Establishing the positive learning environment act to provide for certain rights for teachers and require school districts to adopt school management plans to address behavioral infractions by students.

HB 2673, the Positive Learning Environment Act, requires Kansas school districts to create school management plans for each school. These plans must define minor (e.g., classroom disruptions) and major (e.g., violence, substance abuse) student behavior issues and establish a clear, step-by-step system for handling them - teachers address minor issues, while administrators handle major ones. The bill also grants teachers specific rights, including the ability to remove disruptive students from class, have their disciplinary decisions respected, and teach in a safe environment, with protections against retaliation for using these rights. School districts must share these plans with parents, students, and staff at the start of each school year and review them annually using behavior data.