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KS SB48
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Education
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AI Summary
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Beginning July 1, 2026, school districts must demonstrate material year-over-year improvement in student academic performance on state assessments to achieve or maintain accreditation
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School districts and public schools must comply with building needs assessments, at-risk requirements, and all applicable federal and state statutes; noncompliance must be corrected by June 30 of the following school year or accreditation will be lost
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Superintendents of non-accredited districts must appear before House and Senate education committees during the legislative session to report on challenges preventing accreditation and corrective actions being taken
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State Board of Education must require and approve corrective action plans for conditionally accredited districts, with plans and progress reports published on state and district websites
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Curriculum standards review requirement changes from mandatory every seven years to permissive ("may" instead of "shall"), and the restriction on revising English language arts and mathematics standards until 75% proficiency is achieved by 2030 is removed
Legislative Description
Requiring school districts to demonstrate improvement in academic performance and be in compliance with all federal and state statutes and rules and regulations to achieve or maintain accreditation.
Last Action
Senate Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Education
1/12/2026