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SB 47

AN ACT concerning education; relating to boards of education; requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current board members; authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property; authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings; authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts; amending K.S.A. 72-1145 and 72-1416 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-1138 and repealing the existing sections.

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Senate - Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; - 02/19/2025

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (21):

Alley, Blasi, Blew, Bowser, J.R. Claeys, Joseph Claeys, Erickson, Fagg, Gossage, Klemp, Kloos, Masterson, Murphy, Peck, Petersen, Rose, Shane, Thompson, Titus, Tyson, Warren,

Nay - (19):

Argabright, Billinger, Bowers, Clifford, Corson, Dietrich, Faust Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Holscher, Owens, Pettey, Ryckman, Schmidt, Shallenburger, Starnes, Sykes, Thomas, Ware,

Present and Passing - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (0):

Not Voting - (0):