KS HB2618

Requires the State Board of Education to submit semi-annual reports (by July 1 and January 1) detailing all federal financial assistance accepted, distributed, or expended for educational purposes, including program purposes, amounts, administering agencies, and sustainability plans after federal funding ends; this reporting requirement expires July 1, 2034

Eliminates the State Board of Education's requirement to report on professional licensing applications under K.S.A. 48-3406 starting July 1, 2031, and removes the triennial reporting requirement for school district early retirement incentive programs

Adds expiration dates to multiple existing education reporting requirements: open enrollment transfer data reporting expires July 1, 2033; Every Child Can Read Act reporting expires July 1, 2032; at-risk student accountability reporting expires July 1, 2033; special education excess cost reporting requirement is removed

Sets expiration dates for additional reports: school district accreditation reports to expire January 15, 2031; statewide assessment reports expire July 1, 2029; student achievement reports expire July 1, 2032; ACT/pre-ACT reporting expires July 1, 2032; foster care academic report card expires July 1, 2032; educator apprenticeship program reporting expires July 1, 2034

Repeals K.S.A. 48-3406a and 72-6320 and updates terminology throughout various education statutes, changing "federal funds" to "federal financial assistance" and making other conforming amendments