Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB45 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1		-	Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 45
2		-	AN ACT concerning education; relating to graduation rate determinations; requiring the
3		-	state board of education to calculate graduation rates for purposes of accreditation
4		-	using an alternative calculation for all school districts; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp.
5		-	72-3713 and repealing the existing section.
	1	+	Session of 2025
	2	+	SENATE BILL No. 45
	3	+	By Committee on Education
	4	+	1-21
	5	+	AN ACT concerning education; relating to virtual schools; excluding
	6	+	students who transfer to homeschooling or nonaccredited private
	7	+	schools from the alternative calculation of graduation rates for virtual
	8	+	schools; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-3713 and repealing the
	9	+	existing section.
6	10		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
7		-	New Section 1. For purposes of accreditation by the state board,
8		-	the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for each school district
9		-	and any schools operated by such school district, including any virtual
10		-	school, shall be determined by excluding any student who:
11		-	(a) Had not earned sufficient credits to be expected to graduate in
12		-	the same school year as such student's cohort at the time that such
13		-	student transferred to and enrolled in such school or school district; or
14		-	(b) was enrolled in such school or school district but subsequently
15		-	transferred to a nonaccredited private school in Kansas or another state.
16		-	Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-3713 is hereby amended to read as
	11	+	Section 1. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-3713 is hereby amended to read as
17	12		follows: 72-3713. (a) Virtual schools shall be under the general
18	13		supervision of the state board. The state board may adopt any rules and
19		-	regulations relating to virtual schools that the state board deems
20		-	necessary to administer and enforce the virtual school act.
21		-	(b) For purposes of accreditation by the state board, the four-year
22		-	adjusted cohort graduation rate for a virtual school shall be determined
23		-	by only including those students enrolled in such virtual school who
24		-	had earned sufficient credits to be expected to graduate in the same
25		-	school year as such student's cohort at the time such student first
26		-	enrolled in such virtual school. The virtual school's four-year adjusted
27		-	cohort graduation rate shall be determined in addition to the graduation
28		-	rates determined for the school district that operates the virtual school
29		-	and any other high schools operated by the school district.
30		-	(c) No virtual school shall offer or provide any financial incentive
31		-	for a student to enroll in a virtual school.
32		-	(d)(c) As used in this section, "financial incentive" means any
33		-	monetary payment or award that is intended to encourage, entice or
34		-	motivate a student to enroll in a virtual school.
35		-	Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-3713 is hereby repealed. Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 45—page 2
36		-	Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
	14	+	regulations relating to virtual schools that the state board deems necessary
	15	+	to administer and enforce the virtual school act.
	16	+	(b) (1) For purposes of accreditation by the state board, the four-year
	17	+	adjusted cohort graduation rate for a virtual school shall be determined by:
	18	+	(A) Only including those students enrolled in such virtual school who
	19	+	had earned sufficient credits to be expected to graduate in the same school
	20	+	year as such student's cohort at the time such student first enrolled in such
	21	+	virtual school; and
	22	+	(B) excluding those students who were enrolled in such virtual school
	23	+	but transferred to homeschooling or a nonaccredited private school in
	24	+	Kansas or another state.
	25	+	(2) The virtual school's four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall
	26	+	be determined in addition to the graduation rates determined for the school
	27	+	district that operates the virtual school and any other high schools operated
	28	+	by the school district.
	29	+	(c) No virtual school shall offer or provide any financial incentive for
	30	+	a student to enroll in a virtual school.
	31	+	(d) As used in this section, "financial incentive" means any monetary
	32	+	payment or award that is intended to encourage, entice or motivate a
	33	+	student to enroll in a virtual school.
	34	+	Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-3713 is hereby repealed.
	35	+	Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
37	36		publication in the statute book.
38		-	I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
39		-	SENATE, and passed that body
40		-	__________________________
41		-	SENATE adopted
42		-	Conference Committee Report ________________
43		-	_________________________
44		-	President of the Senate.
45		-	_________________________
46		-	Secretary of the Senate.
47		-
48		-	Passed the HOUSE
49		-	as amended _________________________
50		-	HOUSE adopted
51		-	Conference Committee Report ________________
52		-	_________________________
53		-	Speaker of the House.
54		-	_________________________
55		-	Chief Clerk of the House.
56		-	APPROVED _____________________________
57		-	_________________________
58		-	Governor.
	37	+	1
	38	+	2
	39	+	3
	40	+	4
	41	+	5
	42	+	6
	43	+	7
	44	+	8
	45	+	9
	46	+	10
	47	+	11
	48	+	12
	49	+	13
	50	+	14
	51	+	15
	52	+	16
	53	+	17
	54	+	18
	55	+	19
	56	+	20
	57	+	21
	58	+	22
	59	+	23
	60	+	24
	61	+	25
	62	+	26
	63	+	27
	64	+	28
	65	+	29
	66	+	30
	67	+	31
	68	+	32
	69	+	33