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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas SB 140 requires school districts to detail object-level budget variances and historical expenditures
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning January 1, 2026, Kansas school districts must include detailed object-level expenditures and original budget figures for the current, preceding, and second preceding years in their annual budget forms. School districts must also publish explanatory reports for budget items exceeding $100,000 that deviate by 10% or more from original figures, or for items exceeding $50,000 where the ensuing year's budget deviates by 10% or more from current expenditures.
School districts must allocate administrative resources to compile multi-year object-level comparisons and deviation reports, while local taxpayers and the State Department of Education gain granular visibility into year-over-year spending shifts for line items over specific dollar thresholds.
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 comply with expanded object-level multi-year accounting requirements, publish detailed budget summaries online, and prepare explanatory reports for specified budget deviations.
State Department of Education
The State Department of Education must develop the uniform reporting system, prescribe accounting classifications, provide technical advice, and publish school district budget documents and per-pupil expenditures on its website.
taxpayers and local residents
Taxpayers gain access to detailed object-level historical spending comparisons, per-pupil expenditure data, and written explanations for significant budget deviations on district websites.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 3, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 31, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Expansion of Multi-Year Budget Granularity
The legislation shifts school district budget disclosures from general fund comparisons to mandatory object-level tracking across four consecutive budget years with explicit 10% deviation reporting thresholds.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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