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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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Signed into LawApr 10, 2025
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/Bill Text
Comments on SB 45
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- Committee on Educationsponsor
Votes
YES: 86
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 36
ABSENT: 3
YES: 117
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brownlee
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Ousley
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L.
- S.
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
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
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Estes, Representative McNorton and Representative Stogsdill appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Erickson , Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes as conferees
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 86 Nay: 36
- 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 Committee on Education
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to 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 Committee on Education
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Sub - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 12, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Danny Zeck, Liaisons, Kansas Board of Education (Opponents SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Cassandra Barton, Head of School, Insight School of Kansas (Proponent SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist, Kansas Association of School Boards (Opponent SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 12, 2025: Testimony by Fiscal Note, Division of the Budget (Fiscal Note SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Danny Zeck, Liaisons,, Kansas State Board of Education (SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Travis Lowe, Stride Inc. for Cassandra Barton, Insight School of Kansas (SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (SB45 Proposed Amendment)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 26, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Danny Zeck, Liaisons,, Kansas State Board of Education (SB 45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes (SB 45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB45)
- Senate Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Travis Lowe Stride Inc. for Cassandra Barton,, Insight School of Kansas (SB45)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education