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KS HB2484

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Education

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement that Kansas Promise Scholarship recipients must reside in Kansas after program completion; recipients now only need to work in Kansas for at least two consecutive years

  • Clarifies that scholarship recipients must commence work in Kansas within six months after graduation and may use W-2 forms showing Kansas withholding as proof of employment

  • Allows recipients to satisfy work requirements while enrolled in a Kansas postsecondary institution, with the two-year work obligation beginning upon graduation or failure to re-enroll

  • Repeals K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-32,278, which contained the program's sunset/expiration date, making the Kansas Promise Scholarship program permanent

  • Amends K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-32,276 governing scholarship agreement requirements and takes effect upon publication in the statute book

Legislative Description

Eliminating the Kansas residency requirement after completing a Kansas promise scholarship program, clarifying the work requirements upon completion of such program and repealing the sunset on the program.

Last Action

House Referred to Committee on Education

1/21/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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