Kansas SB 477: Establishing the Kansas first responder scholarship program to provide postsecondary tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such first responders.
Status: Died in Committee (as of 2026-04-10)
State: Kansas · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: SB 477
Subjects: Colleges and Universities, Rules and Regulations, Administrative
Sponsors: Ethan Corson
Bill Text
SB 477 — As Introduced — Kansas Legislature • • • • • • • • • • • • • Skip to main content Kansas Legislature kslegislature.gov menu Home House account_balanceAbout the House groupsRepresentatives campaignEvents chairSeating Chart auto_storiesJournals & Calendars manage_accountsChief Clerk of the House gavelRules Senate account_balanceAbout the Senate groupsSenators campaignEvents assignment_indAppointments chairSeating Chart auto_storiesJournals & Calendars manage_accountsSecretary of the Senate gavelRules Committees groupsCommittees eventHearing Schedule handshakeConference Committee Schedule Measures & Laws gavelAll Measures account_balanceHouse Measures account_balanceSenate Measures account_balanceVotes topicSubject Index summarizeReports menu_bookStatutes schoolHow a Bill Becomes Law menu_bookLegislative Procedure Manual Today campaignLive Floor Activity videocamHouse Video videocamSenate Video live_tvStatehouse Live & Archive smart_displayYouTube Channel Resources Archive Search description Go to bill or resolution arrow_forward A− A+ search Search bills, resolutions, and statutes help Keywords Enter any words to search bills, statutes, and documents. water quality funding Bill or Resolution Number Type a number and press Enter to go directly to the detail page. HB 2590 SCR 1611 Statute Number 68-102 72-3715 Exact Phrase Wrap your query in quotes. “rules of evidence” Document Type Prefix with a type to narrow results. testimony: HB 2513 minutes: budget Searching… No results found. search Search bills, resolutions, and statutes Home House About the House Representatives Events Seating Chart Journals & Calendars Chief Clerk of the House Rules Senate About the Senate Senators Events Appointments Seating Chart Journals & Calendars Secretary of the Senate Rules Committees All Committees Hearing Schedule Conference Committee Schedule Measures & Laws All Measures House Measures Senate Measures Votes Subject Index Reports Statutes How a Bill Becomes Law Legislative Procedure Manual Resources Today Live Floor Activity House Video Senate Video Statehouse Live & Archive YouTube Channel Archive Search • SB 477› • SB 477 — As Introduced Kansas Legislature SB 477 — As Introduced picture_as_pdf Download PDF Session of 2026 SENATE BILL No. 477 By Senator Corson 2-4 1AN ACT concerning postsecondary education; relating to scholarship 2programs; enacting the Kansas first responder scholarship act; 3providing tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents 4of such first responders. 5 6Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: 7Section 1. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the 8Kansas first responder scholarship act. 9(b) As used in the Kansas first responder scholarship act: 10(1) "Dependent" means a birth child, adopted child or stepchild of a 11first responder or any child other than the foregoing who is actually a 12dependent, in whole or in part, of the first responder and related to such 13first responder by marriage or consanguinity. 14(2) "Emergency medical service provider" means the same as defined 15in K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto. 16(3) "Firefighter" means an individual who is employed by any city, 17county, township or other political subdivision of Kansas, assigned to the 18fire department thereof and engaged in the fighting and extinguishment of 19fires and the protection of life and property from such fires. 20(4) "First responder" includes emergency medical service providers, 21firefighters, public safety telecommunicators and law enforcement officers 22who are employed as a first responder in Kansas and reside in Kansas. 23(5) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 2474-5602, and amendments thereto. 25(6) "Postsecondary educational institution" means the same as 26defined in K.S.A. 74-3201b, and amendments thereto. 27(7) "Public safety telecommunicator" means an individual employed 28by a state or local government whose primary duties involve receiving, 29processing and transmitting emergency and nonemergency 30communications to law enforcement officers, emergency medical service 31providers, firefighters or other public safety services. 32(8) "State board" means the state board of regents. 33(9) "Tuition" means the charges and cost of tuition set by the 34governing body of a postsecondary educational institution, including 35course fees, activity fees, technology fees and any other mandatory fees 36charged by such institution to full-time students as a condition of 1enrollment. "Tuition" does not include the cost of room, board, books or 2other educational materials, equipment or supplies. 3(c) (1) There is hereby established the Kansas first responder 4sc
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