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KS SB246
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
- State Board of Education must require fingerprinting and state/national criminal history record checks for all applicants seeking Kansas teaching certificates or licenses, with applicants paying the fee unless their school district covers it
- School district employees with direct student contact who are not licensed teachers must undergo fingerprint-based criminal history checks every five years, with checks required before commencing work involving students
- Public innovative districts must also require all employees with direct student contact to submit to fingerprint-based criminal history record checks every five years
- Employees convicted of specified offenses or entering criminal diversion agreements must self-report to their school district within 30 days; failure to report is a class B nonperson misdemeanor
- Creates the criminal history record check reimbursement fund in the state treasury to reimburse the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services for background checks conducted under K.S.A. 39-970, 39-2009, and 65-5117
Legislative Description
Requiring all applicants for teaching licenses and certificates and employees of a school district or public innovative district to submit to a criminal history record check and creating the criminal history record check reimbursement fund for certain state and criminal history record checks conducted by the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
Last Action
Senate Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
1/20/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/10/2025
Full Bill Text
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