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Authorizing students to participate in school activities immediately upon transfer to another school unless such students were recruited, induced or unduly influenced to transfer for athletic activity participation.
This bill allows students who transfer schools to participate in school activities right away, unless they were encouraged to switch for athletic reasons.
Establishing the technical college funding task force to design and make recommendations for a pilot outcomes-based funding model for Kansas technical colleges.
This bill creates a task force to design a new way of funding Kansas technical colleges. The goal is to create a pilot program that rewards colleges for helping students achieve certain goals.
Establishing requirements for a county sheriff operating a jail for the enforcement of detainer requests issued by the United States immigration and customs enforcement, requiring municipal insurance pools to provide coverage for law enforcement that enforces federal laws, requiring the state to pay certain judgments in federal court actions, requiring the attorney general to provide representation in certain civil actions and exempting section 287(g) agreements from certain provisions of the interlocal cooperation act.
This bill sets requirements for county sheriffs operating jails when enforcing immigration detainer requests. It also requires municipal insurance pools to cover law enforcement activities and provides state representation in certain civil actions.
Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.
This bill allows the governor to declare a need for extra security measures during an extraordinary event. This could include things like a large public gathering or a crisis situation.
Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products, diapers and incontinence products.
This bill proposes exempting feminine hygiene products, diapers, and incontinence products from Kansas sales tax. This means that people buying these essential items would no longer have to pay state sales tax.
Substitute for SB 315 by Committee on Ways and Means - Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
This bill makes appropriations for various state agencies and authorizes capital improvement projects and fees. It also transfers funds between accounts.
Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction modification for sales of specie.
This bill establishes a new law about what can be used as money in Kansas and allows people who sell certain types of valuable items to subtract that income from their taxes.
Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the motor vehicle property taxes and fees, state-mandated and state-imposed property taxes and state-imposed income and privilege taxes.
This bill proposes amending Kansas' constitution to establish a 'Freedom from Taxes Fund', review tax exemptions, and eliminate certain taxes. It aims to simplify property taxes and income taxes.
Congratulating the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers.
This bill congratulates the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers. It's a recognition of their hard work and dedication to education.
Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.
This bill requires data centers to be located on land previously zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or unzoned by a certain date to qualify for sales tax exemptions.
Authorizing the state historical society to convey certain real property located in Johnson county to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
This bill allows the State Historical Society of Kansas to sell a piece of land in Johnson County to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Authorizing a special education pilot program that provides provisional accreditation to a private entity for the purpose of operating a special education teacher training program, allowing such entity to collect data from such program and providing requirements for full accreditation of such program.
This bill creates a pilot program for special education teacher training. A private entity will be given provisional accreditation to run this program and collect data.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to section 1 of the Kansas bill of rights to affirm that men and women are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights from conception.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment stating that men and women have equal and unchangeable natural rights from the moment of conception.
Removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and firearm barrel length qualification requirement.
This bill proposes removing laws that prohibit owning or using firearm suppressors and eliminating requirements for minimum barrel lengths on firearms. This would allow Kansans to own and use these types of firearms without restrictions.
Authorizing the state 911 board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medical direction and quality assurance services.
This bill would allow the state 911 board to create a program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation services. This program aims to improve emergency response and care.
Providing cities the authority to allow the driving of golf carts upon sidewalks.
This bill would allow cities in Kansas to decide if they want to let golf carts drive on sidewalks. This means residents and visitors could use golf carts as an alternative mode of transportation.
Enacting the age-appropriate school device act to establish safety standards and requirements for the use of school-issued devices in certain grade levels and authorizing parents to opt students out of certain uses of such devices.
This bill aims to establish safety standards for school-issued devices used by certain grade levels and allows parents to opt their students out of specific uses.
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.
This bill requires Kansas school districts to ban personal electronic devices during instructional time and prohibits teachers from using social media for official school purposes.
Enacting the Haylee Weissenbach protecting students act to establish the office of education inspector general, authorize the education inspector general to conduct audits, investigations and reviews of educational institutions, require reporting of suspected professional and criminal misconduct by school employees and agents, require certain individuals to register on an educator misconduct registry, require criminal history record checks of school employees and agents and provide for civil penalties for violations of this act.
This bill creates a new office to investigate and audit Kansas schools. It also requires school employees and agents to report suspected misconduct and undergo background checks.
Enacting the safeguarding personal expression at K-12 schools act to authorize students and student clubs or organizations to engage in certain speech or expression at school and providing a civil cause of action for violations of the act.
This bill aims to protect students' right to express themselves at K-12 schools. It allows students and student clubs or organizations to engage in certain speech or expression without fear of punishment.
Providing for the adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2026 regular session of the legislature.
This bill allows the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives to take a break during their regular session in 2026. The length of the adjournment is not specified.
Requiring state assessments performance levels and cut scores to be based on the 2024 performance levels and cut scores.
This bill requires Kansas state assessments to use performance levels and cut scores based on data from 2024. This means that future assessments will be compared to student performance from three years ago.
Exempting certain devices and contests from the crime of unlawful gambling.
This bill aims to exempt certain devices and contests from being considered unlawful gambling. This means that some types of games or activities would no longer be illegal in Kansas.
Requiring the secretary of wildlife and parks to prepare and present any plans to reorganize the Kansas department of wildlife and parks to certain legislative committees and legislative approval of any such plans.
This bill requires the Secretary of Wildlife and Parks to share any plans to reorganize the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks with certain legislative committees. The plan would then need approval from these committees.
Authorizing the secretary of administration to grant a monetary award to a state employee who reports activity that constitutes fraud, waste or abuse of funds in any program administered by a state agency.
This bill allows state employees to receive a monetary award for reporting fraud, waste, or abuse of funds within state programs. The employee would need to report such activity to the Secretary of Administration.