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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 06, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
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.
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Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
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Summary
Comments on SB 45
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Educationsponsor
- Sen. Adam ThomasRequester
Votes
YES: 32
- Larry Alley
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Beverly Gossage
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 86
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 36
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Kenneth Collins
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Rick James
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
YES: 117
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N event
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Education
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 32, Nay 8
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S event
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- Sub - Supplementary NotePDF
- Sub - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee on Education - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee on Education - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (Tue, Mar 4, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (Tue, Mar 4, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025HTML
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 3, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Danny Zeck, Liaisons,, Kansas State Board of Education
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Travis Lowe, Stride Inc. for Cassandra Barton, Insight School of Kansas
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Education, Feb 26, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Education, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Danny Zeck, Liaisons,, Kansas State Board of Education
- House · Committee on Education, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Education, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards
- House · Committee on Education, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Travis Lowe Stride Inc. for Cassandra Barton,, Insight School of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 12, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Danny Zeck, Liaisons, Kansas Board of Education
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Cassandra Barton, Head of School, Insight School of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist, Kansas Association of School Boards
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Fiscal Note, Division of the Budget
