SB 385 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Establishing Erin's law to require school districts to provide training and age-appropriate student instruction on the identification and reporting of signs of child sexual abuse.

SB 385, "Erin's Law," requires Kansas school districts to implement mandatory programs starting in the 2026-2027 school year. It mandates annual teacher training on identifying and reporting child sexual abuse, including prevention strategies and resource information. The bill also requires age-appropriate student instruction for all K-12 students on abuse awareness, prevention, and reporting options, with a parent opt-out provision. School districts may use approved resources like the Erin's Law Foundation curriculum to meet these requirements.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Education; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Education
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Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
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Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Education
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Jan 26, 2026
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