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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family as if the student were a resident of the school district and excluding such student from the open-seat lottery process.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 09, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: General Orders
Position: 25
Summary
Comments on SB 361
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor

Votes
Actions
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Senator Brad Starnes, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Former Senator Tom Hawk, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist, Kansas Association of School Boards (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
