Establishing the Kansas blueprint for literacy and a literacy advisory committee, directing the board of regents to appoint a director of literacy education, requiring the board of regents and board of education to collaborate on a literacy micro-credential, providing university presidents and deans of education oversight over postsecondary literacy courses, requiring a plan to establish centers of excellence in reading, requiring the board of education to submit annual reports to the legislature on literacy goals; establishing the Kansas education opportunity scholarship to replace the Kansas ethnic minority scholarship, removing limits on Kansas nursing service scholarship awards and modifying the interest rate terms and repayment obligations for such awards, eliminating the requirement to subtract other aid from the state payment for the AO-K program, modifying financial limitations on Kansas hero's scholarship awards and broadening eligibility requirements for such awards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed Apr 25, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 34 Nay: 3
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 98 Nay: 22
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Baumgardner, Senator Erickson and Senator Sykes appointed as second conferees
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Thomas, Representative Estes and Representative Stogsdill appointed as second conferees
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Representative Thomas, Representative Estes and Representative Stogsdill appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Thomas was adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Thomas
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on K-12 Education Budget; Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on K-12 Education Budget
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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