# Kansas SB 45: Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation.

Kansas SB 45, Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Education; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 45
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Education
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on education, senate committee on education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (550 yes, 98 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Education

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 117 Nay: 5 | pass | 117 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 32 Nay: 8 | pass | 32 | 8 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 86 Nay: 36 | pass | 86 | 36 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 117 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 86 | 36 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 32 | 8 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees (House)
- 2025-03-12: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2025-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-02-20: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-19: Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 32, Nay 8 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Education: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_enrolled.pdf)
- Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_01_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Education (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_enrolled.pdf)
- [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_01_0000.pdf)

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- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB45-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).