May 15, 2012
Until a tax agreement is hammered out, it is clear little else of substance is likely to be moving. It is also clear the tax-cutting package passed last week leaves no room for additional spending on anything, including education.
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Bill numbers and committee names.
On Senate Final Action
SB 102 – Increases fees for candidates, lobbyists. Hearing held 02.01.12. Passed 32-8
On Senate General Orders
Below the debate line:
SB 311 – Supplemental Appropriations; maintains base state aid at $3,780. Hearing held 02.03.12. KASB supports.
Sub. for SB 39 – Prohibits certain sexual offenders from residing within 500 feet of school property.
SB 393 – Governor’s career tech education proposals; committee amendments maintain weighting, remove 30 mile limit. Hearing held 02.14.12. KASB supports as amended.
SB 69 –Requires districts to develop bullying prevention plan and policies with site council input; post on website. [KASB Testimony]
SB 326 – Dental hygiene, services to school children. Hearing held 02.01.12
SB 364 – Increases base to $4,079 in 13-14 and 2 percent each year after. Contingency reserve to 30 percent, LOB to 35 percent but districts above 31 percent would get no state aid for that amount; statewide levy from 20 to 25 mills and general state aid and LOB aid also increase. Hearing held 02.13.12 [KASB Testimony]
SB 410 – Requires state board adopt rules and regulations to establish best practices of instruction for students with dyslexia and districts to implement those best practices. Includes 504 plans. Hearing held 02.13.12. KASB opposes [KASB Testimony]
SB 278 – School district bullying policies. Briefing held 01.30.12; Hearing held 01.31.12; KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
SB 350 – Graduated increase in base state aid. Hearing held 02.09.12. KASB supports.[KASB Testimony]
SB 361 – Governor’s education plan. Hearings held. [KASB Testimony]
In Senate Assessment and Taxation
SB 339 – Governor's tax reform bill; reduces individual income tax; gradually eliminates by limiting spending to 2 percent revenue growth. Hearing held 02.15.12. KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
SB 317 – Excludes trade fixtures from definition of real property, real estate, and land when determining the assessed valuation of real property; reduces tax base. Hearing held 02.15.12. KASB opposes [KASB Testimony]
SB 312 – Reduces state sales tax Jan. 1, 2013, rather than July 1.
SB 376 – Reduction of sales and income tax rates; exemptions; taxing certain services.
SB 295 – Fines for using applicant’s employment status in hiring decisions. Hearing held 02.08.12
In Senate Federal and State Affairs
SB 284 – Requires use of e-verify program for immigration status.
SB 399 – Allows certain unlawfully present aliens to work in Kansas. Hearing held 02.16.12. KASB neutral. [KASB Testimony]
In Senate Judiciary
Sub for HB 2318 – Penalties for drug distribution within 1,000 of a school. Hearing held 02.01.12
In Senate Reapportionment
HB 2606 – House redistricting bill. Passed house 109-14
SB 398 – Repeals Kan-ED program; replaces with subsidies for broadband internet connection. Hearing held 02.14.12. KASB supports [KASB Testimony]
HB 2390 – Repeals Kan-ED Act. Carryover bill; hearing held last session; Hearing held 03.22.11; KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2515 – Governmental entities may not require construction contracts with collective bargaining agreements. Passed 90-34
SCR 1611 – Constitutional state contingency reserve fund requirement. Hearing held 02.03.12
SB 338 – KPERS Act of 2014 (Commission Plan). Hearing held 02.08.12. Motion to recommend failed.
SB 429 – New version of commission plan.
On House Final Action
On House General Orders
Below the debate line:
HB 2212 – Requires local governments to adopt a resolution before budgeting increase in revenue due to valuation increase. Hearing held 01.24.12; KASB opposed. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2425 – Moves school board elections and question submitted elections from local to state campaign finance act. Hearing held 01.30.12; KASB supports with qualifications.[KASB Testimony]
HB 2442 – Amends state law regarding bids for contractors with disabled employees; does not apply to school districts. Hearing held 01.26.12.
HB 2444 – Seclusion and restraint for children with disabilities; impose new restricts and requirements on school districts. Hearing held 02.02.12 KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2631 – Expands practice of dental hygiene for school children. (similar to SB 326)
HB 2477 – Requires providing information on alternative education options to 16-17-year-olds prior to dropping out of school. Hearing held 02.07.12. KASB opposed original bill; supports amended bill. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2430 – Extends sunset on 10 percent contingency reserve through 2015-16. Hearing held 01.18.12; KASB supports. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2439 – Extends 2013 sunset on second military enrollment count to 2017; funds “net” increase in students. Hearing held 01.31.12
HB 2493 –Supplemental appropriations; maintains $3,780 BSAPP. Hearing held 01.30.12
HB 2400 – At-risk weighting; change to non-proficient. Hearing held 01.31.12; KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2527 – Kan-Ed uses fees authorized.
HB 2745 – Prohibits use of state funds for remedial courses; reduces exceptions to qualified admissions at state universities.
HB 2645 – Personal financial literacy required. Hearing held 02.15.12. KASB opposes.[KASB Testimony]
HB 2678 – Elimination of high enrollment weighting, adjustment of base and weightings by same amount. Hearing postponed.
HB 2713 – Providing access to pre-college curriculum through virtual schools. Hearing held 02.16.12. KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2718 – Local activities budget. Hearing held 02.16.12. KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2620 – Excellence in Career Technical Education Act. Hearing held 02.08.12. KASB supports with qualifications. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2634 –Teacher evaluation and licensure. Hearing held 02.08.12. KASB neutral; supported and opposed provisions. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2245 – Carryover bill restricting promotion to fourth grade based on state reading test. Subcommittee meeting 01.31.12. Hearing held 02.17.11; KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]. Committee voted against consideration.
HB 2552 – Superintendent qualifications. Hearing Postponed. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2543 – Autism scholarships for private schools.
HB 2594 – Increases base to $4,079 in 13-14 and 2 percent each year after. Contingency reserve to 30 percent, LOB to 35 percent but districts above 31 percent would get no state aid for that amount; statewide levy from 20 to 25 mills and general state aid and LOB aid also increase.
HB 2608 – Graduated increases in base state aid.
HB 2615 – Allows expansion of Kansas Math and Science Academy to multiple institutions.
HB 2664 – Empowerment scholarships: vouchers for special education students.
HB 2734 – Clarifies qualification of home schooling for compulsory attendance.
HR 6003 – Resolution designating school choice week, Jan. 22-28, 2012.
HB 6008 – Urging participating in Communities that Care survey.
SB 257 – Calculation of Local Option Budget if special ed aid declines. Hearing held 01.19.12; Passed 40-0. KASB supports [KASB Testimony].
SB 260 – Special education state aid; repeals maximum and minimum requirements before taking effect. Passed 40-0.
HB 2739 – Moves school board and other local elections to November general election in even-numbered years.
HB 2566 – Excludes virtual students from calculation of bond aid.
HB 2580 – Public charter school act.
In House Corrections and Juvenile Justice
HB 2559 – Amendments to school safety act. Hearing held 02.13.12. KASB opposes.[KASB Testimony]
HB 2533 – Reporting requirements for child abuse. Hearing held 02.08.12.
HB 2534 – Requirements and penalties for failure to report death or disappearance of a child and interference with law enforcement. Hearing held 02.09.12
HB 2467 – Crimes concerning depiction of minors. Hearing held 01.23.12
HB 2440 – Penalties for failure to report disappearance of child; includes school employees.
SB 279 – Unlawful sexual relations; adds teachers and coaches.
In House Federal and State Affairs
HB 2712 – Allows certain unlawfully present aliens to work in Kansas. Hearing held 02.14.12. KASB neutral. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2492 – Requires use of e-verify program for immigration status. Hearing held 02.17.12. KASB neutral. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2576 – Immigration; unlawful concealing; proof of citizenship. Hearing held 02.17.12. KASB neutral. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2577 – To award any contract/grant in excess of $5,000 by a governmental entity the business seeking contract/grant affirm its enrollment and participation in the e-verify program. Hearing held 02.17.12. KASB neutral. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2578 – Enforcement of federal immigration laws; determination of citizenship; notification; exchange of information; indemnification; implementation; cooperative agreements. Hearing held 02.17.12. KASB neutral. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2476 – Prohibits carrying concealed weapon on school district grounds.
HB 2522 – Repeals in-state tuition benefit for certain alien students.
In House Health and Human Services
HB 2094 – Creates exemption from required inoculations based on personal belief. Hearing held 01.18.12; KASB opposed. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2549 – Preservation of government records by public officials, including email and texting. Hearing held 02.08.12
HB 2569 – Legislative review and extension of open records exceptions. Hearing held 02.09.12.
HB 2166 – Internet publications by cities and counties (not school districts). Hearing held 02.07.12.
HB 2555 – Recreation Commissions. Hearing held 02.09.12
In House Pensions and Benefits
HB 2545 – KPERS Act of 2014. (Commission Plan). Hearing held 2.13.12
HB 2702 – Removes “cap” on state KPERS contributions, increases annual cost short-term.
SB 259 – Extension of working after retirement options for three more years. Hearing held 02.15.12. KASB supports. [KASB Testimony].
HB 2747 – House Republican leadership plan for income tax reductions; 2 percent spending limit. Hearing held 02.16.12. KASB opposes. (See testimony on HB 2560.)
HB 2560 – Governor's tax reform bill; reduces individual income tax; gradually eliminates by limiting spending to 2 percent revenue growth. Hearing held 02.10.12. KASB opposes. [KASB Testimony]
HB 2287 – Sales tax holiday for school supplies. Hearing held; 01.25.12; Motion to pass favorably out of committee failed 9-12 KASB opposed. [KASB Testimony] Motion to recommend failed.
HB 2501 – Excludes trade fixtures from definition of real property, real estate, and land when determining the assessed valuation of real property; reduces tax base. Hearing held 02.01.12
HB 2176 – Moves district and local government budget deadline from Aug. 25 to Sept. 25. Hearing held 01.26.12
HB 2611 – Sales tax holiday for food purchases.
HB 2628 – Reduces sales tax rates to 5.3 percent on July 1, 2012.
HB 2635 – Allow local sales or property tax to support technical colleges.
HB 2667 – Reduction of sales and income tax rates; exemptions; taxing certain services.
HB 2500 – Prohibits cell phone use by school bus drivers, certain exceptions. Hearing held 02.01.12.
HB 2749 – “Grandfathers” school buses from new regulations after date of manufacture (currently 25 from date).

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