---
type: "Bill"
title: "Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation."
description: "Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 45"
citation: "Kansas SB 45 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SB 114"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a2ba5e6-1eab-435a-a06a-1280894a494d"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB45/"
source_hash: "2fffc7831dd56b35ca675a14408e0a585764ad970c7d5b74ce11c246f326ad3f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas SB 45 (2025-2026) — Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to calculate graduation rates for all school districts for purposes of accreditation using an alternative calculation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Education** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_02_0000.pdf)
3. **Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_01_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_45/sb45_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Education — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-10** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- **2025-03-27** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- **2025-03-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3
- **2025-03-26** Conference committee report now available
- **2025-03-13** Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-12** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes
- **2025-03-06** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3 `passage`
- **2025-03-05** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-05** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-04** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to House Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 32, Nay 8 `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-17** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-22** Referred to Senate Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a2ba5e6-1eab-435a-a06a-1280894a494d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).