Bill Commons

KS SB 382

enacted

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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KS SB 382 pass?

Yes. KS SB 382 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

What is KS SB 382 about?

KS SB 382 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 382?

Committee on Education is the primary sponsor of KS SB 382.

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Educationprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  2. 2026-04-09

    Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  3. 2026-03-27

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 37, Nay 3

  4. 2026-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  5. 2026-03-26

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 83, Nay 40, Absent 2

  6. 2026-03-23

    Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees

  7. 2026-03-19

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes

  8. 2026-03-17

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 111, Nay 12, Absent 2

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  9. 2026-03-16

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  10. 2026-03-16

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  11. 2026-03-13

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education

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  12. 2026-03-10

    Received and Introduced

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  13. 2026-03-10

    Referred to House Committee on Education

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  14. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  15. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas

  16. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Adam Thomas was adopted

    passage

  17. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

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  18. 2026-03-05

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2

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  19. 2026-02-24

    Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

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  20. 2026-02-19

    Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

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  21. 2026-02-16

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education

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  22. 2026-01-27

    Referred to Senate Committee on Education

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  23. 2026-01-26

    Introduced

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Versions

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  • As Amended by Senate Committee on EducationCompare
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  • As Amended by House Committee on EducationCompare
  • EnrolledCompare
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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB382/

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