Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 45 — Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation.

Last action — Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 10, 2025.

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Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

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57 added · 44 removed

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Session of 2025 Substitute for SENATE BILL No.
Substitute for SENATE BILL No.
45 By Committee on Education 2-17 AN ACT concerning education;
45 AN A CTconcerning education;
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. For purposes of accreditation by the state board, the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for each school district and any schools operated by such school district, including any virtual school, shall be determined by:
New Section 1. For purposes of accreditation by the state board, the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for each school district and any schools operated by such school district, including any virtual school, shall be determined by excluding any student who:
(a) Only including students enrolled in such school or school district who had earned sufficient credits to be expected to graduate in the same school year as such student's cohort at the time that such student first enrolled in such school;
(a) Had not earned sufficient credits to be expected to graduate in the same school year as such student's cohort at the time that such student transferred to and enrolled in such school or school district;
and (b) excluding students who were enrolled in such school but subsequently transferred to a nonaccredited private school in Kansas or another state.
or (b) was enrolled in such school or school district but subsequently transferred to a nonaccredited private school in Kansas or another state.
(d)(c) As used in this section, "financial incentive" means any monetary payment or award that is intended to encourage, entice or Sub SB 45 2 motivate a student to enroll in a virtual school.
(d)(c) As used in this section, "financial incentive" means any monetary payment or award that is intended to encourage, entice or motivate a student to enroll in a virtual school.
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Substitute for SENATE BILL No.
45—page 2 Sec.
I hereby certify that the abovILLoriginated in the SENATE, and passed that body __________________________ SENATE adopted Conference Committee Report ________________ _________________________ President of the Senate.
_________________________ Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the HOUSE as amended _________________________ H OUSEadopted Conference Committee Report ________________ _________________________ Speaker of the House.
_________________________ Chief Clerk of the House.
A PPROVED_____________________________ _________________________ Governor.
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Action History

  1. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

  2. Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025

  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0

  4. Conference committee report now available

  5. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3

  6. Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees

  7. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes

  8. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3

  9. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  10. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education

  12. Received and Introduced

  13. Referred to House Committee on Education

  14. Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 32, Nay 8

  15. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  16. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  17. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education

  18. Referred to Senate Committee on Education

  19. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Education · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Education

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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