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Kansas: HB2420

Requiring school districts to obtain parental consent prior to providing certain school-based mental health services to a student.

Topics

Mental Health
Children's Health & School Nutrition

Bill Information

MAHA Approved

Summary

AN ACT concerning education; relating to school districts; requiring parental consent prior to providing any school-based mental health service to a student; establishing exceptions to such requirement; authorizing the imposition of a civil penalty for each violation thereof.

Introduced

01/12/2026

In Committee

02/16/2026

Dead

04/11/2026

Sponsor

Megan Steele

Republican Representative (KS)

785-296-7310megan.steele@house.ks.gov

Activity

02/19/2026

House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

02/16/2026

House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

02/16/2026

House Committee on Education Report - House Committee on Education Report

02/12/2026

House Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Education

02/03/2026

House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education

02/03/2026

House Committee on Education Report - House Committee on Education Report

01/22/2026

House Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N

01/22/2026

House Education Hearing (13:30:00 1/22/2026 Room 218-N)

01/12/2026

House Referred to Committee on Education

01/12/2026

House Introduced

01/12/2026

House Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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