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IntroducedFeb 24, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Expanding the every child can read act reporting requirements and amending the Kansas blueprint for literacy to provide certain requirements for the state board of education, the state board of regents and school districts with regard to literacy education and reporting.
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House • Mar 20, 2026: Referred to Committee on Education
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 517
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Sponsors
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Votes
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Friday, March 13, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner, Kansas State Department of Education (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Jim Karleskint, United School Administrators (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Amanda Sharsel, Executive Director Elementary Curriculum and Instructional Support, Wichita Public Schools USD259 (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, Kansas Association of School Boards (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Emily Henley, Middle School Reading Specialist, Hayesville Public School USD261 (Neutral Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Amanda Sharshel, Executive Director, Elementary Curriculum and Instructional Support, Wichita Public Schools USD 259 (Opponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Dawn Burke, Leader, Decoding Dyslexia Kansas (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Cynthia Lane, Director, Blueprint for Literacy, Kansas Board of Regents (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Hailey Burke, Student Ambassador, Decoding Dyslexia Kansas (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Suzanne Myers, Governor's Appointee, Kansas Board of Regents Literacy Advisory Committee (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Suzanne L. Porath, Associate Professor, Literacy Education (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Bev Schottler, Director of Academic Programs, Kansas Independent College Association (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Rachel Rubio, Parent, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, Kansas National Education Association (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Manager of Kansas Policy and Outreach, Aligned (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Carolyn Carlson, Professor of Literacy, Washburn University (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Cynthia Lane, Director of the Blue Print for Literacy, Kansas Board of Regents (handout)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Sarah Bondy, Kansas Citizen, (Proponent Writen)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Amanda Lee, Parent, (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Amber Pagan, Parent, (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Alex C. Fender, Director of Evaluation, Center for Reading at Pittsburg State University (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Kylie Boyd, Parent, (Proponent Written)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
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