Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2103

Introduced
1/28/25  

Caption

Including participation in certain learning experiences and agricultural activities as a valid excuse for absence from school and authorizing school boards to make rules therefor.

Impact

The implications of HB2103 on state laws primarily involve modifications to K.S.A. 72-3121, which governs school attendance compliance. By specifying acceptable absences related to educational activities, the law acknowledges the importance of non-traditional learning experiences. This change could lead to increased participation in agricultural and related educational programs, facilitating the development of practical skills in students that extend beyond the classroom. The inclusion of such programs aims to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world applications, thereby enriching student education.

Summary

House Bill 2103 focuses on amending regulations concerning school attendance in Kansas. Specifically, it includes participation in certain learning experiences and agricultural science activities as valid excuses for absences from school. This bill provides school boards with the authority to establish rules defining these exceptions, thereby encouraging student participation in extracurricular and enrichment programs that are not traditionally recognized under current attendance policies. The bill seeks to enhance educational flexibility by recognizing a broader scope of legitimate reasons for student absence.

Contention

Discussion surrounding HB2103 may include concerns over the potential for abuse of the newly defined categories of absences. Critics could argue that without stringent regulations, students might misuse these provisions as a reason to avoid school. On the other hand, advocates for the bill emphasize the need for flexibility in modern education systems, arguing that exposure to various forms of learning is crucial for student development. The balance between allowing legitimate educational opportunities while preventing excessive truancy will be central to the ongoing debate about the bill.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SR1703

Recognizing November 14, 2024, as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.