Kansas SB384: Extending the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1 and deeming applications approved if not approved or denied within 45 days of submission

What the bill says

An act concerning education; relating to public innovative districts; extending the application deadline to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1; deeming applications approved if not approved or denied within 30 days of submission; amending K.S.A. 72-4223 and 72-4225 and repealing the existing sections.

From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:

AN ACT concerning education; relating to public innovative districts; extending the application deadline to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1; deeming applications approved if not approved or denied within 30 days of submission; amending K.S.A. 72-4223 and 72-4225 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 72-4223 is hereby amended to read as follows: 724223. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 72-4225, and amendments thereto, the board of education of any school district may apply to the state board for a grant of authority to operate such school district as a public innovative district. The application shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the state board, and shall be submitted not later than December 1 May 1 of the school year preceding the school year in which the school district intends to operate as a public innovative district. (b) The application shall include the following: (1) A description of the educational programs of the public innovative district; (2) a description of the interest and support for partnerships between the public innovative district, parents and the community; (3) the specific goals and the measurable pupil outcomes to be obtained by operating as a public innovative district; and (4) an explanation of …

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Sponsors

• Timothy Johnson (R) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died on House Calendar
2. March 17, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Education
3. March 13, 2026: Referred to House Committee on Education
4. March 13, 2026: Received and Introduced
5. March 12, 2026: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 7
6. March 11, 2026: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
7. March 11, 2026: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
8. March 2, 2026: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole
9. February 27, 2026: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
10. February 16, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

Votes

• Final Action Amended (March 12, 2026): 32 yea, 7 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB384?

SB384 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Extending the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1 and deeming applications approved if not approved or denied within 45 days of submission.

What does SB384 do?

In its own words: An act concerning education; relating to public innovative districts; extending the application deadline to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1; deeming applications approved if not approved or denied within 30 days of submission; amending K.S.A. 72-4223 and 72-4225 and repealing the existing sections.

What is the status of SB384?

Passed one chamber as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died on House Calendar (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SB384?

Timothy Johnson (R).

Where is the official record for SB384?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb384/