SB 491
Enacting the Haylee Weissenbach protecting students act to establish the office of education inspector general, authorize the education inspector general to conduct audits, investigations and reviews of educational institutions, require reporting of suspected professional and criminal misconduct by school employees and agents, require certain individuals to register on an educator misconduct registry, require criminal history record checks of school employees and agents and provide for civil penalties for violations of this act.
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Enacting the Haylee Weissenbach protecting students act to establish the office of education inspector general, authorize the education inspector general to conduct audits, investigations and reviews of educational institutions, require reporting of suspected professional and criminal misconduct by school employees and agents, require certain individuals to register on an educator misconduct registry, require criminal history record checks of school employees and agents and provide for civil penalties for violations of this act.
Legislative History
Testimony & Minutes
Senate · Committee on Education 27
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | James Franko, President | Kansas Policy Institute | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Dr. John Walker, Superintendent | Central Christian School | Neutral | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Bob Struart, Executive Officer | Kansas Bureau of Investigation | Neutral | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Lona Gorman | Kansas Home Educators | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Autumn Faulkner, Director of State Policy Engagement | Association of Christian Schools International | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Stephanie Pierce | — | Proponent Written | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Debbie Detmer | — | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Faith Colson, Survivor, Policy Expert, namesake of Faith's Law (IL) | — | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Senator Doug Shane | District #37 | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Sy Colao | — | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Denise Roberts | — | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Erika Sheets, Chairman | Moms for Liberty, Johnson County | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Michelle Stolleis Denault, Survivor | — | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Jami Klenda | — | Proponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner | Kansas State Department of Education | Neutral | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Scott A. Woodruff, Senior Counsel | Home School Legal Defense Association | Neutral | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Matt Bingesser, Administrative Counsel, | Office of the Attorney General | Neutral Written | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocary | Kansas Association of School Boards | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs | Kansas National Education Association | Opponent Written | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Rachel Harris, Parent | — | Proponent Written | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Jennifer Laporte, Parent | — | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Robert Simmons, President | Midwest Parent Educators | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Chuck Weber, Executive Director | Kansas Catholic Conference | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Tanner Tempel, State Director | Americans For Prosperity | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Revisor Memo | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Dr. Brent Yeager, Superintendent | Olathe Public Schools | Opponent | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | View | Jim Karleskint | United School Administrators | Opponent |