |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Defines "Educational Alternatives," including an alternative learning plan, that are available to students aged 16 or 17 who have withdrawn from school. The alternative learning plan would identify educational programs located in the area where the student resides and are designed to aid the student in obtaining a high school diploma, general educational development (GED) credential, or other completion certificate. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/hb2477_01_0000.pdf
Title: H.B. 2477
Source: kslegislature.org |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Creating the postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act, replacing the current funding structure. Beginning in fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, each community college and technical college and the Washburn Institute of Teachnology would be eligible for postsecondary tiered technical education state aid from the state general fund for credit hours approved by the state board of regents, using a credit hour cost calculation model, that would include all of the following concepts: (1) Arrange into categories or tiers, technical education programs, recognizing cost differentials; (2) Consider target industries critical to the Kansas economy; (3) Respond to program growth; (4) Consider local taxing authority for credit hours generated by in-district students; and (5) Include other factors and considerations determined necessary by the state board of regents. The state board of regents would establish the rates to be used as the state's share in a given year, as well as in the actual distribution. The bill prohibits receipt of both tiered technical education state aid and non-tiered course state aid for any one credit hour. The bill provides for fund accounting and management requirements related to state aid received under the Act. The bill authorizes the state board of regents to adopt policies necessary or desirable to implement and administer the Act. Bill provides that each community college and technical college is eligible for a grant from the state general fund, in an amount determined by the state board of regents for non-tiered course credit hours approved by the board of regents after dialogue with community college and technical college presidents.
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/sb143_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 143
Source: http://kslegislature.org |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 |
Enacts the uniform reporting system for receipts and expenditures for school districts. Requires the state board of education to develop and maintain the system. The system would include budgetary and proprietary accounts; allow districts to record any information required by state or federal law; provide records by fund, accounts, and other pertinent classifications; the amount appropriated, revenue estimates, actual reenues or receipts; amounts available for expenditure, total expenditures, unliquidated obligations, actual balances; and unencumbered balances of allotments or appropriations for each school district. The bill requires the department of education to annually publish a copy of school district budget form 150 for each school district, the estimated legal maximum gneeral fund budget, or any successor document containing the same information. The department of education also would be required to annually publish the following expenditures for each school district on a per pupil basis: (1) total In addition, the system must allow for data to be searched and compared on a district by district basis. The board also would be required to revise the system, direct school districts on the use of records and fiscal procedures, prescribe on Allows any school district having authority for ancillary school facilities weighting, cost of living weighting, or declining enrollment weighting to spend the motor vehicle-related revenue derived as a result of these weightings. Existing law allowed a school district to receive the revenue, but not spend the revenue.
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/sb21_02_0000.pdf
Title: S.B. 21
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 |
Would change the starting date of the special education school finance formula that determines the minimum and maximum amount of special education state aid a school may receive. This provision would go into effect for the 2012-2013 and the 2013-2014 school years and end on June 30, 2014. The bill allows school districts to expend a portion of the unencumbered balances held in particular funds. The following funds would be considered the first priority for use: at-risk education; bilingual education; contingency reserve; driver training; parent education; preschool-aged at-risk; professional development; summer program; virtual school; and vocational education. The textbook and student materials revolving fund would be the second priority with the special education fund the last priority for use. Local school boards are not limited to using the funds in the priority list and are not required to expend the total unencumbered balance before utilizing the unencumbered balance in another fund.
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/sb111_enrolled.pdf.
Title: S.B. 111
Source: http://www.ksleg. |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 |
Continues the statewide tax levy for funding public schools.
Title: H.B. 2015
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec. |
Relating to postsecondary educational institutions. Allows revenues from rents, boarding fees and otoher charged related to university student housing at state universities to go to either the Housing System Suspense Fund or directly to the Housing System Operations Fund, at the discretion of the university. Allows interest earned from the Housing System Operations Fund and Housing System Repairs Fund to be transferred into those funds. Requires that interest earnings from the Johnson County Education Research Triangle sales tax be transferred from the State General Fund to the Johnson County Education Research Triangle of the University of Kansas, the University of Kansas Medical Center and the Kansas State University. Specifies date of month for fund transfer and method for determining the net earning. Continues the new categories and the levels established for FY 2011 that the Board of Regents may charge private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institutions in order to carry out the Board's statutory and regulatory responsibilities through July 1, 2012. The bill removes the requirement in existing law that second year Kansas State University veterinary medical students who perform spay or neuter surgeries at animal shelters by supervised by a faculty member of the Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Center. Specifies that the spay or neuter surgeries be supervised by a licensed veterarian and specifies the surgeries are limited to dogs and cats belonging to a pound or animal shelter.
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hb2020_enrolled.pdf.
Title: H.B. 2020
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org/ |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 |
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 (that is, a fourth or fourth and a fifth year contract) at the end of the teacher's probationary period, thus extending until the sixth year of employment the ability of the teacher to attain due process rights. (Current law states that a new teacher in a school district, area vocational-technical school or community college cannot attain due process rights in less than three years and there is no provision in current law to extend that time.) Any teacher offered a contract under the provisions of the bill would be evaluated and a plan of assistance would be written to assist the teacher meet areas needing improvement as noted in the evaluation. Before signing or rejecting the contract, a teacher would have not less than 48 hours from the time the contract is offered to review and consider the contract and plan of assistance. Additionally, the bill would require school districts to annually file a report with the State Board of Education and the House and Senate education committees, with information regarding numbers of teachers offered due process rights. The provisions related to the additional two years of probationary employment and the reporting requirements would expire on July 1, 2016.
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hb2191_enrolled.pdf
Title: H.B. 2191
Source: http://kslegislature.org |
Finance |
Adopted 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Resolution would create a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment to clarify that it is the Kansas Legislation that has the authority to "make suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state in an equitable manner in in such amounts as may be determined by the legislature." Resolution would change the wording in the exp[lanatory statement printed on the ballot to: "A vote against this amendment would retain the current provision of the Kansas Constitution which has been interpreted by the Kansas Supreme Court as requiring the Kansas Supreme Court as requiring the Kansas Legislature to provide funding for public schools in amounts that may be directed by the Court." To amend section 6 of article 6 of the constitution of the state of Kansas relating to school finance.
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hcr5010_02_0000.pdf
Title: H.C.R. 5010
Source: http://kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Adopted 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Allows Fort leavenworth Unified School Distrit 207 t0 transport grades 10 through 12 students who reside at Forth Leavenworth to Leavenworth High School in Unified School District 453. Requires related transportation weighting to be calculated using only students counted on September 20. Bill also changes the school finance law to redefine non-resident pupil. Non-resident pupil would be defined as a student or member of the student's family who lives 2.5 or more files from the attendance center the student would attend in the district in which the student resides. Previously was "10 miles or more". Bill clarifies that provisions of the bill would not apply to school districts located in Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee or Wyandotte counties.
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/sb11_01_0000.pdf
Title: S.B. 11
Source: http://kslegislature.org/ |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Allows the School for the Blind to conduct training programs year round. Current law does not prohibit the School for the Deaf from conducting training sessions at any time during the year.
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/year1/measures/documents/hb2078_enrolled.pdf
Title: H.B. 2078
Source: http://kslegislature.org |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Governor established the Kansas Broadband Advisory Task Force with the following purposes and charges: (1) To develop recommendations for development and implementation of a broadband digital strategy to support statewide availability and adoption of broadband services consistent with the 2010 National Broadband Plan; (2) To coordinate key stakeholders input from both the public and private sectors to assist in broadband planning and implementation efforts in a technology-neutral manner; (3) To establish performance goals and metrics and the impact on achieving statewide universal availability and adoption of broadband services with greatest attention to un-served and under-served communities; (4) Advise the governor and the legislature on statutory, regulatory and policy changes necessary to support making affordable, quality broadband service available to every Kansas home and business and encourage its adoption and to provide feedback to federal agencies engaged in national broadband policy and funding efforts as they relate to Kansas; (5) Identify opportunities to leverage public/private partnerships in funding boardband sustainability and infrastructure; (6) Identify opportunities to foster economic development and technology innovation through partnerships between public, private and non-profit sectors; (7) This task force shall report annually to the governor and the secretary of commerce. Composition of the task force and their terms of office is specified. http://governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executive-orders/731-executive-order-10-08
Title: E.O. 10-08
Source: http://.governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executive-orders/731-exec |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Issued 06/2010 |
P-12 |
Creates a commission to study and reduce the Sunflower State's high school dropout rate.
http://governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executive-orders/705-executive-order-10-04
Title: E.O. 10-04
Source: Governor's Office |
P-3 |
Issued 06/2010 |
P-12 |
To enhance early educational opportunities for Kansas children, Governor Mark Parkinson has created the Kansas Early Childhood Advisory Council. The Council will build on the work of the Kansas Children's Cabinet, the Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Plan and the Kansas Early Learning Coordinating Council. It will conduct a periodic statewide needs assessment concerning the quality and availability of early childhood education and development programs and services for children from birth to school entry. This will include an assessment of the availability of high-qualith pre-kindergarten services for low-income child in Kansas. The advisory council will develop recommendations for increasing the overall participation of children in existing child care and early childhood education programs, as well as recommendations regarding the establishment of a unified data collection system.
http://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=6t69UQyKt7A%3d&tabid=4397
Title: E.O. 10-04
Source: Governor's Office |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 |
Relates to the enrollment in and attendance of pupils that are not residents of a school district, and the providing of transportation for such students; the school district providing the transportation is to notify the local board of education where the pupil resides prior to providing the transportation; under the provisions of the bill and for school finance purposes (except for transportation weighting) the non-resident student would be counted in the district in which the student is enrolled. School districts with territory located in Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee or Wyandotte counties are not allowed to exercise the authority granted in this bill; provides such student shall be charged for the costs of attendance. Bill removes the requirement that the State Board of Education review and approve new school building plans and clarifies that the law applies to renovation and resconstruction. Chapter 2010-149
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2595.pdf
Title: H.B. 2595
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Private Giving |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
Postsec. |
Clarifies current law regarding gifts and donations to universities, and provides guidelines on the acceptance of gifts by a foundation. Gifts to the university, other than gifts of real property, would be considered property of the university foundation, upon written approval of the chief executive officer of the institution, unless prohibited in writing by the donor. As in current law, the property of a foundation would
not be considered to be public or state property. Foundations would have the ability to charge a reasonable administrative fee
and may be reimbursed for actual expenses. Property could be administered, invested, reinvested and expended solely for the
benefit of the foundation's university. Chapter 2010-138
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2446.pdf
Title: H.B. 2446
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Amends Private and Out-of-State Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act. Requires each institution to notify the State Board of Regents about the existence of a branch campus in the state; includes new definitions of regulated institutions; relates to the powers and duties of the governing bodies thereof; changes the application and renewal process for branch campuses; clarifies the types of degrees requiring a certificate of approval; provides for greater penalties for violations of the Act; establishes a broad range of fees for degree and non-degree granting institutions. Requires any faculty member employed by a state educational institution who received an annual salary of $150,000 or more to file a statement of substantial interests with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Comittee..
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/131.pdf
Title: S.B. 131
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Amends the special education catastrophic state aid law by requiring that any federal or state special education aid be deducted when computing the entitlement for catastrophic aid, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. The bill increased the threshold for determining eligibility for catastropic aid to twice the state aid paid per special teacher beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. The state board of education is directed to determine the minimum and maximum amounts of state aid paid to districts for the costs of special teachers, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year. Minimum and meximum amounts are to be calculated based upon total enrollment. Bill amends a provision in the special education law which provides for the payment of Medicaid replacement aid to school districts. Under current law, the state board of education is required to designate a portion of special education state aid as Medicaid replacement. Chapter 2010-127
http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=375028
Title: S.B. 359
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 08/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules relating to teacher licensure, including definition of terms, endorsements, licensure requirements, the licensure of out-of-state and foreign applicants, renewal requirements, procedures for the promulgation of in-service education plans, approval by the state board, and area professional development centers' in-service programs.
Title: KAR 91-1-200, -202 thru -205, -216
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education to develop state curriculum standards for personal financial literacy for all grade levels within the existing mathematics or other appropriate subject matter curriculum. Also requires the State Board to encourage school districts, when selected textbooks for mathematics, economics, family and consumer science, accounting or other appropriate courses, to select textbooks containing substantive provisions on personal finance. Chapter 2009-139
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/84.pdf
Title: S.B. 84
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to certain school districts involved in consolidation and disorganization. Concerns powers and duties. In situations where a school district disorganizes and the territory of the disorganized disrict is attached to more than one district, the state financial aid of the disorganized district is allocated to the districts to which the territory of the former district is attached. The state financial aid would be allocated on the same proportional basis that the assessed valuation of the territory attached to each district bears to the assessed valuation of the entire disorganized district. Chapter 2009-130
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/41.pdf
Title: S.B. 41
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Change of funding formula meant to take into account the large number of children in military families in some districts. Chapter 2009-60
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2002.pdf
Title: H.B. 2002
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org/ |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Concerns the School Medication Aide Act; relates to epinephrine kits, responsibility for maintenance by the Board of Pharmacy, and persons authorized to administer epinephrine to students at school. Chapter 2009-102
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2008.pdf
Title: H.B. 2008
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec. |
Concerns the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program. Beginning in calendar year 2009, the treasurer may approve no more than 300 applications for a single district. If 300 applications from residents of a district are not approved in calendar year 2009 and any year thereafter, the treasure may approve additional applications submitted by residents of the remaining districts up to a total of 1,200 applications per pear. Applications shall be approved on a first come, first served basis. The treasurer is to prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a report on the program on or before January 31 of each year which includes the number of accounts opened under the program, the amount of moneys contributed to such accounts by the participants, the amount of matching moneys transferred by the treasurer, the average income of the participants, an analysis of the success of the program in meeting the purpose of the program and any other information deeded appropriate by the treasurer. Chapter 2009-113
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/225.pdf
Title: S.B. 225
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Concerns postsecondary institutions; relates to community colleges and the powers and duties thereof; relates to a service area as designated geographic areas of the state established pursuant to agreement of the presidents of the community colleges and adopted in policy by the state board of regents. Chapter 2009-93
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/11.pdf
Title: S.B. 11
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Concerns a school district; in Atchison; relates to the number of pupils in the custody of the juvenile justice system and enrolled in school district 409. Chapter 2009-76
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2001.pdf
Title: H.B. 2001
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to the At-risk Education Council. Makes a repeal. Chapter 2009-18
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/40.pdf
Title: S.B. 40
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12,
Community College |
Concerns postsecondary career technical education; relates to a funding formula and updates terminology from vocational education to career technical education; provides that the postsecondary technical education authority shall develop a credit hour funding distribution formula for postsecondary technical training programs that is tiered to support cost differentials, takes into consideration target industries and is responsive to program growth. Chapter 2009-24
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2003.pdf
Title: H.B. 2003
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
The board of education of any school district may transfer moneys
to a community foundation. Moneys transferred to a foundation pursuant
to this section shall be deposited into a restricted fund by the foundation
and shall remain subject to any restrictions imposed by the original donor
of such moneys. Any distribution from the fund shall be made: (1)
To, or for the benefit of, the school district; or (2) for a specific purpose
as directed by the original donor, or the successors or agents of such
donor, and agreed to by the school district. Chapter 2009-68
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/175.pdf
Title: S.B. 175
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. |
Concerns state educational institutions; relates to waiver fees and tuition at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Chapter 2009-25
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2007.pdf
Title: H.B. 2007
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. |
Concerns regents institutions; relates to participation in mandatory retirement plans for faculty and other employees of the state board of regents.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2004.pdf
Title: H.B. 2004
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. |
Concerns state educational institutions; provides that regents may adopt rules and regulations for the admision of students; provides that residents who have graduated from a non-accredited private secondary school and who are seeking admission to a state educational institution shall be admitted if the applicant for admission has a composite ACT score of not less than 21 points. Chapter 2009-37
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/2197.pdf
Title: H.B. 2197
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Enacts the state fire marshal commissioned inspector act; provides that the state fire marshal and any state educational institution may enter into an agreement under which employees of the state educational institution are commissioned by the state fire marshal to inspect buildings owned, maintained or controlled by the state board of regents.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/187.pdf
Title: S.B. 187
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Concerns retirement and pensions; relates to the state public employees retirement system; death and disability benefits; employer contributions.
Chapter 2009-4
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/219.pdf
Title: S.B. 219
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to teachers and teachers' contracts. Chapter 2009-72
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/290.pdf
Title: S.B. 290
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org/ |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning teacher licensure, including definitions, types of licenses and certificates, requirements for each type of license, requirements for out-of-state applicants, renewal requirements, and student teaching requirements. KANSAS 6607
Title: 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
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides that a student enrolled in a district and attending both a non-virtual school and a virtual school must be counted as that proportion of one pupil (to the nearest one-tenth) that the student's attendance at the non-virtual school bears to full-time attendance. Provides that a student enrolled in a district and attending special education and related services and also attending a virtual school must be counted as that proportion of one pupil (to the nearest one-tenth) that the student's attendance at the non-virtual school bears to full-time attendance.
Repeals and replaces definition of virtual school.
Repeals and replaces K.S.A. 72-6455 regarding each district's high density at-risk pupil weighting. Creates new section for districts with enrollments of at least 40% but less than 50% at-risk students. Provides that each eligible district's medium density at-risk pupil weighting must be determined by the state board by multiplying the number of at-risk pupils by .06. Provides that if a school district becomes ineligible for medium density at-risk pupil weighting because enrollment of at-risk pupils in the district falls below the minimum threshold, the medium density at-risk pupil weighting of the district must be the greater of: (1) The medium density at-risk pupil weighting in the current school year; (2) the medium density at-risk pupil weighting in the prior school year; or (3) the average of the
medium density at-risk pupil weighting in the current school year and the preceding two school years. Provides that the medium density at-risk pupil weighting provisions expire on June 30, 2011.
Establishes the special education funding task force, and requires the first meeting of the task force to be held on or before August 1, 2008. Directs the special education funding task force to:
(1) Study and make recommendations for changes in the existing formula for funding of special education and related services including medicaid replacement state aid
(2) Conduct hearings and receive and consider suggestions from teachers, parents, the department of education, the state board of education, other governmental officers and agencies and the general public concerning funding for special education and related services
(3) Make and submit reports to the legislature on the work of the task force concerning recommendations of the task force. Provides that such reports must also include recommendations for legislative changes and must be submitted to the legislature before the start of each year's legislative session.
Provides that the task force shall cease to exist on June 30, 2011.
Establishes new section regarding medicaid replacement state aid. Directs the state board to designate a portion of the special education services state aid appropriation as medicaid replacement state aid. Provides that the amount so designated may not exceed $9,000,000 in any school year. Provides that each school district is entitled to medicaid replacement state aid. Provides a formula for calculating each district's medicaid replacement state aid.
Repeals and replaces K.S.A. 72-6445a regarding state financial aid for any district formed by consolidation
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/531.pdf
Title: S.B. 531
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes the virtual school act. Authorizes districts to operate virtual schools. Provides for requirements for virtual schools. Requires districts to provide adequate training to teachers who teach in virtual schools. Requires districts to annually submit a report to the state board on training programs the district provided to virtual school teachers. Provides for counting of students attending a virtual school, and for counting a student attending a non-virtual school and a virtual school. Provides for funds for virtual schools. Provides that if a student is enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement course provided by a virtual school, the school district offering the virtual school must be paid 8% of the amount of base state aid per pupil for such student as additional virtual school state aid.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/669.pdf
Title: S.B. 669
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec. |
Establishes the partnership for faculty of distinction program to encourage gifts by private donors to enhance the ability of eligible educational institutions to attract and retain faculty of distinction. Provides that under the program, the state will contribute income earnings equivalent awards to supplement endowed professorships. Directs the state board of regents to conduct an ongoing assessment of the partnership for faculty of distinction program
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2343.pdf
Title: H.B. 2343
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. |
Regulates primary elections regarding school district and community college board members. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2307.pdf
Title: H.B. 2307
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to a broadband technology-based network to which schools, libraries and hospitals may connect for broadband internet access and intranet access for distance learning called the KAN-ED network; provides for universal provider interconnection peering rights and competitively bid end user KAN-ED connections; states that the network may not establish a proprietary interconnection agreement with a provider to act as a barrier to peering or interconnection or any fees to connect a peered provider network.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/391.pdf
Title: S.B. 391
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Repeals definition of "school safety violation." Rewrites provision relating to a student found in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school
property, or who has engaged in an act or behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others. Allows a student whose driver's license was suspended or revoked due to the student's suspension or expulsion to request a hearing to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe the student was in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school property, or was engaged in behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others.
Prohibits issuance or renewal of a teacher's license to a person convicted of rape, indecent liberties with a child, sodomy, indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, incest, endangering a child, child abuse, murder, manslaughter, sexual battery, promoting obscenity or any felony. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/470.pdf
Title: S.B. 470
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides that the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) may admit nonresident students. Requires KAMS students to pay those fees regularly charged high school students. Provides that tuition and fees charged to nonresident students may exceed the amount charged to Kansas resident students, and that nonresident students are responsible for the payment of all tuition and fees (tuition of Kansas residents is paid by the resident district). Provides admissions procedures to be followed in the event there are fewer than five academically talented students who apply for admission to KAMS from any one of the four congressional districts. Allows the board of regents to authorize admission of nonresident academically talented students and international academically talented pupils as well as additional Kansas residents. Requires at least three-fourths of the students enrolled in KAMS to be Kansas residents.
Provides that admission to KAMS must be determined solely pursuant to rules and regulations of the board of regents, and that no legislative provisions shall be construed to require a gifted student's admission to KAMS or inclusion of KAMS admission as a part of a gifted pupil's IEP.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/404.pdf
Title: S.B. 404
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
Community College |
Authorizes the selection committee at each ROTC institution to award ROTC scholarships to qualifying students enrolled at a community college. Requires the state board of regents to submit a report to the legislature by the beginning of the 2011 legislative session on the administration of the ROTC scholarship program. Establishes June 30, 2011 sunset. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/437.pdf
Title: S.B. 437
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Defines cyber-bullying. Requires cyberbullying to be addressed in district policies related to bullying. Specifies that district policies must prohibit bullying while using school property (even if a student is off school grounds).
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2758.pdf
Title: H.B. 2758
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2714.pdf
Title: H.B. 2714
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Expands ''Concurrent enrollment pupil'' definition from 11th and 12th to include 10th. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/421.pdf
Title: S.B. 421
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
P-16 or P-20 |
Issued 03/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Creates the Governor's P20 Education Council. Specifies the membership. Directs the council to:
1. Establish a vision statement, mission statement and guiding principles that reflect the needs of the education system
2. Create a shared plan for reaching the state's vision of a comprehensive system of education and shall establish benchmarks to promote the Council's commitment to success
3. Focus on standards-based improvement in P20 policy and program coherence and coordination among the state department of education, school districts, post secondary institutions, state department of commerce, businesses, communities and foundations
4. Coordinate the implementation and evaluation of the plan, including resource alignment in the use of federal, state, district and private funds to support policy and program cohesion and continuous assessment and refinement
5. Report their findings and recommendations to the Governor.
http://www.governor.ks.gov/executive/Orders/exec_order0805.htm
Title: Executive Order 08-05
Source: www.governor.ks.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the postsecondary technical education authority. Provides that when making appointments of the representatives of Kansas business and industry and the general public, consideration must be given to individuals recognized for their knowledge or expertise and are representative of current and emerging technical career clusters in the state.
Provides that the duties of the authority are to (per legislative fiscal note):
1. Coordinate statewide planning for existing and new postsecondary technical education programs and contract training with federal agencies, the Kansas Board of Education, other state agencies, and Kansas business and industry;
2. Recommend rules and regulations related to supervision of the program;
3. Review programs and program locations;
4. Review requests for state funding;
5. Develop benchmarks and accountability indicators for the programs;
6. Develop and advocate a policy agenda;
7. Conduct studies of ways to maximize the use of resources and aid in making recommendations for improvements;
8. Conduct studies to develop strategies and programs for meeting business and industry needs;
9. Report on its performance to the Board of Regents and the Legislature; and
10. Coordinate the development of a seamless system for delivery of technical education.
Directs the state board of regents and the postsecondary technical education authority to appoint a vice-president of workforce development to serve as the executive director of the postsecondary technical education authority.
Establishes the Kansas technical college and technical school commission. Provides that when making the initial appointments, the governor and legislature must appoint the same members appointed to the Kansas technical college and vocational school commission, as established in 2006 legislation. Directs the commission to:
(1) Study and conduct hearings on the governance, funding and mission of Kansas technical colleges and technical schools
(2) Submit reports of the commission's activities and recommendations regarding governance, funding and the mission of Kansas technical colleges and technical schools to the legislative educational planning committee. Requires that a preliminary report be submitted by November 15, 2007, and that a final report be submitted by November 15, 2008. Provides that such reports must include recommendations for legislative changes.
Establishes December 31, 2008 sunset for these provisions.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2556.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2008/2556.pdf
Title: H.B. 2556
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends the method for determining the nonproficient pupil weighting of each district. Amends procedures for a district to adopt a local option budget. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/68.pdf
Title: S.B. 68 (Section 1-3)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Instructional Approaches--Official English |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12,
Community College |
Designates English as the official language of the state. Provides any official public document or record and any official public meeting must be in English. Authorizes an agency or subdivision to publish a document in a language other than English as long as the document is also printed in English. Allows an individual who does not speak English to speak at a public meeting through an interpreter.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2140.pdf
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2008/SN2140.pdf
Title: H.B. 2140
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
P-3 |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Directs the legislative educational planning committee, in collaboration with the 2010 commission, to:
(1) Develop a coordinated, comprehensive system for the delivery of early childhood education services
(2) Identify priorities for early childhood education services
(3) Identify barriers to service and gaps in service due to strict definition of boundaries between departments and agencies
(4) Facilitate interagency and interdepartmental cooperation
(5) Investigate and identify methods for combining funds across departments
(6) Propose actions needed to coordinate funding and services across departments
(7) Encourage and facilitate joint planning and coordination between the public and private sectors
(8) Determine whether a centralized Web-based reporting system would provide a more efficient and effective system to comply with reporting requirements
(9) Make recommendations on the design of a universal application form and single point of access for families in need of early childhood education services
(10) Evaluate and report on the performance and cost effectiveness of early childhood education services and make recommendations to ensure that private and public entities are accountable and provide high-quality services
(11) Make recommendations to improve communication with local early childhood education service agencies in order to keep such local agencies informed of the availability of state and federal moneys for early childhood education services and make recommendations to assist such local agencies in obtaining such state and federal moneys and the utilization of such moneys so as to avoid waste and abuse
(12) Conduct hearings to receive a wide variety of input on the quality, efficiency and cost of early childhood education services
(13) Prepare a plan which recommends the establishment by January 1, 2009, of the office of early childhood education and the manner in which such office should be structured. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2310.pdf
Title: H.B. 2310 (Section 1)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Defines "bullying." Directs each local board, by January 2008, to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying on school property, in a school vehicle or at a school-
sponsored activity or event. Also directs each local board to adopt a plan to address bullying; requires this plan to include provisions to train school staff and students.
Also requires the state board, upon request from a district, to assist in the development of a grade-appropriate curriculum for character development programs that stress character qualities. Defines ''character qualities'' as positive character qualities, including honesty, responsibility, attentiveness, patience, kindness, respect, self-control, tolerance, cooperation, initiative, patriotism and citizenship.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/68.pdf
Title: S.B. 68 (Section 4)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Autism Task Force. Directs the task force to study and conduct hearings on the issues relating to, the needs of and services available for persons with autism including:
(1) The re-alignment of state agencies that provide services for children with autism;
(2) the availability or accessibility of services for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of children with autism and the availability or accessibility of services for the parents of children with autism;
(3) the need to increase the number of qualified professionals and paraprofessionals who are able to provide evidence-based intervention and other services to children with autism and incentives which may be offered to meet that need;
(4) the benefits currently available for services provided to children with autism;
(5) study and discussion of an autism registry which would (A) provide accurate numbers of children with autism, (B) improve the understanding of the spectrum of autism disorders and (C) allow for more complete epidemiologic surveys of the autism disorder;
(6) the establishment of a hotline that the parents of children with autism may use to locate services for children with autism;
(7) the creation and design of a financial assistance program for children with autism;
(8) additional funding sources to support programs that provide evidence-based intervention or treatment of autism, including funding for the development of regional centers of excellence for the diagnosis and treatment of autism; and
(9) develop recommendations for the best practices for early evidence-based intervention for children with autism.
Directs the task force to submit a preliminary report with recommendations for legislative changes by November 15, 2007, and the final report by November 15, 2008.
Establishes December 31, 2008 sunset for these provisions.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/138.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2008/138.pdf
Supplementary note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2008/SN0138.pdf
Title: S.B. 138
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Amends provisions of the Teacher Service Scholarship program and creates the Teacher Education Competitive Grant Program. Repeals Mathematics and Science Teacher Scholarship Program, related program folded into Teacher Service Scholarship program.
http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=176225
Title: H.B. 2185
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 |
From supplemental note on S.B. 129:
Changes notification requirements regarding students expelled or suspended from school for committing a school safety violation. Requires a school's chief administrative officer to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of the expulsion or suspension within ten days. Following receipt of this notice, requires the
law enforcement agency to notify the Division of Motor Vehicles, which in turn must immediately suspend the student's driver's license or privilege to operate a
motor vehicle for one year. Clarifies that a student's license or driving privileges are not to be revoked if timely notification is not given.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/129.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=125047
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2008/SN0129.pdf
Title: S.B. 129
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 |
Allows for an additional student count in February to determine if a school district has experienced an increased student enrollment due to an influx of children whose parents are employed by the military. Provides that a district that demonstrates a student population increase of 25 students or 1% is eligible to receive additional state funds.
Bill text: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2159.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2008/2159.pdf
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2008/SN2159.pdf
Title: H.B. 2159
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 |
Doubles speeding fines in school zones. Page 11 of 12: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/8.pdf
Title: S.B. 8
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Adopted 08/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Extends the resident fee privilege to the spouse and dependents of a person in military service who is reassigned from a duty station in Kansas to a duty station elsewhere as long as the spouse or dependent continues to live in Kansas. Also extends the resident fee privilege to persons in the military service, their spouses and dependents as long as the person in the military service is living in Kansas regardless of the person's duty station assignment.
Title: K.A.R. 88-3-8
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 08/2006 |
P-12 |
Changes licensure regulations for teachers of early childhood education.
Title: K.A.R. 91-1-201, -202, and -205
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Directs the state board to determine the high density at-risk pupil weighting of each school district based on enrollment density and high-density of at-risk pupils. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2809.pdf
Title: H.B. 2809
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Provides that whenever the state board determines that a school has failed either to meet the accreditation requirements or standards adopted by the state board
or provide the curriculum required by state law, the state board must notify the district in which the school is located. Requires such notice to specify the accreditation requirements that the school has failed to meet and the curriculum that the school has failed to provide. Encourages the local board, upon receipt of
such notice, to reallocate the resources of the district to remedy all deficiencies identified by the state board. Directs the local board, when making such reallocation, to take into consideration the resource strategies of highly resource-efficient districts as identified in Phase III of the Kansas Education Resource Management Study conducted by Standard and Poor's (March 2006). http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 1
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk education programs and services. Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the preschool-aged at-risk weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk, bilingual and vocational education programs and services.
Requires every local board to annually submit to the state board a report on the preschool-aged at-risk program or assistance provided by the district. Requires this report to include information specifying the number of students who were served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board.
Requires every local board to submit to the state board a report on the bilingual education program and assistance provided by the district. Requires this report to include information specifying the number of pupils who were served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires districts to report expenditures in the manner required by the state board in order to achieve uniform reporting of expenditures in school district budgets. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 2
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Directs every district to conduct an assessment of each attendance center's educational needs. Directs the board to use information obtained from such needs assessment when preparing the district budget. Also directs the board to prepare a summary of the budget for the school district. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 26
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
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 reading assessment during school year 2004-2005 and who is enrolled in a district which maintains an approved proficiency assistance plan. Creates a ''nonproficient pupil weighting'' as an addend component assigned to enrollment of districts on the basis of enrollment of nonproficient pupils. Requires that assistance or programs provided to nonproficient pupils be paid from the at-risk education fund.
Requires every local board to annually submit to the state board a report on the at-risk program or assistance provided by the district. Requires such report to include information specifying the number of at-risk pupils and nonproficient pupils served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board. Specifies that districts must report such information as specified by the state board in order to achieve uniform reporting of the number of at-risk pupils and nonproficient pupils provided service or assistance by school districts in at-risk programs.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 3, 9, 15
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Repealed by H.B. 2809 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Creates a new weighting called the "high density at-risk weighting" for districts with high percentages of students who receive free meals. Those districts with free meal percentages between 40.0% and 49.9% are to receive an additional weighting of 0.04% in the 2006-2007 school year. Districts with 50% or more free meals are to receive an additional weighting of 0.08% in the 2006-2007 school year. Districts with a density of 212.1 students per square mile and a free lunch rate of 35.1% and above will receive an additional weighting of 0.8% during school year 2007-2008.
All weightings increase each year between 2006-2007 and 2008-2009.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
2006 H.B. 2809: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2809.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 5
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a district offering both half-day and full-day kindergarten to impose a fee for enrollment in full-day kindergarten, to cover that portion of the cost of providing full-day kindergarten not paid by the state. Clarifies that this does not require districts to offer or students to attend full-day kindergarten
Authorizes a district to expend amounts received from the at-risk pupil weighting to pay for the cost of providing full-day kindergarten to any
student attending full-day kindergarten whether or not such pupil is an at-risk pupil.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 6, 14
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Relates to school districts; relates to changing board member district boundaries; relates to assessed valuation of school districts.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2585.pdf
Title: H.B. 2585
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
Adopted 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Memorializes the President and Congress to make a serious commitment to improving the quality of the nation's public schools by substantially increasing its funding for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Higher Education Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and other educational related programs.
Requests that the President, U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Education offer the various states waivers, exemptions or whatever flexibility is possible regarding the requirements of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in any year that federal funding for public K-12 education is decreased to prevent states from spending state and local resources on activities that have not proven effective in raising student achievement and may not be the priority of an individual state.
Encourages other states to pass similar resolutions. Directs the secretary of state to send an enrolled copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and each member of the Kansas legislative delegation.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2006_1618.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 1618
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Establishes the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program as a three-year pilot program to encourage qualified individuals and families to establish family postsecondary savings accounts. Defines qualified individuals and families as Kansas residents whose household income is not more than 200% of the federal poverty level at the time of application. Provides that the amount of contributions made to an account by a participant will be matched by the state on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to $600, if the participant contributes at least $100 in each calendar year in which the account is open. Limits program to 400 participants in FY2007, 800 participants in FY2008 and 1200 participants in FY 2009. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/332.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2006/332.pdf
Title: S.B. 332
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
Postsec. |
Establishes a pilot project by the state board of regents for the acquisition of supplies, materials, equipment, goods, property, articles, products or services. Directs the board to select two state educational institutions to participate in the project. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/52.pdf
Conference committee report: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB52.pdf
Title: S.B. 52
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Rural |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Defines 'extraordinary declining enrollment' as a district enrollment which has declined during the preceding three school years at a rate of at least 5% per year or by at least 50 students per year, whichever is greater. Bars the board of any district with extraordinary declining enrollment from authorizing the issuance of any bonds for the construction of a new building without having first advised and consulted with the joint committee on state building construction. Following a hearing between the local board and the committee, directs the committee to make a recommendation on the advisability of the proposed issuance of bonds. Requires a copy of the committee's recommendation to be provided to the district and to the state board of education within 15 days of the date of the hearing.
Provides that if the joint committee recommends against the issuance of any bonds for the construction of a new building and if the district proceeds to issue bonds for such construction, the district is not entitled to state aid for such bonds.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 4
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Provides that if a hearing officer is appointed to hear an appeal of an extended-term suspension or expulsion, the local board must render its decision not later than the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board following the date of the conclusion of the hearing of the appeal by the hearing officer. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/485.pdf
Title: S.B. 485
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Concerns school districts; relates to consolidation, state aid and the assessed valuation of districts and the levying of school taxes; provides for revenue transfers. Increases from two to three years the amount of time that school districts that consolidate may maintain the combined general fund budgets of the two districts. provides that the capital outlay state aid program for the newly consolidated district is based on the state aid percentage of each of the former districts for the year following consolidation and the next two school years. Provides that the percentage will be the highest rate of the former districts. Provides that the same calculation and timeframe is applied to capital improvement state aid.
Bill text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=106932
Conference committee report brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB481.pdf
Title: S.B. 481
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes the special education teacher service scholarship to award up to 50 scholarships a year of $3,000 a semester to Kansas residents with teacher certification who are accepted for admission to or enrolled in a program leading to licensure/endorsement to teach special education, and are in good standing at their postsecondary institution. Scholarship recipients must begin teaching special education within 6 months after licensure and agree to teach special education at an accredited public or private school in the state for at least 3 years. Establishes procedures for scholarship recipients to pay back monies with interest upon failure to satisfy any obligations of the agreement. Establishes in the state treasury the special education teacher service scholarship program fund and the special education teacher service scholarship repayment fund..
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2578.pdf
Title: H.B. 2578 Section 1-8
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Standards |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Revises 72-6439 related to standards and assessments. Changes frequency of curriculum standards review from every 3 years to every 7 years. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 22
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes the teacher education scholarship program, to be administered by the state board of regents. Provides scholarships to a Kansas resident with demonstrated scholastic ability who has teacher certification and has been teaching in an accredited school for at least 4 years and has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled in a master's program in education. Also provides scholarships to a Kansas resident with demonstrated scholastic ability who holds an associate's degree and has been employed at an accredited school for at least 4 years and has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled in a program leading to teacher certification.
Provides that scholarships must be awarded first to qualified students enrolled in a course of instruction leading to teacher licensure in a teaching discipline for which the board determines is the greatest need. Provides that scholarships may cover up to 100% of tuition and fees in a public teacher education program or up to 100% of the average of tuition and fees at a nonpublic teacher education program. Requires scholarship recipients to begin teaching in Kansas within 6 months of licensure, and to teach in an accredited public or private elementary or secondary school for at least one year for each 15 credit hours of assistance received. Establishes procedures for scholarship recipients to pay back monies with interest upon failure to satisfy any obligations of the agreement.
Creates in the state treasury the teacher education scholarship program fund and the teacher education scholarship repayment fund.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2578.pdf
Title: H.B. 2578 Section 9-17
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Removes residency requirement from eligibility requirements for Kansas National Guard scholarships. Increases maximum years of national guard service (for scholarship eligibility) from 15 to 20.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/305.pdf
Title: S.B. 305
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Establishes the Kansas Foster Child Educational Assistance Act. Provides that the purpose of the act is to establish an educational assistance program under which eligible foster children receive tuition waivers to any area vocational school, area vocational-technical school, community college, municipal university, state educational institution or technical college. Requires participating foster children to pay all fees charged by the state postsecondary institution that are not directly required for the courses in the student's educational program. Requires participating student, as condition of continuing eligibility, to remain in good standing at the postsecondary institution and make satisfactory progress toward completion of the requirements of the educational program in which the eligible foster child is enrolled.
Directs the secretary to publish an annual report on the Kansas foster child educational assistance act and to present the report to the legislature. Requires the annual report to account for the ways in which the purpose of this act have been carried out. Requires the recommendations to note what changes are necessary to better address the purposes of the program.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/85.pdf
Title: S.B. 85 Section 1-10
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Creates new sections related to school crossing guards. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/344.pdf
Title: S.B. 344
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
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://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2513.pdf
Title: H.B. 2513
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science as either:
(1) An accelerated residential, or on-line distance learning program for Kansas high school-age pupils who are academically talented in science and mathematics; or
(2) a rigorous, two-year program of college coursework tailored to individual abilities and taught by the faculty of a postsecondary educational institution designated by the board, or
(3) both. Both options are to allow gifted students to earn college credits and a high school diploma at the same time. Requires the state board of regents to determine whether KAMS is a residential program, a distance learning program or a combination of on-line and in person course work, seminars and learning activities.
Defines eligible students. Requires the state board of regents to prescribe the curriculum of KAMS, including coursework in mathematics through calculus II, chemistry, biology, physics, computer science, English and history. Specifies that the course of study for KAMS pupils must be subject to the state board's approval and must be designed to meet both the high school graduation requirements and the requirements for an associate of arts or an associate of science degree.
Requires the state board of regents to establish fees for students attending the KAMS program, which must be paid by the school district where the student is enrolled but must not exceed the base state aid per pupil.
Allows a total of at least 40 pupils to be admitted to KAMS. Requires 20 of the students to be chosen based on residence with no more than five residing in a single congressional district. Requires the remaining 20 pupils to be chosen without regard to residence in the state. Allows the Board of Regents the authority to expand the number of students beyond 40, but the same geographic distribution apply.
Gives the board authority to aid regent institutions in developing short-term summer academies and requires budget requests to include funds for operating such academies, which may be residential or use the KAN-ED system.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/139.pdf
Title: S.B. 139
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Allows gifted students in grades 9-12 to participate in dual enrollment program (program eligibility previously limited to students in grades 11 and 12). Authorizes technical colleges to participate in dual enrollment program. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2575.pdf
Title: H.B. 2575
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec. |
Authorizes Kansas Comprehensive Grant Program awards to Kansas residents enrolled at Kansas institutions accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education if students at those institutions received the award in FY 2006 and if the institutions are actively pursuing accreditation by the Higher Learning
Commission of the North Central Association by FY 2007. Provisions expire in FY 2011 or when the institutions receive North Central accreditation, whichever comes first. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2695.pdf
Title: H.B. 2695
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Separates the statutes governing personnel evaluations for employees of community colleges from those for employees of school districts and area vocational-technical schools. Creates new section identifyingn the guidelines and criteria evaluation policies of community college employees must meet. Creates new section requiring evaluation of community college employee to be presented to employee and for employee to provide written acknowledgement of such presentation. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/436.pdf
Title: S.B. 436
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Standards |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Changes frequency of review of curriculum standards from every 3 years to every 7 years. Clarifies language about high academic standards for the core academic areas. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/329.pdf
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/329.pdf
Title: S.B. 330
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 |
Makes changes to the School District Finance and Quality Performance Act, other school funding legislation, and enact policies relating to the state department, the Courts, and the Legislature. The bill provides for increases in Base State Aid Per Pupil (BSAPP), reimposes correlation weighting, and establishes a Local Activities Budget of 2 percent of the school district general fund budget. The bill appropriates
funding totaling $119,000,000 in FY 2006 and $20,000,000 in FY 2007 for various state aid programs. The bill funds the Skills for Success
Program in FY 2007, and makes other policy changes, including, for example: School District Budget Deadline – For the 2005-06 school year
only, the school district budget deadline for filing the budget with county clerks would be delayed from August 25 to September 7. For the 2005-06 school year only, the cap on the school district contingency fund would be increased from 4 percent to 6 percent of the school district's general fund budget. Requires that at least 65 percent of the moneys appropriated, distributed, or otherwise provided by the state to school districts would be expended in the classroom or used for instructional purposes as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics. School District Administrative Reorganization Plan – Requires the state board to design an administrative reorganization plan for all
school districts. Provides that no money from a school district's general fund can be spent for attorney fees or other costs in support of litigation against the State of Kansas or any state officer, official, agent, or agency. No money from a school district's general fund can be used by a district for lobbying. Computer Reporting System – Adds a provision that the Kansas Department of Education is to have the new computer reporting system required by 2005 HB 2247 in use by December 31, 2005. Teacher Bonuses – Allows the preschool at-risk, atrisk,
bilingual, and vocational education funds to carry forward balances or be used for teacher bonuses when the teachers' efforts resulted in achievement of mastery of basic reading skills based on State Board guidelines (preschool at-risk and at-risk funds); in achievement of English for ESL students.
http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2005special/SN0003.pdf
Title: S.B. 3
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires every accredited school to teach the subjects and areas of instruction adopted by the state board of education as of January 1, 2005. Requires every accredited high school to also teach the subjects and areas of instruction necessary to meet the graduation requirements adopted by the state board of education as of January 1, 2005. Requires the state board to design subjects and areas of instruction to achieve the following goals established by the legislature to allow for the:
(1) Development of sufficient oral and written communication skills which enable students to function in a complex and rapidly changing society;
(2) acquisition of sufficient knowledge of economic, social and political systems which enable students to understand the issues that affect the community, state and nation;
(3) development of students' mental and physical wellness;
(4) development of knowledge of the fine arts to enable students to appreciate the cultural and historical heritage of others;
(5) training or preparation for advanced training in either academic or vocational fields so as to enable students to choose and pursue life work intelligently;
(6) development of sufficient levels of academic or vocational skills to enable students to compete favorably in academics and the job market;
and
(7) needs of students requiring special education services.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 6)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Establishes the 2010 Commission. States that the commission shall cease to exist on December 31, 2010. Requires the commission to:
(a) Conduct continuous and on-going monitoring of the implementation and operation of the school district finance and quality performance
act and other provisions of law relating to school finance and the quality performance accreditation system;
(b) evaluate the school district finance and quality performance act and determine if there is a fair and equitable relationship between the costs of the weighted components and assigned weightings;
(c) determine if existing weightings should be adjusted;
(d) determine if additional school district operations should be weighted;
(e) review the amount of base state aid per pupil and determine if the amount should be adjusted;
(f) evaluate the reform and restructuring components of the act and assess the impact thereof;
(g) evaluate the system of financial support, reform and restructuring of public education in Kansas and in other states to ensure that the Kansas system is efficient and effective;
(h) conduct other studies, as directed by the legislative coordinating council, relating to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof;
(i) conduct hearings and receive and consider suggestions from teachers, parents, the department of education, the state board of education,
other governmental officers and agencies and the general public concerning suggested improvements in the educational system and the financing thereof;
(j) appoint advisory committees when deemed necessary. Such advisory committees shall conduct hearings and seek a wide variety of input from individuals and groups affected by and concerned with the quality, efficiency and cost of public elementary and secondary education in Kansas. Such individuals and groups shall include, but not be limited to, teachers, parents, students, the department of education, the state board of education, other governmental officers and agencies, professional educational organizations and associations, the business community, institutions of higher education, other persons who have an interest in the quality and efficiency of elementary and secondary education in Kansas and members of the general public interested in the improvement in the state's educational system and the financing thereof.
(k) make any recommendation it deems is necessary to guide the legislature to fulfill goals established by the legislature in meeting its constitutional duties of the legislature to: (A) Provide for intellectual, educational, vocational and scientific improvement in public schools established and maintained by the state; and (B) make suitable provision for the finance of the educational interests of the state;
(l) examine the availability of revenues to ensure adequate funding of elementary and secondary education in the state;
(m) examine school district efficiencies and whether districts are using best practices to deliver a high quality level of services and programs;
(n) examine school district consolidation and impediments thereto;
(o) examine voluntary activities, including extracurricular activities, which affect educational costs;
(p) monitor and evaluate associations and organizations that promote or regulate voluntary or extracurricular activities including, but not limited to, the Kansas state high school activities association;
(q) conduct other studies, as directed by the legislature, relating to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof;
(r) make and submit annual reports to the legislature on the work of the commission concerning recommendations of the commission relating
to the improving, reforming or restructuring of the educational system and the financing thereof and other topics of study directed to the commission by the legislative coordinating council. Such report also shall include recommendations for legislative changes and shall be submitted to the legislature on or before December 31 of each year.
Shifts responsibility for matters or issues relating to school finance from the legislative educational planning committee.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 7-9)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires districts to report expenditures by categories as directed by the department of education and requires the department to verify costs incurred by school districts providing programs required by law and the number of pupils enrolled in such programs. Requires the state board to implement a uniform, Web-based data reporting system for districts to allow any person to analyze and compare district financial and performance data.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 1-2)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires the state board to develop nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages made available to public school students during the school day. Requires the state board of education to consult with other state agencies, private foundations and other private entities in developing such guidelines, and to give particular attention to providing healthful foods and beverages, physical activities and wellness education with the goals of preventing and reducing childhood obesity. Requires local boards to consider these guidelines when establishing the district's wellness policy.
http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/searchBillNumber.do
Title: S.B. 154
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Creates a school district audit team within the division of post audit. Requires the school district audit team to conduct performance
audits and monitor school district funding and other oversight issues through audit work as directed by the 2010 commission. States that the topics for school district performance audits may include:
(1) The accuracy of school expenditures, reports or other information;
(2) how school districts use the funding received from the state;
(3) the relationship between school funding levels and costs;
(4) the weights of various education program components or the level
of equity achieved by the funding system;
(5) whether funding levels for education programs or students are
keeping up with the actual costs school districts report;
(6) the basis for changes in school district costs;
(7) the reasonableness of the amount and type of actual or budgeted
expenditures compared with historical costs or with costs of other districts;
(8) options for modifying the school funding formula;
(9) other finance issues identified as needing further study;
(10) whether a school district has adequate operating or administrative
procedures and fiscal controls and whether it is efficiently managed;
(11) best practices or innovative procedures, practices or controls operating
within any school districts that could present opportunities for
other school districts to operate more efficiently; and
(12) any other topic as directed by the 2010 commission.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 4-5)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires the division of post audit to conduct a professional cost study analysis to determine the costs of delivering the K-12 curriculum, related services and other programs mandated by state statute in accredited schools. Such review must include high school graduation requirements, admissions requirements established by the state board of regents, state scholarship requirement, and courses of instruction at various grade levels required by state statute; a study of actual costs for regular as well as special programs such as at-risk programs, bilingual education and special education; a study of the factors which may contribute to the variations in costs incurred by districts of various sizes and in various regions of the state when providing services or programs; a review of relevant studies that assess whether there is a correlation
between amounts spent on education and student performance; and other areas of review.
The report must be delivered to the legislature on or before the first day of the 2006 legislative session.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 3)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Facilities |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Establishes procedures for local tax levies. Establishes in every district a fund called the teacher salary enhancement fund. Creates a formula for determining a district's cost of living weighting. Authorizes any balance remaining in a district's vocational education fund at the end of the budget year to be carried forward into the vocational education fund for succeeding budget years; makes other changes. Changes ''state prescribed percentage'' to 27% for school year 2005-2006, 29% for school year 2006-2007 and 30% for school year 2007-2008 and each school year thereafter. Allows any district that has adopted a local option budget for school year 2004-2005 in an amount equal to the state prescribed in effect prior to the effective date of this act to adopt a local option budget for school year 2005-2006 in an amount equal to the state prescribed percentage in effect on July 1, 2005, by adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall not be subject to protest or election. Modifies ''statutorily prescribed mill rate.'' Bars school districts from adopt or renew a resolution imposing a tax levy in excess of the statutorily prescribed mill rate.
Creates new sections defining ''extraordinary declining enrollment'' as an enrollment which has declined during the preceding three school years at an average rate of at least 5% or by at least 50 pupils, and setting forth rules for bonds and tax levies in districts experiencing such enrollment losses.
States that for school year 2005-2006, districts shall not be paid supplemental general state aid for that portion of the local option budget in excess of the state prescribed percentage in effect prior to the effective date of this act.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 19-29)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Creates a new formula for determining each district's special education allocation. Specifies that if the appropriation for special education and related services is insufficient to pay in full the amount of state aid each school district is entitled to receive for the school year, the state board must prorate the amount appropriated among all school districts.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 10-11)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Amends pupil definitions and weighting. Repeals language referring to ''correlation weighting.'' Adds new language referring to ''cost of living weighting.'' Includes at-risk education fund as part of the ''program weighted fund. Raises base state aid per pupil from $3,890 to $4,222. Rewrites section relating to low enrollment weighting formula. Amends bilingual education program weighting and at-risk pupil weighting. Creates new section establishing in every district a fund called the at-risk education fund.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38800
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37465
Title: H.B. 2247 (section 12-18)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Sets parameters for self-administration of medication. Notes: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN0010.pdf
Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38826
Title: S.B. 10
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Concerns the department of health and environment; relates to the director of health; concerns infectious and contagious diseases, use of quarantine and isolation for minors and persons over 18 or emancipated minors who refuse vaccination, requires tuberculosis evaluations for certain students who enter college or university classrooms.
Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2264.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37087
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN2264.pdf
Title: H.B. 2264
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Extends tuition and fee waiver to spouse and dependents of any prisoner of war or any Kansas resident who, as United States military personnel was killed in action on or after September 11, 2001 while performing military service. Reduces maximum number of semesters of waived tuition from 12 to 10 for persons starting such instruction on or after July 1, 2005.
Authorizes resident fees to be charged any dependent or spouse of a person in military service who is reassigned from Kansas to another duty station so long as such dependent or spouse continues to reside in Kansas.
Bill text: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2072.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=34917
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38400
Title: H.B. 2072
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Allows the board of education of any school district, any teacher of mathematics, science, physics, chemistry or biology, and a business firm to enter a partnership agreement under which such business firm agrees to employ such teacher in a position that requires mathematics or science skills commensurate with the classes that the teacher regularly teaches when school is not regularly in session. Provides the business with a state income tax credit of 25%, or 30% for a teacher teaching in a school district in a rural community, underserved area, or underperforming urban area. Limits the total amount of credits for the program per fiscal year to $500,000. Limits the total amount of credits per congressional district to $125,000.
Establishes the mathematics and science teacher service scholarship program, which grants up to 50 new scholarships each year to qualified students who are Kansas residents working toward certification to teach math or science in grades 6-12 and who agree to teach in an accredited public or private school in Kansas for at least four years. Creates in the state treasury the mathematics and science teacher service scholarship program fund and the mathematics and science teacher service scholarship repayment fund.
Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/138.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=36145
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38088
Title: S.B. 138
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes the state board of regents to allow any state institution of higher education to convert all classified staff employee positions or any portion thereof in the institution to the unclassified service of state employment. Those classified staff employees whose positions are converted from classified to unclassified status shall retain all health and flexible benefits and leave and retirement benefits provided to them under the state classified employee system. Establishes parameters of such actions. Specifies that these newly designated unclassified employees must be referred to as ''university support staff'' and the university of Kansas medical center must be considered a state institution of higher education separate from the university of Kansas, Lawrence, and its campuses. Provides that nothing in this act shall affect the representation rights of collective bargaining organizations that represent employees of a state institution of higher education, nor shall the provisions of this act affect any term or condition of any collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of this act. Revises statute 75-2935 to include in the definition of "unclassified service" positions at state institutions of higher education that have been converted to unclassified positions per the provisions above.
Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/74.pdf
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN0074.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2006/74.pdf
Title: S.B. 74
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Community College |
Sets forth parameters for contracts by local districts, board of trustees of a community college or the governing body of a technical college.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/48.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35050
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37380
Title: S.B. 48 (section 1-9)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Incorporates the changes made by the U.S. Congress to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act into state statutes. The major changes include the following: Allows school districts to spend up to 15 percent of the federal funding they receive on early intervention services. The bill requires a meeting or provide the option of mediation to resolve conflicts between parents and the school district prior to a due process hearing. Requires that hearing officer decisions be based on whether the school provides a free appropriate education, not on technical violations of procedural requirements except under certain conditions, and provides a two-year statute of limitations for bringing complaints.Allows a school district to recover attorney's fees for frivolous complaints. Provides for the conduct of an individual education
plan (IEP) meeting and the content of the IEP and prohibits a school district from having its attorney present at the IEP meeting unless the parents are represented by an attorney at the meeting. Expands the definition of "parent" to include foster parents, if they are appointed the education advocate of an exceptional child. Authorizes the state board to participate in any pilot project authorized by federal law. Clarifies that it is the duty of the school district to identify disabled children who are homeless and who are limited English proficient.Requires that all records of an exceptional child who transfers from one school district to another be transferred with the child or as soon thereafter as possible.
Specifies what school districts must do when a child who receives special education services transfers from one school district to another.
Specifies numerous requirements for the discipline of children with disabilities. Requires parental consent for evaluation and for the initial provision of services. Retains current law as it pertains to the ages when transition services must be provided (age 14) but adds the requirement, in conformity with federal law, that the child's IEP include appropriate measurable postsecondary education goals based on age-appropriate transition assessments. Notes: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN2331.pdf Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38808
Title: H.B. 2331 (multiple provisions)
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Removes the teacher licensure fee limitation and allows the state board of education to set the fee for all Kansas teachers and administrators.
Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38642
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35497
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37240
Title: S.B. 42
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Eliminates 10-year cap on number of years a national board-certified teacher may receive the $1,000 annual incentive bonus. Authorizes the state board of education to provide scholarships of $1,100 each to teachers who are accepted to participate in the national board for professional teaching standards program for initial certification, and to provide scholarships of $500 each to teachers who are accepted to participate in the national board for professional teaching standards program for renewal of certification.
For purposes of the teacher service scholarship program, amends definition of ''hard-to-fill teaching discipline'' to include grades 5-12 math and science, makes other minor changes.
Bill as enacted: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/48.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=35050
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37380
Title: S.B. 48 (section 10-12)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
HB 2331 amends statutes governing the National Board Certification program. Under current law, teachers attaining National
Board Certification receive an annual salary bonus from the state of $1,000 for the ten years of the certification period. The bill removes the ten-year limit to allow the salary bonus to be provided for those teachers who are re-certified for an additional ten years. In addition, teachers participating in the standards program prior to initial certification currently receive a scholarship to assist with the costs of the program. The bill codifies this scholarship at $1,100 and also provides for a $500 scholarship to assist with the costs of the re-certification program. The bill amends the statutes governing the Teacher Service Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to students who are planning to teach in a hard-to-fill discipline or underserved geographic area. Under current law, a hard-to fill discipline is defined as one in which there is a critical shortage of teachers as determined by the Board of Education. HB 2331 specifically adds math and science instruction for grades five through 12 to the definition. Notes: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38253 Full text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=38808
Title: H.B. 2331 (multiple provisions)
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Demographics--Enrollments |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Relates to enrollment. For this purpose, defines "pupils" as students who are dependents of a fulltime active duty member of the military service or miliary reserve who are engaged in mobilizing for war, international peacekeeping missions, national emergency, or homeland defense activities. Establishes a second date for enrollment count on February 20 for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. Adds that if the number of pupils enrolled in a district in those school years on February 20 has increased from the number of pupils enrolled in the district on September 20 of the same school year by at least 25 pupils or by a number equal to 1% or more of the district's enrollment, the enrollment of the district for the school year will be that from the February 20 count.
Bill text: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-bills/showBill.do?id=37742
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN2059.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2006/2059.pdf
Title: H.B. 2059
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to community colleges; repeals language concerning contracts with institutions located in another state. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/9.pdf
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN0009.pdf
Title: S.B. 9
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
Postsec. |
Relates to postsecondary education tuition fees; relates to applicants with the greatest financial need who were in foster care on a specified date; provides for five new applicants in any academic year; provides that expenditures for the tuition waiver program by the department of social and rehabilitation services shall not exceed a certain percentage of the federal award; relates to a family postsecondary education savings account; provides a tax exemption and tax levies.
Title: H.B. 2937
Source: StateNet |
Attendance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Section 1: Allows student age 16 or 17 to be exempt from compulsory attendance requirements if student is regularly enrolled in a school and is concurrently enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution. Makes provisions applicable to children from and after July 1, 1997. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2795.pdf
Title: H.B. 2795 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Requires a person or organization sponsoring a distinctive license plate to submit to the Division of Vehicles a nonrefundable amount not to exceed $10,000 to defray the division's cost for developing the distinctive license plate; discontinues issuance of distinctive license plates and educational institution license plates in quantities of fewer that 500 plates. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2947.pdf and http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2004/SN2947.pdf and http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2004/2947.pdf
Title: H.B. 2947
Source: StateNet |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Concerns the computation of the amount of state financial aid received by school districts that consolidate;
establishes the Center for Innovative School Leadership; establishes membership requirements of school site councils, allows self-administration of asthma or allergy medication by student. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/304.pdf Supplemental Note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2004/SN0304.pdf Fiscal Note: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2004/304.pdf
Title: S.B. 304
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec. |
Provides procedures for a certificate of approval and the revocation therefor for private and out-of- state postsecondary educational institutions; creates the Workforce Development Loan Program for vocational and technical training loans; exempts Family Postsecondary Education Savings Accounts from garnishment; relates to out-district tuition of a municipal university and county taxation for the payment of such tuition for students.
Title: H.B. 2795
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec. |
Concerns certain nonresidents deemed to be residents for purposes of tuition and other fees at postsecondary educational institutions; makes provisions for persons without lawful immigration status under certain circumstances. Would provide that individuals who have attended a Kansas high school or who have lived in Kansas for three years and are a student at a postsecondary education institution are considered residents of the state for the purpose of tuition and fees. Would allow undocumented immigrants, who are currently required to pay non-resident tuition, to pay resident tuition.
Title: H.B. 2145
Source: StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
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 or disapproval of an application. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2558.pdf
Title: H.B. 2558
Source: StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Regulates distinctive license plates; requires an organization sponsoring a distinctive license plate to submit a nonrefundable fee; creates the distinctive license plate fund to deposit the distinctive license plate application fees; discontinues issuance of distinctive license plates in small quantities; provides for issuance of educational institution license plates, firefighter license plates and the helping schools license plate. Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2143.pdf and supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2004/SN2143.pdf
Title: H.B. 2143
Source: StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Specifies that university or community college or school district campus police officers fall under state definition of "law enforcement officer"; accordingly amends definition of assault, aggravated assault, battery and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. Strikes superfluous language on the powers of university police officers. Specifies the powers and duties of campus police officers employed by a community college or school district. Requires every local board to approve a policy requiring a student's parents or guardians to be notified when the student is taken into custody by a campus police officer. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/136.pdf
Title: S.B. 136
Source: StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Authorizes districts to discuss issues relating to consolidation of such districts. Specifies that such meetings may be held within the boundaries of any of the districts proposing to form the consolidated district. (Under previous statute, districts were authorized only to enter into agreements to consolidate two or more districts, not to enter into discussions thereof). http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/373.pdf
Title: S.B. 373
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Proscribes general guidelines the state board must adopt in establishing rules on the transfer of territory between districts through a mediation process. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2592.pdf
Title: H.B. 2592
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Requires the state board to assist in the implementation of personal financial literacy instructional programs, to include consumer financial education, personal finance and personal credit. Requires the state board to create standards and objectives for personal finance literacy for all grade levels as part of the current math curriculum or another appropriate subject-matter curriculum. Requires the state board to encourage districts to choose math, economics and other such textbooks that substantively address areas of personal finance. Requires the state board to create curriculum, materials and guidelines for implementing the program of instruction on personal financial literacy. Adds that accredited nonpublic schools may use the state board-developed curriculum, materials and guidelines, and specifies that local board use of these curriculum, materials and guidelines is voluntary rather than mandatory. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/74.pdf
Title: S.B. 74
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Concerns school districts; relates to the capital outlay fund. Allows districts greater freedom when attempting to win voter approval of a millage vote for capital cost. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/83.pdf
Title: S.B. 83
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Governance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Repeals section 25-1904 of the state statutes, which describes the method by which state board members are to be elected. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2179.pdf
Title: H.B. 2179
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Makes it optional rather than mandatory for each member district of Johnson County to have a five-member advisory board. Modifies membership and election provisions. Specifies that the board of education may adopt a resolution exempting the school district from the advisory board requirements related to having an advisory board, membership, election and duties, provided certain prerequisites are met.
http://www.kslegislature.org/enrollbills/approved/2003/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Leadership |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
On or before October 1 of each year, requires the board of education of each school district to provide to a newspaper of general
circulation within the district a statement showing the name, position and salary of the superintendent, deputy superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors, principals and any other administrator with districtwide responsibilities of such school district.
Expires on June 30, 2006. http://www.kslegislature.org/enrollbills/approved/2003/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local boards to (1) enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards for the establishment, operation and maintenance of preschool programs;
(2) Contract with private, nonprofit corporations or associations or with any public or private agency or institution for the establishment, operation and maintenance of preschool programs.
(3) Prescribe and collect fees for providing preschool programs.
States that fees for providing preschool programs may only recover the costs incurred for operating preschool programs. Requires revenues from fees collected by a board for a preschool program to be deposited in the general fund of the school district and to be considered reimbursements to the district for the purpose of the school district finance and quality performance act. Allows such revenues to be expended
whether the same have been budgeted or not and amounts so expended shall not be considered operating expenses. http://www.kslegislature.org/enrollbills/approved/2003/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. |
Concerns financing of certain post secondary municipal educational institutions; relates to out-district tuition and tax levies. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2343.pdf
Title: H.B. 2343
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Requires full-time community college employees to undergo the following evaluations: During the first two consecutive years of employement, the employee must be evaluated at least once a semester, unless the employee does not work for the complete semester. During the third and fourth years of employment, every employee is to be evaluated at least once every academic year. After the fourth year of employment, every employee must be evaluated at least once every three years. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Allows Kansas City board to establish and maintain a public library and branch libraries, to be paid for from general, building and retirement funds in the same fashion as school expenditures. To maintain this library and branches, the board is authorized to levy taxes. Authorizes the board to increase mill levy and establishes procedures for this activity.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Amends the Uniform Commercial Drivers' Licensing Act. Creates new section allowing the driving skills test for a school bus endorsement to be waived until September 30, 2005 if the applicant is currently licensed, has experience driving a school bus, has a good driving record and meets other specified criteria. Creates new section forbidding driver to enter into a diversion agreement instead of criminal proceedings preventing a driver's conviction, except a parking violation, in any type of motor vehicle from appearing on the driver's record, regardless of whether or not the offense was committed in the state in which the driver is licensed. Defines a school bus as a commercial motor vehicle, not including a bus used as a common carrier. Defines as a "serious traffic violation" the driving of a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order. Creates a commercial drivers' license endorsement authorizing holder to drive school buses. Modifies and adds to the circumstances disqualifying a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for specified periods of
time http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2220.pdf
Title: H.B. 2220
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Modifies definition of juvenile detention facility to clarify that such shall not be a jail and may include specified treatment facilities. http://www.kslegislature.org/enrollbills/approved/2003/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Requires every local board to approve a written staff evaluation policy. This policy must include evaluation procedures for all employees, require all evaluations to be made in writing and to be kept in the employee's personnel file for at least three years after the evaluation is completed, require every employee in the first two successive years of employment to be evaluated by the 60th day of the semester, and at least once each semester during those first two consecutive years. During the third and fourth year of employment, every employee is to be evaluated at least once every academic year by February 15. After the fourth year of employment, every employee must be evaluated a minimum of once every three years by February 15 of the school year in which the employee is evaluated. Requires the state board, upon a request from any board, to aid in developing or modifying personnel evaluation policies.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Amends language relating to hearings provided upon notice of nonrenewal or termination of contracts of employment. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/119.pdf
Title: S.B. 119
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
State Policymaking |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
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 hearing before adopting a rule. Deletes language referring to voting and filing procedures. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/118.pdf
Title: S.B. 118
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Renames the state inservice education opportunities act the education professional development act. Deletes language referring to funding levels for professional development in 1990s; retains language regarding level of state funding of district professional development programs. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2006.pdf
Title: H.B. 2006
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Adopted 11/2002 |
Postsec. |
Establishes rules considering the adoption of proposed amended rules and regulations of the Kansas State Treasurer on a permanent basis. Implements the Kansas postsecondary education savings program (known as Learning Quest). Addresses both regulations are proposed for amendment in order to implement L. 2002, Ch. 104, Sec. 2 as well as to reflect changes to 26 U.S.C. Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code and developing Internal Revenue Service interpretations of Section 529. Establishes standards for determining when a contribution must be considered an 'excess contribution'. Addresses procedures for preventing excess contributions on behalf of a designated beneficiary.
Title: KAR 3-2-2, -3
Source: StateNet |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 07/2002 |
P-12 |
Supplemental Education Services Application; closing date: August 15, 2002 (http://www.ksde.org/sfp/titleI/supplementalsvc.doc)
Source: Kansas Department of Education Web site |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 |
Defines "charter school;" establishes requirements of charter schools. Requires that charter schools be nonsectarian and established as means of providing new opportunities for attaining specified educational goals. Makes state board approval of charter application contingent upon determination whether charter school can reasonably be expected to accomplish the program goals established; allows state board to deny charter if program goals can be accomplished without the school's becoming a charter. Eliminates language establishing maximum of 30 charter school petitions to be approved. Makes charter renewal contingent upon demonstration to local and state board of progress towards achievement of program goals. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/402.pdf
Title: S.B. 402
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 |
Concerns certain school districts and the computation of state financial aid; relates to powers and duties of schools and school districts; relates to consolidation of districts and the transfer of territory; provides that the State Board of Education must provide for a community service program to be offered to all accredited high schools in the state.
Title: S.B. 551
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 |
The bill specifies that the State Board of Regents will serve as the representative of the public postsecondary education system before the Governor and the Legislature. (Under current law, the State Board of Regents is assigned the role of advocating for adequate resources and sufficient authority to enable postsecondary institutions to achieve their missions.) The State Board of Regents is directed to develop and
implement, in conjunction with the postsecondary educational institutions, a comprehensive plan for coordinating all program offerings by
postsecondary educational institutions. Commencing on July 1, 2004, the state board of regents shall have authority to review and approve institutional improvement plans, and, on the basis of each plan, shall develop and implement a performance agreement with each postsecondary educational institution. Performance agreements shall incorporate the goals, priorities, policies and mission objectives identified in the institutional improvement plans, and the performance measures, which will be used to demonstrate compliance and progress. (e) Commencing on July 1, 2005, each postsecondary educational institution's receipt of new state funds shall be contingent on achieving compliance with its performance agreement. The state board shall determine the amount of new state funds to be received by each postsecondary educational institution, taking into account the postsecondary educational institution's level of compliance with its performance agreement and the funds available for distribution. The State Board of Regents is directed to develop a unified budget for state funding of postsecondary educational institutions, present that budget to the Governor and the Legislature each year, and receive and allocate the state funds appropriated for funding of postsecondary educational institutions in accord with legislative directives, except for allocations based on institutional performance allocations. (This replaces the current law which directs the State Board to approve for state funding purposes educational programs, courses of instruction, and out-district program and course locations and to review budget and state funding requests of postsecondary educational institutions in order to present a unified budget for higher education.)
Title: S.B. 647
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
No Child Left Behind |
Active 06/2002 |
P-12 |
2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://www.ksde.org/sfp/consolidatedapplication/
Source: Kansas Department of Education Web site |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to the teacher service scholarship program and the national guard educational assistance program. Eliminates requirement that eligible guard member have had military service or basic military training before entering the national guard. Modifies administration of national guard educational assistance program. Addresses program funding. Reduces term of service participating national guard member must complete to remain in program. Establishes Kansas national guard educational assistance program repayment fund. Establishes teacher service scholarship program. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/2642.pdf
Title: H.B. 2642
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to the Postsecondary Education Savings Account Program; exempts monies held in a family postsecondary education account from claims of support creditors; establishes exceptions. Allows any person to make deposits into account. Eliminates certain language regarding account withdrawals. Defines nonqualified withdrawal as any withdrawal made within one year of establishment of account. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/403.pdf
Title: S.B. 403
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
The board of trustees shall have custody of and be responsible for the property of the community college and shall be responsible for the operation, management and control of the college. The board has the power to enter into interlocal cooperation agreements in the same manner as public agencies under the interlocal cooperation act, including interlocal cooperation agreements authorizing the creation of a separate legal entity.
Title: H.B. 2831
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 |
Increases number of preschool-aged at-risk pupils to be counted for participation in Head Start programs; adds Clarence M. Kelley Transitional Living Center and King's Achievement Center to list of facilities defined as juvenile detention facilities; states that district payments to these facilities are not district operating expenses; allows districts sending pupils to these facilities to receive state grants. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/2094.pdf
Title: H.B. 2094
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 |
Modifies definition of "employee" and "final average salary" in section relating to the Kansas public employees retirement system and systems thereunder. Modifies section relating to purchase of participating service. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/2621.pdf
Title: H.B. 2621
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Technology--Funding Issues |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 |
Relates to funding and requirements for contracts with telecommunications carriers for provision of broadband access of the KAN-ED network; relates to a broadband technology-based network to which schools, libraries and hospitals may connect for broadband Internet access and intranet access for distance learning. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/614.pdf
Title: S.B. 614
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state board to prepare public education performance report card on or before January 1 of each academic year. Eliminates language requiring Kansas, Inc. to perform a study to be conducted in 1997 evaluating changes in pupil performance attributable to the school accreditation system. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/9.pdf
Title: S.B. 9
Source: www.kslegislature.org |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. |
The Act defines terms related to vocational and technical education, amends current law to remove Kansas State University - Salina College of Technology from inclusion and provides a breakdown of types of vocation institutions and requirements for Boards of Control.
Title: H.B. 2820
Source: Kansas legislature website |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. |
An Act authorizing the state board of regents to exchange and convey certain tracts of real estate located in Reily county, Kansas, for and on behalf of Kansas State University with the Kansas State University Foundation.
Title: 2901
Source: Kansas legislature website |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. |
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 Board of Regents. Additionally, removes calculations to determine tuition rate.
Title: H.B. 2821
Source: Kansas legislature website |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Amends existing law to include that any community college Board of Trustees may establish an early retirement incentive program for employees younger than the normal retirement age of 65 and repeals the need for a use of an actuary; establishes report requirements for the Board of Regents.
Title: S.B. 375
Source: Kansas legislature website |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Concerns public health departments; relates to tests and inoculations for pupils enrolling in schools; provides that a county, city-county or multicounty health department shall provide without delay and to the extent that funds designated by such health department for the purchase of vaccines are available the tests and inoculations required by this act to such pupils as are not exempted on religious or medical grounds.
Title: H.B. 2809
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
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 be closed to improve the school system of the district. Currently, districts must follow certain procedures, such as adopting a plan, notifying the public, and conducting public hearings. The bill also makes the statutes on this issue uniform for all school districts.
Title: S.B. 394
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org/fiscalnotes/2002/394.html |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Concerns vocational education; relates to supervision of the administration of programs by local education agencies. From the legislation:
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004. ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2004, THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS DESIGNATED AS THE SOLE AGENCY FOR SUPERVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
Title: S.B. 11
Source: State Legislation |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Concerns postsecondary educational institutions; relates to the identification, selections and approval of core indicators of quality performance; preserving certain powers, duties and functions of community college boards of trustees.
Title: S.B. 10
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec. |
The Kansas postsecondary education savings program trust fund is established in the state treasury. Such savings trust fund shall consist of moneys deposited by depositors in accordance with this act, moneys acquired from governmental and private sources and state general fund appropriations, if any. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in such savings trust fund shall be credited to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in such savings trust fund shall remain therein and not be credited or transferred to the state general fund or to any other fund.
Title: H.B. 2017
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Concerns the state Board of Education; affects the powers and duties thereof; removes accreditation of junior colleges from the oversight of the board.
Title: S.B. 7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Concerns school districts; provides for waivers from duration of the school term due to disaster; allows the state board of education to waive the requirements of law relating to the duration of the school term in any school year upon application for such waiver by a school district; defines the term disaster to mean the occurrence of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause.
Title: H.B. 2155
Source: Kansas Legislative Web Site |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Concerns townships; relates to the acquisition of property; allows townships to procure not to exceed 3 acres of land for the township, and to build permanent buildings, or to purchase school building or grounds or both the building and grounds the same to be used for public purposes such as meetings relating to township business, political gatherings, township fairs, entertainments, whether for free use or for hire and profit.
Title: H.B. 2068
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to professional service scholarships for teachers and ethnic minorities; requires recipients to teach in under-served areas and in hard-to-staff disciplines; provides for repayment of scholarships if teaching agreements are not met; also provides service scholarships for other professions.
Title: H.B. 2014
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 |
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 education to prepare program providing for patriotic exercises for public schools. The program of patriotic observation of every school district shall include a daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. It shall also make provision for instructions relating to flag etiquette, use and display; the observance in public schools of Lincoln's birthday, Washington's birthday, Memorial day, and Flag day and such other legal holidays of like character as may be designated by law.
Title: H.B. 2105
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 |
Concerns the KAN-ED Act; provides for the establishment and maintenance of a broadband technology-based network for certain schools, libraries, and hospitals.
Title: H.B. 2035
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Concerns community colleges; relates to expenditures for scholarships; authorizes the charging of fees. The board of trustees of any community college shall not authorize or permit the expenditure of any public funds, either directly or indirectly, for scholarships for students who reside outside of the community college district. No public funds shall be expended for athletic scholarships (either within or without any community college district).
Title: H.B. 2188
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 |
An Act concerning school safety; revising the definition of weapon; providing for suspension of the driver's license or privilege to drive of pupils for the commission of certain acts at school, on school property or at school-supervised activities.
Title: H.B. 2289
Source: Kansas Legislative Web Site |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
Postsec. |
Concerns the Higher Education Coordination Act; revises the definition of postsecondary educational institution to include municipal universities.
Title: S.B. 5
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Concerns charter schools; increases the number of such schools authorized to be operated in the state.
Title: H.B. 2357
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Concerns school districts; relates to the provision of transportation for pupils. The bill outlines what students can qualify for transportation to and from school. It also states that one district may charge another to transport a student in their district.
Title: H.B. 2862
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Concerns schools and school district; relates to employment of personnel; includes incentives for national certification and mentoring of first year teachers.
Title: S.B. 432
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Concerns postsecondary education and certain institutions thereof; relates to powers and duties of the state board of regents and the state board of education; affects membership of the midwestern higher education commission.
Title: S.B. 657
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
Postsec. |
The Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program was established to encourage gifts by private donors to enhance the ability of eligible educational institutions to attract and retain faculty of distinction. The program shall be administered by the state board of regents. Under the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program, the state shall contribute income earnings equivalent awards to supplement endowed professorships at eligible educational institutions for which qualifying gifts have been received by endowment associations.
Title: H.B. 2476
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Concerns community colleges; affects determination of operating grants; authorizes boards of trustees to exempt certain community college property from the prohibition against consumption of alcoholic liquor on public property.
Title: H.B. 2996
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
Postsec. |
Concerns the Kansas postsecondary education savings program.
Title: H.B. 2655
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |