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KS HB2673
Bill
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
K-12 Education Budget
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AI Summary
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Establishes eight statutory rights for teachers, including the right to discipline students, remove persistently disruptive students from classrooms, teach in a safe environment, be treated with civility, and receive collaboration time during the school day
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Prohibits school boards and administrators from establishing policies that prevent teachers from exercising these rights or retaliating against teachers who do so
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Requires each school district to adopt a school management plan for every school that defines minor and major behavioral infractions and establishes a tiered system of consequences and interventions
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Mandates documentation and reporting procedures for student behavioral infractions, including parent notification and recording in student files
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Requires annual distribution of teacher rights to all teachers, parents, and posting in school buildings and on district websites, with school management plans communicated to students during the first week of school
Legislative Description
Establishing the positive learning environment act to provide for certain rights for teachers and require school districts to adopt school management plans to address behavioral infractions by students.
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Education
2/3/2026