SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2731
As Amended by House Committee on Education

Brief*
HB 2731, as amended, would require the State Board of
Education (State Board), on or before January 15 of each
year, to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature on
students who have taken the statewide assessments. This
report would include the following:
● The number and percentage of students who took
the statewide assessments during the prior school
year broken down by core academic area (English
Language Arts, Math, and Science) by grade level;
and
● The percentage of students who took the statewide
assessment in grade 10 and who obtained some
postsecondary education two years after
graduation from high school broken down by
statewide achievement level.
The bill would also require the State Board to publish the
information required for the report on the website of the State
Department of Education and include such information in the
performance accountability reports and longitudinal
achievement reports required under continuing law.
The provisions of the bill requiring this report would
expire on July 1, 2029.

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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Education at the request of Representative Estes.

House Committee on Education
In the House Committee hearing on February 20, 2024,
proponent testimony was provided by Representative Estes
and a representative of the Kansas Policy Institute. The
proponents stated the bill would help the Legislature and the
public have a better understanding of the statewide
assessment results by providing the total number of students
participating in the statewide assessment and outcomes
related to college and career readiness.
Opponent testimony was provided by a representative
of the State Board. The conferee stated the report being
mandated by the bill could be provided to the Legislature or
standing committees on education without becoming law.
No other testimony was provided.
The bill was withdrawn from the House Committee on
February 22, 2024, and referred to the House Committee on
Appropriations. The bill was re-referred to the House
Committee on Education on February 23, 2024.
On March 12, 2024, the House Committee amended the
bill to add a five-year sunset. The provisions of the bill would
expire July 1, 2029.

Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the State Department of
Education indicates the additional administrative
requirements for the bill would be performed by existing staff

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of the agency. However, if the combined effect of
implementing the bill and other enacted legislation exceeds
the agency’s administrative resources, additional
expenditures for administrative costs beyond the agency’s
current budget in future years may be required. Any fiscal
effect associated with the bill is not reflected in The FY 2025
Governor’s Budget Report.
Education; State Board of Education; statewide assessment; postsecondary
education; annual report; State Department of Education


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 72-5170
As Amended by House Committee: 72-5170