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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill requires teacher applicants to authorize sharing of past employment files among school districts
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas school districts hiring a teacher must require applicants to sign a waiver authorizing former school districts to disclose their personnel files within 21 days. The measure restricts public records requests for these transferred files under the and limits civil liability for districts sharing records in good faith.
School districts evaluating job applicants gain direct access to prior performance reviews, disciplinary records, and complaints while receiving statutory immunity from civil lawsuits when complying in good faith.
- SB 134 was introduced in the 2025 Kansas legislative session by the Senate Committee on Education and ultimately died in committee. context
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.
Teacher applicants
Teacher applicants must execute a written waiver authorizing the release of past employment files to be considered for employment by a new school district.
School districts
School districts must request and disclose teacher employment files within 21 days under specified waiver conditions and receive civil immunity for good faith compliance.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a teacher applicant refuses to sign the employment file waiver?
Are transferred teacher employment files open to the public under the Kansas Open Records Act?
What types of documents are included in the definition of an applicant teacher's files?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Jan 31, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 30, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Inter-district Personnel File Sharing
The bill creates a formal, mandated mechanism for Kansas school districts to share teacher personnel files conditioned on applicant waivers.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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