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HB 2530 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

HB 2530 requires Kansas high schools to provide free career readiness assessments (ACT WorkKeys) to students in grades 9, 11, and 12, with participation optional. It mandates that Kansas colleges and universities accept certain WorkKeys credentials (platinum, gold, or silver) as transferable credit toward technical degrees, following American Council on Education guidelines. Schools must publish exam details online, and the state board must report annual assessment data to lawmakers. The bill directly affects Kansas public and nonpublic high school students, school districts, and postsecondary institutions.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates career assessments and credit transfer for technical degrees, enhancing educational pathways and access for students transitioning to higher education.95% confidence
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Amended by House Committee · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to clarify that participation in career readiness exams is optional and to explicitly repeal the previous version of the statute. The changes also update the effective date reference and streamline the legislative citation.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by making exam participation optional rather than mandatory for students, and the specific legal authority was updated to repeal the prior section.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for high schools to administer exams to a statement that participation is optional and students cannot be forced to take them.

Removed the specific instruction that assessments must be administered in a manner and frequency prescribed by the state board of education.

TECHNICAL

Added a specific repeal of the existing statute section (K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-5179) to clear the legal record.

Updated the effective date language to reference the 2025 statute book instead of the 2026 session.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Education
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Education
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Education
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Education
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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