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Kansas

ECS State Liaison
Mary Fulton (303) 299-3679 mfulton@ecs.org

Governor
Sam Brownback (R)		https://governor.ks.gov/home

Chief State School Officer
Diane DeBacker Commissioner of Education		http://www.ksde.org

Legislative Committee Chairs
Steve Abrams Senate Education Committee
Ward Cassidy House Education Budget Committee
Kasha Kelley House Education Committee

State Higher Education Executive Officer
Andy Tompkins President and CEO Kansas Board of Regents		http://www.kansasregents.org/

ECS Commissioners
* indicates Steering Committee member.
Steve Abrams Chair, Senate Education Committee Kansas Senate
Sam Brownback Governor State of Kansas
Sally Cauble Board Member Kansas State Board of Education
Diane DeBacker * Commissioner of Education Kansas Department of Education
Frank Henderson, Jr. President Kansas Association of School Boards
Kasha Kelley Chair, House Education Committee Kansas House of Representatives
Robba Moran Regent Kansas Board of Regents

Links to State Pages
http://www.accesskansas.org/
State Legislature
State Education Statutes (chapters 71 and 72)

State Administrative Code

Links to Major Newspapers
Kansas City Kansan
Lawrence Journal-World
Topeka Capital-Journal
Wichita: Eagle

State Policies and Reports

From the ECS State Policy Database: Kansas

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