Senate Committee on Education

Early Release Testimony 01/15/2026

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Presenter: Tamara Lawrence, Assistant Revisor Organization: Office of the Revisor of Statutes Topic: Memo
Presenter: Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs Organization: Kansas National Education Association Topic: Neutral
Presenter: Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner Organization: Kansas State Board of Education Topic: Neutral
Presenter: Cathy Hopkins and Beryl New, Legislative Liaisons Organization: Kansas State Board of Education Topic: Neutral
Presenter: Susan Willis, Government Liaison Organization: Wichita Public Schools USD 259 Topic: Neutral Written Only
Presenter: Ann Mah, Retiree Topic: Opponent
Presenter: Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy Organization: Kansas Association of School Boards Topic: Opponent
Presenter: Kailey Howell, Student Organization: Spring Hill High School Topic: Opponent
Presenter: Mary F. Sinclair, PhD, Advocacy Team Organization: Kansas PTA Topic: Opponent
Presenter: Jim Karleskint Organization: United School Administrators Topic: Opponent
Presenter: SB 302 Topic: Opponent Written Only
Presenter: Anthony Dummermuth, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Kim Whitman, Co-Lead Organization: Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project Initiative Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Amy Warren, Co-Chair Organization: Kansas Coalition for Distraction Free Schools Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Ngoc Vuong, School Board Member Organization: Wichita School Board Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Gretchen Shanahan, Parent Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Adrienne Olejnik, Vice President Organization: Kansas Action for Children Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Katie Longhauser, Founder Organization: Kids Digital Health Hub and Screen Guardians Topic: Proponent
Presenter: John Ketcham, Senior Fellow and Director of Cities Organization: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Topic: Proponent
Presenter: April Holman, Executive Director Organization: Alliance for a Healthy Kansas Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Michael Chartier, Midwest Legislative Director Organization: ExcellinEd in Action Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Kevin Cronister, Law Enforcement Officer Topic: Proponent
Presenter: Emily Brownlee, Educator Topic: Proponent
Presenter: SB 302 Topic: Proponent Written Only