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IntroducedJan 27, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to regularly review and update accreditation policies, prohibiting accrediting agencies from compelling such institutions to violate state law and providing a cause of action for violations thereof.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 78
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
Votes
YES: 86
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wolf
NO: 36
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Concurred with amendments; Yea: 38 Nay: 2
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 86 Nay: 36
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 2
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Friday, February 7, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 27, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- Summary of Legislation
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 7, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Kelly Bielefeld, Superintendent, USD 259, Wichita Public Schools (opp SB48)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Paige Terryberry, Visiting Fellow, Opportunity Solutions Project (Proponent SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statues (Memo SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Blake Flanders, President and CEO, Kansas Board of Regents (Neutral SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Michael Brinkman, Cicero Action (Proponent SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Adam Proffitt, Director, Division of the Budget (Fiscal Note SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutues (SB78 Amendment)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes (SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statues (SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Paige Terryberry, Visiting Fellow,, Opportunity Solutions Project (SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Michael Brickman, Education Policy Director and Senior Fellow,, Cicero Inc. (SB78)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Blake Flanders, President and CEO,, Kansas Board of Regents (SB78)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
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