Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2663

Introduced
2/3/26  
Refer
2/3/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Engrossed
2/18/26  

Caption

Modifying the requirements for student cohorts and achievement goals for school district at-risk accountability plans.

Impact

The implementation of HB 2663 is expected to reshape the existing framework governing at-risk students in the education system. By refining the criteria for student cohorts, the bill aims to provide a more tailored approach to education that addresses the diverse challenges faced by at-risk populations. With this bill, school districts may find that their accountability plans become more effective in promoting educational success, potentially leading to better resource allocation and intervention strategies tailored to specific cohorts of students.

Summary

House Bill 2663 seeks to modify the requirements for student cohorts and achievement goals within school district at-risk accountability plans. This bill is aimed at enhancing educational outcomes for students classified as at-risk by restructuring how these cohorts are defined and how achievement goals are established. The intention is to improve the focus on the specific needs of at-risk students and ensure that accountability measures are aligned with their educational trajectories.

Contention

Discussion surrounding HB 2663 has highlighted various points of contention, particularly regarding the balance between standardized accountability measures and the need for flexibility to accommodate different learning environments. Some stakeholders argue that while the bill's focus on at-risk students is commendable, the changes may inadvertently oversimplify complex issues by applying a one-size-fits-all solution. Critics emphasize the importance of local context in educational planning and caution against potential unintended consequences that may arise from adjusting accountability frameworks without sufficient input from educators and communities.

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 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 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 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 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 HB2002

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

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

KS SB6

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

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