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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas House Bill 2392 sets maximum required education levels for nursing school instructors
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 2392 restricts the state board of nursing from requiring nursing school instructors to hold academic degrees more than one level advanced over the program in which they teach. The bill amends K.S.A. 65-1119 to govern approval standards for professional and practical nursing schools in Kansas.
Nursing schools and their faculty face a statutory cap on instructor credential requirements, preventing the state board from mandating advanced degrees beyond a single tier above the taught program.
- K.S.A. 65-1119 is the existing Kansas statute governing the approval process and curriculum standards for professional and practical nursing schools. context
- House Bill 2392 was introduced during the 2025-2026 legislative session 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.
nursing schools
Nursing schools must ensure their faculty meet the specified degree limitations and comply with board renewal and fee requirements.
nursing instructors
Instructors are subject to explicit maximum degree requirements set as a condition for state school approval.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
11 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Mar 13, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 13, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Mar 13, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
- Mar 13, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 13, 2025HouseFloorMotion to Reconsider Adopted
Show 5 earlier actions
- Mar 13, 2025HouseWithdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 7, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Mar 5, 2025HouseHearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S
- Feb 26, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 26, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Version history
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Instructor Credential Ceiling
The bill introduces a statutory ceiling preventing regulatory creep on required faculty degree levels.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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