HB2743

Requiring the state board of regents and the state board of education to ensure that no teacher preparation program includes content related to diversity, equity and inclusion and providing an extended period for retired and substitute teachers to complete certain required literacy training as part of the Kansas blueprint for literacy.

Introduced·2/6/26
Introduced Text

Kansas HB2743 mandates the state boards of regents and education to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion content in teacher preparation programs.

Kansas HB2743 requires the state boards of regents and education to ensure that no teacher preparation program includes content related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It also provides an extended period for retired and substitute teachers to complete certain required literacy training as part of the Kansas blueprint for literacy. The bill mandates that all pre-service teacher preparation programs be based on the science of reading and structured literacy.

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History

Feb 6

House

House Introduced

Feb 6

House

House Referred to Committee on Education