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IntroducedFeb 01, 2024
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
Establishing the Kansas education enrichment program to provide educational awards to elementary and secondary school students for qualifying expenses for educational goods and services.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 30, 2024: Died in Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 437
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
- John Monroe on behalf of yes. every kid., Inc.Requester
Lobbyists
Kevin Cole | Client: Labette County USD 506 | SB 437 Opponent Written Only | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director | Client: Kansas Association of School Boards | SB 437 Opponent Oral | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Lauren Tice Miller, Director of Government Relations & Elections | Client: Kansas National Education Association | SB 437 Opponent Oral | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Lucrecia Nolds, Public Policy Specialist | Client: Kansas Catholic Conference | SB 437 Proponent Written | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Shannon Pahls, Public Affairs Director | Client: yes. every kid. | SB 437 Proponent Oral | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Jennifer Bruning, Executive Director | Client: Kansas State Alliance of YMCA's | SB 437 Proponent Written | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Greg Bogner | Client: Labette County USD 506 | SB 437 Opponent Written Only | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
John Eplee, Representative | Client: Kansas House | SB 437 Proponent | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Miles and Marcy Shirk, Parents | Client: | SB 437 Proponent | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Mary Sinclair | Client: PTA Advocacy Team | SB 437 Opponent | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Judith Deedy, Director | Client: Game On for Kansas Schools | SB 437 Opponent | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Melanie Curtis, Co-Founder | Client: Imaginarium | SB 437 Proponent Written | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Tom Treacy, Deputy Assistant | Client: Kansas State Treasurer | SB 437 Proponent | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor | Client: The Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Revisor Memo | Start date: 02/14/2024 | End date: 02/14/2024 |
Votes
Actions
- Apr 30, 2024 | Senate
- Died in Committee
- Feb 15, 2024 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 15, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Feb 14, 2024 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Feb 02, 2024 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 01, 2024 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Kevin Cole, Labette County USD 506 (SB 437 Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB 437 Opponent Oral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Lauren Tice Miller, Director of Government Relations & Elections, Kansas National Education Association (SB 437 Opponent Oral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Lucrecia Nolds, Public Policy Specialist, Kansas Catholic Conference (SB 437 Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Shannon Pahls, Public Affairs Director, yes. every kid. (SB 437 Proponent Oral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Jennifer Bruning, Executive Director, Kansas State Alliance of YMCA's (SB 437 Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Greg Bogner, Labette County USD 506 (SB 437 Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by John Eplee, Representative, Kansas House (SB 437 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Miles and Marcy Shirk, Parents, (SB 437 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Mary Sinclair, PTA Advocacy Team (SB 437 Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Judith Deedy, Director, Game On for Kansas Schools (SB 437 Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Melanie Curtis, Co-Founder, Imaginarium (SB 437 Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Tom Treacy, Deputy Assistant, Kansas State Treasurer (SB 437 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 14, 2024: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, The Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)