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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Law Allows Foreign Exchange Students to Enroll in Host Family's School District Without Lottery
Last action · April 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Kansas legislation allows foreign exchange students residing with host families to enroll in the host family's resident school district and exempts them from the district's .
Foreign exchange students and host families gain a direct path to enrollment in local schools without waiting for open-seat lottery availability, impacting how districts manage nonresident student numbers.
- Kansas statutes govern public school open enrollment policies, establishing capacity determinations, application windows, and confidential lottery procedures for nonresident student transfers. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Foreign exchange students
Foreign exchange students living with host families are permitted to enroll in the host family's resident school district and are exempted from the open-seat lottery.
Host families
Host families can enroll residing foreign exchange students directly into their resident school district without going through the lottery.
School districts
School districts must permit qualifying foreign exchange students to enroll without lottery constraints and must adjust local capacity calculations and reporting.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can foreign exchange students participate in the regular school open-seat lottery in Kansas?
Can school districts charge extra tuition to nonresident students transferring under this statute?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law over the governor's veto.
Procedural history
30 actions- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026SenateVetoed by Governor; Returned to on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026SenateFloorMotion to override veto prevailed
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorMotion to override veto prevailed
- Mar 27, 2026HouseFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
- Mar 27, 2026SenateFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
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- Mar 26, 2026HouseConference committee report now available
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorConference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Estes, Representative McNorton, Representative Stogsdill, , appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2026SenateFloorConference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas, Senator Sykes, , appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2026HouseConference committee report now available
- Mar 23, 2026HouseFloorMotion to accede adopted; Representative Estes, Representative McNorton, Representative Stogsdill, , appointed as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026SenateNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
- Mar 17, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 16, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 16, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Mar 16, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Mar 16, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
- Mar 16, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 12, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Mar 10, 2026HouseHearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N
- Mar 6, 2026HouseIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Mar 6, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Education
- Mar 5, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 5, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 5, 2026Senatefa_fabc_912
- Mar 5, 2026SenateFloorEmergency Final Action - Passed
- Feb 9, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Feb 3, 2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S
- Jan 23, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Discoveries
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Foreign Exchange Lottery Exemption
The legislation carves out a specific exception from the open-seat lottery process for foreign exchange students living with host families.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance50How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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