SESSION OF 2025
SECOND CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT BRIEF
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2 382
As Agreed to March 26, 2025
Brief*
Senate Sub. for HB 2382 would require any school district that offers courses or other
instruction regarding human growth, human development, or human sexuality to include, as part
of the course or instruction, a human fetal development presentation. The bill would also allow
the State Board of Education (State Board) to establish the rates of compensation that board
members receive for regularly scheduled meetings of the State Board and any other in-state
meeting for participation in matters of educational interest to the State of Kansas.
Presentation Requirements
The bill would require the human fetal development presentation to meet the following
requirements:
●Be a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound;
●Be at least three minutes in length; and
●Show the development of the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early human fetal
development.
The bill would further require that such human fetal development presentations be included
in any course or instruction regarding human growth, human development, or human sexuality.
State Board of Education Member Compensation
The bill would allow for the State Board to determine the compensation amounts received
by board members for their service at regularly scheduled meetings of the State Board and any
other in-state meeting for participation in matters of education interest to the State of Kansas.
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*Conference committee report briefs are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express
legislative intent. No summary is prepared when the report is an agreement to disagree. Conference committee
report briefs may be accessed on the Internet at https://klrd.gov/
1 - 2382 Conference Committee Action
The second Conference Committee agreed to the substitute bill as passed by the Senate
with the addition of language allowing for the State Board to determine the compensation of
State Board members.
[Note: HB 2382, as passed by the House, would have established set compensation
amounts for board members while attending regularly scheduled board meetings and in-state
meetings of education interest to the State of Kansas.]
Background
SB 275
The Senate Committee on Education recommended a substitute bill that contained the
contents of SB 275. The provisions of the bill as passed by the House were removed from the
bill.
[Note: HB 2382, as further amended by the House Committee on K-12 Education Budget,
would have amended provisions regarding compensation for members of the State Board.]
SB 275 was introduced by the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs at the
request of Senator Erickson.
Senate Committee on Education
In the Senate Committee hearing, proponent testimony was provided by a representative
of Kansans for Life and a private citizen. The proponents generally stated that the bill would
ensure students are provided with scientifically accurate information about fetal development.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by a representatives of Kansas Catholic
Conference and Kansas Family Voice, and by two private citizens.
Opponent testimony was provided by representatives of Loud Light Civic Action and
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes. The opponents generally stated that the bill does not
contain any provisions to ensure presentations meet standards for medical or scientific accuracy
and could potentially harm the ability of students to make well-informed decisions about their
bodies.
Written-only opponent testimony was provided by representatives of Game On for Kansas
Schools, Kansas Association of School Boards, Kansas National Education Association, Kansas
PTA, Mainstream Coalition, the State Board, and Trust Women Foundation, and by 18 private
citizens.
Written-only neutral testimony was provided by a representative of Olathe Public Schools.
No other testimony was provided.
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The bill was introduced by the House Committee on Appropriations at the request of
Representative Goetz.
House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
In the House Committee hearing on February 17, 2025, written-only proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of the State Board. During the hearing, representatives of the
Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) clarified the mechanics of how compensation
payments would work and addressed questions from the Committee.
No other testimony was provided.
The House Committee amended the bill to make technical changes on February 18, 2025.
On February 25, 2025, the bill was withdrawn from the House Calendar and referred back
to the House Committee. On March 3, 2025, the House Committee further amended the bill to:
●Set board member pay to $286.81 per calendar day for regularly scheduled State
Board meetings and the first 12 calendar days a board member is attending other
official business within the state;
●Set board member pay at $172.00 per calendar day for days 13 or more of other
official business a board member is attending within the state; and
●Clarify that a board member would receive either travel expenses or subsistence
expenses for out-of-state travel.
Senate Committee on Education
In the Senate Committee hearing, written-only proponent testimony was provided by
representatives of the State Board.
No other testimony was provided.
The Senate Committee amended the bill to remove the contents of HB 2382, as passed by
the House, and insert the contents of SB 275.
Fiscal Information
SB 275
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of the Budget on SB 275, KSDE
states that the bill would not have a fiscal effect on state aid to school districts. The Division of
the Budget notes that school districts that would be required to provide a human fetal
3 - 2382 development presentation could have additional expenses to acquire the presentation; however,
no fiscal effect could be estimated.
HB 2382
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of the Budget on the bill, as
introduced, KSDE estimates that enactment of the bill would require an additional $169,324
from the State General Fund (SGF) for board member salaries and wages for a total cost of
$294,966 SGF for FY 2026. The estimate is based on a current daily legislative salary of
$286.81 with an average of 78 days worked per fiscal year for members of the State Board.
Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill is not reflected in The FY 2026
Governor’s Budget Report.
A fiscal note on the bill, as further amended, was not available at the time of Committee
action; however, a KSDE representative stated to the Budget Committee that the amendments
would decrease the additional SGF required to $120,000.
Education; K-12; school districts; curriculum; human fetal development; human development; human sexuality; State Board of
Education; Kansas State Department of Education; compensation
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