Nursing Instructor Education Requirements for State Approval
Summary
Kansas enacted SB334 requiring nursing schools seeking state approval to employ instructors meeting specified education levels. The bill passed with emergency status through both chambers and was signed into law on April 9, 2026, facilitating nursing workforce development in the state.
What changed
Kansas SB334 establishes new education-level requirements for nursing instructors as a condition for nursing schools to receive and maintain state approval. The bill passed the Senate 38-2 and the House 81-43 with emergency status, indicating legislative priority. Key provisions define minimum instructor qualifications that nursing education programs must meet to operate legally in Kansas.
Nursing schools and programs in Kansas must review their current instructor qualifications against the new requirements. Administrators should identify any gaps between current faculty credentials and the newly mandated education levels. Compliance will be required before the law takes full effect, and programs that fail to meet instructor qualification standards risk losing state approval to operate.
What to do next
- Review current nursing faculty credentials against new education-level requirements established by SB334
- Update instructor hiring standards to ensure compliance with the new qualifications
- Assess which programs may need curriculum or staffing adjustments to maintain state approval
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB334 Signed by Governor SB334 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-09
Facilitating nursing workforce development by providing education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb334/
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Commerce
Action History
2026-04-09 S Senate Will become law without Governor's signature 2026-03-24 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2026-03-18 H House Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 81 Nay: 43 2026-03-18 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2026-03-10 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development 2026-03-02 H House Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S 2026-02-19 H House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development 2026-02-19 H House Received and Introduced 2026-02-18 S Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 2 2026-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2026-02-16 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce 2026-01-29 S Senate Hearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S 2026-01-16 S Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce 2026-01-15 S Senate Introduced
Votes
2026-02-18 Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 38 Nay: 2 Yea: 38 Nay: 2 2026-03-18 House Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 81 Nay: 43 Yea: 81 Nay: 43
Committee Referrals
2026-01-16 S Commerce 2026-02-19 H Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Amendments
2026-02-16 Senate Committee on Commerce Report 2026-03-10 House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Report
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-15 Introduced 2026-03-24 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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