Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB477: Establishing the Kansas first responder scholarship program to provide postsecondary tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such first responders
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning postsecondary education; relating to scholarship programs; enacting the Kansas first responder scholarship act; providing tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such first responders.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT concerning postsecondary education; relating to scholarship programs; enacting the Kansas first responder scholarship act; providing tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such first responders. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas first responder scholarship act. (b) As used in the Kansas first responder scholarship act: (1) "Dependent" means a birth child, adopted child or stepchild of a first responder or any child other than the foregoing who is actually a dependent, in whole or in part, of the first responder and related to such first responder by marriage or consanguinity. (2) "Emergency medical service provider" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto. (3) "Firefighter" means an individual who is employed by any city, county, township or other political subdivision of Kansas, assigned to the fire department thereof and engaged in the fighting and extinguishment of fires and the protection of life and property from such fires. (4) "First responder" includes emergency medical service providers, firefighters, public safety telecommunicators and law enforcement officers who are employed as a first responder in Kansas and reside in Kansas. (5) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 74-5602, and amendments thereto. (6) "Postsecondary …
Sponsors
- Ethan Corson, Ethan (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Education
- : Referred to Committee on Education
- : Introduced
- : Introduced
Subjects: Rules and Regulations, Administrative, Colleges and Universities
Common questions
- What is SB477?
- SB477 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Establishing the Kansas first responder scholarship program to provide postsecondary tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such first responders.
- What does SB477 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning postsecondary education; relating to scholarship programs; enacting the Kansas first responder scholarship act; providing tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such first responders.
- What is the status of SB477?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB477?
- Ethan Corson, Ethan (I).
- Where is the official record for SB477?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb477/
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