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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill sets requirements for high school dual-enrollment course agreements and teacher pay
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning July 1, 2026, Kansas postsecondary institutions partnering with school districts for dual-enrollment classes taught by high school teachers must directly purchase missing instructional materials, pay districts a standard teaching rate of up to $600 per credit hour to be passed directly to the teacher as salary, and pay s up to $1,500 per semester.
The measure establishes mandatory compensation floors and instructional supply purchasing rules for high school teachers and staff providing college-credit courses during the regular school day.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school districts
School districts must ensure that dual-enrollment agreements comply with statutory payment structures and pass teaching funds directly to instructors.
community college teachers and technical college teachers
High school teachers providing postsecondary courses receive direct salary supplements based on credit hours taught.
postsecondary educational institutions
Community and technical colleges must directly purchase instructional supplies when not provided by the district and remit mandatory per-credit-hour teaching payments.
Key Facts
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied on Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Jan 26, 2026SenateHearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 2:30 PM — Room 144-S
- Jan 16, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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