Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB385: Establishing Erin's law to require school districts to provide training and age-appropriate student instruction on the identification and reporting of signs of child sexual abuse
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning education; establishing Erin's law; requiring school districts to provide teacher training and age-appropriate student instruction on the identification and reporting of signs of child sexual abuse.
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
AN ACT concerning education; establishing Erin's law; requiring school districts to provide teacher training and age-appropriate student instruction on the identification and reporting of signs of child sexual abuse. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) Beginning in school year 2026-2027, each board of education of a school district shall provide an annual training program on child sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention to all teachers of the school district. The training program required by this subsection shall include: (1) Actions that a teacher may or shall take to prevent and report child sexual abuse and sexual assault; (2) how to identify signs of child sexual abuse and sexual assault; and (3) information on sexual abuse and sexual assault resources and supports. (b) Beginning in school year 2026-2027, each board of education of a school district shall provide a program of instruction on child sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention to all students enrolled in and attending kindergarten or any of the grades one through 12 of the school district. The program of instruction required by this subsection shall include: (1) Age-appropriate instruction in sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention; (2) actions that a child may take to prevent and report sexual abuse or sexual assault; (3) …
Sponsors
- Timothy Johnson (R) · primary sponsor
- David Buehler (R)
- W. Neelly, Lance (R, 42)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Education ; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Education
- : Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means ; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Education
- : Introduced
Subjects: Schools
Common questions
- What is SB385?
- SB385 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Establishing Erin's law to require school districts to provide training and age-appropriate student instruction on the identification and reporting of signs of child sexual abuse.
- What does SB385 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning education; establishing Erin's law; requiring school districts to provide teacher training and age-appropriate student instruction on the identification and reporting of signs of child sexual abuse.
- What is the status of SB385?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB385?
- Timothy Johnson (R), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB385?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb385/
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