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S Sub for Sub HB2299

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

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Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

S Sub for Sub

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

Sub

Substitute for HB 2299 by Committee on Education - Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms.

As Amended by House Committee on Education

Prohibiting discriminatory practices on the basis of religion at public educational institutions and authorizing the attorney general to investigate violations and assess civil penalties under the Kansas act against discrimination.

As Introduced

Prohibiting discriminatory practices on the basis of religion at public educational institutions and authorizing the attorney general to investigate violations and assess civil penalties under the Kansas act against discrimination.

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Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports

Committee Reports 2
Committee Report
House Committee on Education Tue, Mar 18, 2025 And the bill be passed as amended.
Senate Committee on Education Wed, Mar 4, 2026 Substitute bill be passed
Floor Amendments 3
Offered by Amendment

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

House · Committee on Education 61
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Feb 17, 2025 View Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor Office of Revisor of Statutues HB2299 Amendment
Feb 17, 2025 View Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor Office of Revisor of Statutes HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Ruth Glover, Executive Director, Kansas Human Rights Commission HB 2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Rashane Hamby, Director of Policy and Research, American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas HB 2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Samuel Brian Public HB 2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Amelia Allen Public HB 2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Rachel Rolon Public HB 2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Sarah Vernier Public HB 2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Adam Beren, Founder, Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) HB 2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Reverend Rick Behrens Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Kimberly Streit Vogelsberg General Council, Kansas National Education Association HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Rabbi Moti Rieber Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Al-Hadaf KC Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Alex Wang Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Alexander Bishel Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Amanda Culbertson Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Andrew Ernstein Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Audrey Brooker Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Cari Gunderman Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Cassidy Schuster Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Chris Taylor Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Ghassan Elkhatib Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Haidee Clauer Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Jack Hawthorn Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View JP Redmon Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Katherine Barrow Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Kathleen Williams Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Landon McGee Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Lauren Kimball Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Lilly Mather Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Lora Jost Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Lutfi Abughazala Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View M Horowitz Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Makenzie McGee Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Mitch Brian Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Nick Mckee-Rist Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Paul Gunderman Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Ralph Earles Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Reverand Cerelia Martinez-Moylan Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Samuel Brody Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Samiya Irene Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Sara Anees Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Sharon Goldberg Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Sophia Terian Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Steven Ringel Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Neta Meltzer, Jewish Community Relations Bureau HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View David Soffer Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Robert Metz Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Hannah Smuckler Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Angie Stallbaumer, Deputy Director and General Counsel Kansas Association of School Boards HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Barry Kaseff Jewish Community Relations Bureau HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Leah Abrahamsson Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Christopher Overfelt Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Dylan Gardner Public HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Kris Kobach, Attorney General, State of Kansas, Office of the Attorney General HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor Office of the Revisior of Statutes HB2299 Amendment
Feb 11, 2025 View Elaina Rudder, Senior Research Analyst Kansas Legislative Research Department HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor Office of the Revisor of Statutes HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Attachment 23 Opponent Written A-K HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Attachment 24 Opponents Written M-W HB2299
Feb 11, 2025 View Margot Patterson Public HB2299

Identification

Bill No. HB 2299
Chamber House
Requested By Requested by Representative Estes

Sections Affected

Amended

Effective Date

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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