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SB 47 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.
Senate Committee on Education
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Tracy Frederick, PhD, Director of Engagement and Strategy | Kansas School Board Resource Center | Proponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Mike O'Neal | Kansas Policy Institute | Proponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Judith Deedy on behalf | Game On for Kansas Schools | Opponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy | Kansas Association of School Boards | Opponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Jim Karleskint | United School Administrators | Opponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Ben Jones, Representative | Kansans for excellence in Education | Opponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Denise Shultz, President | Kansas PTA | Opponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Dr. Brent Yeager, Superintendent | Olathe Public Schools USD 233 | Opponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Dr. Tonya Merrigan, Superintendent | Blue Valley Schools USD229 | Opponent SB47 |
| Tue, Feb 11, 2025 | View | Download | Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Memo SB47 |
House Committee on Education
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Fliter, Leah, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, | Kansas Association of School Boards | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Frederick, Tracy, Director of Engagement-Strategy, | Kansas School Board Resource Center (KSBRC) | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Karleskint, Jim, | United School Adminstrators (USA) Kansas | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Cawvey Amy | Public | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Shane, Doug, Senator, | State of Kansas Senate Chamber | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Workman, Kirsten | Public | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Long, Senior Revisor | Office of Revisor of Statutes | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Kimball, Shannon, Government Relations Specialist, | Kansas Association of School Boards | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Trabert, Dave, Chief Executive Officer, | Kansas Policy | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 18 | Neutral Written A-Z | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 17 | Proponents Written A-Z | SB47 |
| Tue, Mar 11, 2025 | View | Download | Attachment 21 | Opponents Written A-Z | SB47 |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, | Office of the Revisor of Statutues | SB47 |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | SB47 Building Access |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | SB47 Reasonable Meeting Limits |
