KansasHB 23202025–2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Authorizing children in the custody of the secretary of the department for children and families to attend school in any school district, requiring records for such students to be timely transferred between school districts and requiring a transportation plan if the child remains in the school of origin.

Sponsored By: Committee on K-12 Education Budget

Signed by Governor

senate committee on educationhouse committee on k-12 education budget

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More school choices for children in custody

School-age children in Kansas child welfare custody can attend any Kansas district or stay at their original school. After a placement move within a district, they can attend the new placement’s school or keep their original school. When the secretary decides staying at the original school is best after a move across school boundaries, transportation planning is required. The secretary and district must address available rides, costs, reimbursement, and whether the state, district, or both pay. The plan must consider the child’s age, maturity, behavior, individual needs, schedule, activities, and traffic.

Faster school access for state-placed children

For child welfare placement moves across school boundaries, the secretary must decide what is best before planned moves. After an unplanned disruption, that decision is due within two business days; district notice and record requests also have a two-business-day deadline. Records must transfer within two business days after the business day notice arrives, and missing records cannot delay enrollment or attendance. Record-transfer and enrollment protections also cover exceptional children moved across school boundaries by child welfare, corrections, or juvenile justice officials. Business days are weekdays when school offices are open, excluding holidays, closures, and canceled school days.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on K-12 Education Budget

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 324 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 40 Nay: 0

Yes: 40 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 122 Nay: 0

Yes: 122 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2026

Final Action - Passed

Yes: 40 • No: 0

House vote • 2/19/2026

Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 122 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026

    4/6/2026House
  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026

    3/26/2026House
  3. Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0

    3/19/2026Senate
  4. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    3/18/2026Senate
  5. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education

    3/12/2026Senate
  6. Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S

    3/11/2026Senate
  7. Referred to Senate Committee on Education

    2/26/2026Senate
  8. Engrossed on Friday, February 20, 2026

    2/25/2026House
  9. Received and Introduced

    2/25/2026Senate
  10. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3

    2/19/2026House
  11. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    2/18/2026House
  12. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    2/18/2026House
  13. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget

    2/17/2026House
  14. Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 546-S

    2/11/2026House
  15. Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 546-S

    2/13/2025House
  16. Introduced

    2/6/2025House
  17. Referred to House Committee on K-12 Education Budget

    2/6/2025House

Bill Text

  • As Amended by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget

  • As Introduced

  • Enrolled

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