Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 438 — Establishing the Kansas blueprint for literacy and a literacy advisory committee, directing the board of regents to appoint a director of literacy education, requiring the board of regents and board of education to collaborate on a literacy micro-credential, providing university presidents and deans of education oversight over postsecondary literacy courses, requiring a plan to establish centers of excellence in reading, requiring the board of education to submit annual reports to the legislature on literacy goals; establishing the Kansas education opportunity scholarship to replace the Kansas ethnic minority scholarship, removing limits on Kansas nursing service scholarship awards and modifying the interest rate terms and repayment obligations for such awards, eliminating the requirement to subtract other aid from the state payment for the AO-K program, modifying financial limitations on Kansas hero's scholarship awards and broadening eligibility requirements for such awards.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 25, 2024.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 15, 2024

  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 34 Nay: 3

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 98 Nay: 22

  5. Conference committee report now available

  6. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Baumgardner, Senator Erickson and Senator Sykes appointed as second conferees

  7. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Thomas, Representative Estes and Representative Stogsdill appointed as second conferees

  8. Conference committee report now available

  9. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Thomas, Representative Estes and Representative Stogsdill appointed as conferees

  10. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  11. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 0

  12. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  13. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Thomas was adopted

  14. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Thomas

  15. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  16. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education

  17. Hearing: Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 218-N

  18. Withdrawn from Committee on K-12 Education Budget; Referred to Committee on Education

  19. Referred to Committee on K-12 Education Budget

  20. Received and Introduced

  21. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  22. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  23. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  24. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

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

  26. Hearing: Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 144-S

  27. Referred to Committee on Education

  28. 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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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 438?
SB 438 is sponsored by Committee on Education.
What is the current status of SB 438?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2024. Enacted.
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