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KS HB2662
Bill
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Education
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AI Summary
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School districts must designate one month annually as "student safety and awareness month" and provide age-appropriate educational programs for all middle and high school students on fentanyl awareness, social media literacy, and crime prevention.
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Curriculum is tiered by grade level: K-5 covers personal boundaries and basic internet safety; grades 6-8 addresses bullying prevention, conflict resolution, and responsible social media use; grades 9-12 includes dating safety, consent, bystander intervention, and cyberbullying prevention.
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State Board of Education must develop model curricula by July 1, 2027; districts may adopt the state model or create their own programs subject to state approval.
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Parents must receive notice of program content and may opt their children out of all or any portion of the instruction through written notification.
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Districts must submit annual implementation reports to the state board, which will publish statewide evaluations with recommendations starting January 15, 2028, and every three years thereafter.
Legislative Description
Enacting the student safety and awareness act to require school districts to designate a month during the school year as student safety and awareness month and to provide educational programs for students on the dangers and effects of fentanyl use, personal safety and awareness and social media literacy, safety and responsibility during such designated month.
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Education
2/3/2026