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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 LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
Providing for the administration of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such students' virtual schools, adding third parties who contract with school districts to the definition of special teacher, providing for special education state aid reimbursement for certain qualified teachers, authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities and authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family.
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Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Summary
Comments on SB 382
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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
YES: 83
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 40
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Johnson
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Ousley
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Roeser
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 83 Nay: 40
- 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
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Cassandra Barton, Head of School, Insight School of Kansas and KS Virtual Academy (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Frank Harwood, Deputy Commission of Fiscal and Administrative Services, Kansas State Department of Education (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Tamara Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Beryl New, Legislative Liaisons, Kansas State Board of Education (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate 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)
- Senate 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)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Brittiany Sanford, Director of School Operations,, Pearson Virtual Schools (SB 382 Pro In Person)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Cassandra Barton,, Insight School of Kansas and Kansas Virtual Academy (SB 382 Pro In Person)
- Senate 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)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB 382 Neutral In Person)
- Senate 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)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
