Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2530

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
2/4/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
2/12/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  

Caption

Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments towards a degree.

Impact

The implementation of HB2530 is expected to significantly impact state laws regarding high school education and workforce development. By requiring career readiness assessments, the bill aims to align high school curricula with the needs of employers, ensuring that graduates possess relevant skills and qualifications. This could result in a better-prepared workforce, potentially reducing the skills gap that employers often face. The emphasis on credential transferability also aims to streamline the path for students intending to further their education, thus promoting lifelong learning and adaptability in the workforce.

Summary

House Bill 2530, known as the Career Readiness Education Development Innovation Transferability (CREDIT) Act, mandates that high schools administer career readiness assessments to students. The bill aims to enhance the educational landscape by providing students with the necessary evaluations that reflect their readiness for the workforce. Furthermore, the legislation facilitates the transferability of credentials earned through these assessments toward degrees, thereby promoting a more integrated approach to education and career preparation.

Contention

While HB2530 presents several potential benefits, there may be notable points of contention among stakeholders. Supporters may argue that the bill is a proactive step towards bridging the gap between education and employment. However, critics might express concerns regarding the implementation of assessments, such as adequacy of resources in schools, fairness in evaluation, and the pressure it may place on students. Additionally, discussions may arise about the effectiveness of such credentials in the job market and whether they truly reflect a student's potential and capabilities.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

KS SB6

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

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 HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

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.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.