Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 438 — Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility program, providing a financial hardship exception from such participation and requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation.

Last action — Died on Calendar

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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 is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

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Session of 2026 SENATE BILL No.
As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2026 SENATE BILLNo.
Section 1. (a) The board of education of each school district shall determine the number of students enrolled in and attending school in each school of such district who qualifies for free meals under the national school lunch program.
Section 1. (a) Each school year, the board of education of each school district shall determine the number of students enrolled in and attending school in each school of such district who qualifies for free meals under the national school lunch program.
If such participation is so desired and would not cause financial hardship as provided in paragraph (2), such board of education shall adopt by majority vote a resolution to officially affirm such participation.
If such participation is so desired and would not cause financial hardship as provided in paragraph (2), such board of education shall adopt by majority vote a resolution to officially affirm such participation and direct the superintendent to perform any necessary tasks for such participation.
§ 1759a would cause financial hardship to a school district, the board of education of such school district shall demonstrate the financial hardship in an open public meeting of such board and adopt by majority vote a resolution declaring that such school district or school of a school district is unable to participate in the community eligibility provision.
§ 1759a would cause financial hardship to a school district, the board of education of such school district shall demonstrate the financial hardship in an open public meeting of such board and adopt by majority vote a resolution declaring declare that such school district or school of a school district is unable elects not to participate in the community eligibility provision.
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Action History

  1. Died on Calendar

  2. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education

  3. Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Education; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Education

  4. Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  5. Referred to Senate Committee on Education

  6. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Education · Primary

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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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SB 438 is sponsored by Committee on Education.
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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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