All Roll Calls
Yes: 538 • No: 110
KansasSB 3822025–2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
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.
Sponsored By: Committee on Education
Signed by Governor
house committee on educationsenate committee on ways and meanssenate committee on education
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Schools get revised special education funding
Starting in fiscal year 2025, Kansas requires at least $601.018818 million yearly for special education aid. Of that, $528.018516 million follows the existing distribution schedule; the rest follows an equalization schedule based on district excess costs. The state calculates aid at 92% of special education spending left after specified school-funding, federal, Medicaid, and institutional-contract offsets. Calculated aid above the funding floor still depends on legislative funding. District reimbursements cover 80% of eligible teacher travel, student transportation, and away-from-home maintenance expenses; maintenance reimbursement is capped at $600 per child yearly. Remaining aid is divided by districts' shares of qualifying full-time-equivalent special teachers serving students with district-administered individualized education programs. Districts reimbursed through specified interlocal or cooperative arrangements are excluded from that proportional distribution. Districts must keep special education money in dedicated funds, with specified transfers and agreement-based exceptions, and use them for special education expenses. Teacher time under specified juvenile correctional facility contracts cannot count in these calculations.
Exchange students gain local school access
Kansas school districts can enroll foreign exchange students as residents when they live or will live with a host family. This applies to the host family's resident district and removes the nonresident open-seat lottery. Districts still decide whether to allow enrollment.
Contracted special teachers count for aid
Qualified staff employed by or under contract with a third party can count as special teachers under Kansas aid rules. The third party must contract with a school district to provide special education or related services. Staff must meet state board standards to provide or help provide those services to children with disabilities or gifted children.
Private school activity access includes fees
Nonpublic schools can approve activity participation for Kansas residents enrolled in and attending nonaccredited private elementary or secondary schools. Students gain access to association-regulated activities and directly related school events, with the same participant rights and responsibilities. Students must meet applicable age, academic, tryout, and participation rules and pay fees generally charged to participants. The governing body decides academic eligibility; any required course must apply to all participants. Schools and the activities association cannot discriminate against qualifying students based on enrollment status.
Virtual students get monitored statewide tests
Virtual schools must test full-time students during the same statewide testing date range as nonvirtual students in their district. A virtual-school employee manages each live session, with no more than 10 students per proctor. Students must use browser-lockdown software and stay in the testing platform until told otherwise. Without built-in camera monitoring, a second camera-equipped device is required; the school must provide one on request. Virtual schools pay their designated proctors; other implementation costs come from state education department assessment funds, not required household payments.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Committee on Education
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 37 Nay: 3
Yes: 37 • No: 3
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 111 Nay: 12
Yes: 111 • No: 12
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 38 Nay: 0
Yes: 38 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 83 Nay: 40
Yes: 83 • No: 40
Senate vote • 3/27/2026
Conference Committee Report was adopted
Yes: 37 • No: 3
House vote • 3/26/2026
Conference Committee Report was adopted
Yes: 83 • No: 40
House vote • 3/17/2026
Final Action - Passed as amended
Yes: 111 • No: 12
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
Yes: 38 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
4/9/2026SenateApproved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
4/9/2026SenateConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 37, Nay 3
3/27/2026SenateConference committee report now available
3/26/2026HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 83, Nay 40, Absent 2
3/26/2026HouseMotion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees
3/23/2026HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes
3/19/2026SenateFinal Action - Passed as amended; Yea 111, Nay 12, Absent 2
3/17/2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/16/2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/16/2026HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education
3/13/2026HouseHearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N
3/12/2026HouseReceived and Introduced
3/10/2026HouseReferred to House Committee on Education
3/10/2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/5/2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas
3/5/2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Adam Thomas was adopted
3/5/2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
3/5/2026SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2
3/5/2026SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole
2/24/2026SenateWithdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
2/19/2026SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education
2/16/2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S
2/10/2026SenateReferred to Senate Committee on Education
1/27/2026SenateIntroduced
1/26/2026Senate
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee on Education
As Amended by Senate Committee on Education
As Introduced
Enrolled
{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
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