2025-2026 Regular Session

SB281

House Substitute for Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.

Chamber Passed·3/24/25

Prefiled

Introduced

Chamber Passed3/24/25

Final Passage

Complete

Establishes the Kansas postsecondary education savings account and Kansas ABLE savings account grant incentive program.

The bill establishes the Kansas postsecondary education savings account and Kansas ABLE savings account grant incentive program. It authorizes the state treasurer to implement and administer the program, which provides matching grants to qualified individuals and families with household incomes not exceeding 200% of the federal poverty level. The program matches contributions to family postsecondary savings accounts on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to $600 per calendar year.

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Where it stands

Last: Passed the Senate · 75–48 · Mar 24, 2025
Current: Education Committee
Next: House floor vote

Roll Call Votes

75 Yea

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48 Nay

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2 Absent

Calendar

Mar 13, 2025

9:30 AM

Senate Government Efficiency Hearing

History

Feb 18

Senate

Senate Ruled materially changed and referred to Committee on Education

Feb 17

House

House Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 75 Nay: 48

Feb 16