• Introduced
    Feb 05, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 491
Kansas Senate Bill
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Enacting the Haylee Weissenbach protecting students act to establish the office of education inspector general, authorize the education inspector general to conduct audits, investigations and reviews of educational institutions, require reporting of suspected professional and criminal misconduct by school employees and agents, require certain individuals to register on an educator misconduct registry, require criminal history record checks of school employees and agents and provide for civil penalties for violations of this act.
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Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Committee

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  • Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
    • Died in Committee
  • Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
    • Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S event
  • Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
    • Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Education; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Education
  • Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
    • Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
  • Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
    • Referred to Senate Committee on Education
  • Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
    • Introduced
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