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IntroducedJan 26, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Providing for the administration and proctoring of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such students' virtual schools, adding certain third parties who contract with school districts to the definition of special teacher and providing for special education state aid reimbursement for qualified teachers who provide approved special education or related services to students with an IEP administered by such school district pursuant to a contract.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Erickson , Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes as conferees
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 382
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor

Votes
YES: 111
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Erickson , Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes as conferees
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 111 Nay: 12
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal and Administrative Services,, Kansas State Board of Education (SB 382 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes (SB 382 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Brittiany Sanford, Director of School Operations,, Pearson Virtual Schools (SB 382 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Cassandra Barton,, Insight School of Kansas and Kansas Virtual Academy (SB 382 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Graham, Timothy, Director of Government Relations & Legislative Affairs,, Kansas National Education Association (SB 382 Neutral Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB 382 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal and Administrative Services,, Kansas State Department of Education (SB 382 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Cassandra Barton, Head of School, Insight School of Kansas and KS Virtual Academy (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Frank Harwood, Deputy Commission of Fiscal and Administrative Services, Kansas State Department of Education (Neutral)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Tamara Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Beryl New, Legislative Liaisons, Kansas State Board of Education (Neutral)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
