Kansas SB382 - Education Administration, Assessments, and Student Participation
Summary
SB382 Signed, Kansas Education Bill, 9th Apr
What changed
Kansas Governor signed SB382 into law on April 9, 2026. The bill modifies education administration by allowing virtual schools to administer statewide assessments, expanding the definition of special teachers to include third-party contractors with school districts, establishing special education state aid reimbursement for qualified teachers, and permitting nonpublic school students to participate in certain activities. It also authorizes foreign exchange students with host families to enroll in the resident school district.
School districts, virtual schools, and nonpublic schools should review operational policies to implement new assessment procedures, teacher qualification standards, and student participation rules. Private schools seeking activities participation and host families with foreign exchange students should understand the new enrollment and participation authorities under this legislation.
What to do next
- Review SB382 provisions for compliance with new education requirements
- Update policies for virtual school assessment administration
- Assess eligibility for nonpublic and foreign exchange student participation
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ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB382 Signed by Governor SB382 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-09
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.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb382/
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Sponsors
Education
Action History
2026-04-09 S Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 2026-04-09 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 2026-03-27 S Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 3 2026-03-26 H House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 83 Nay: 40 2026-03-26 H House Conference committee report now available 2026-03-19 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Erickson , Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes as conferees 2026-03-17 H House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 111 Nay: 12 2026-03-16 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-03-16 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-03-13 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education 2026-03-12 H House Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N 2026-03-10 H House Referred to Committee on Education 2026-03-10 H House Received and Introduced 2026-03-05 S Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-05 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended 2026-03-05 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adopted 2026-03-05 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas 2026-03-05 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-02-24 S Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole 2026-02-19 S Senate Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 2026-02-16 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education 2026-02-10 S Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S 2026-01-27 S Senate Referred to Committee on Education 2026-01-26 S Senate Introduced
Votes
2026-03-05 Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 38 Nay: 0 Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-17 House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 111 Nay: 12 Yea: 111 Nay: 12 2026-03-26 House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 83 Nay: 40 Yea: 83 Nay: 40 2026-03-27 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 37 Nay: 3 Yea: 37 Nay: 3
Committee Referrals
2026-01-27 S Education 2026-02-19 S Ways and Means 2026-03-10 H Education
Amendments
2026-02-16 Senate Committee on Education Report 2026-03-05 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas) 2026-03-13 House Committee on Education Report 2026-03-26 Conference Committee Report
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-26 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 0000-00-00 Amended 0000-00-00 Amended 2026-04-09 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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