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Committee restores omitted phrase and passes Credit Act substitute to require credit transfer policies

Committee on Education · February 11, 2026

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Summary

The committee adopted a balloon amendment restoring a phrase about 'other similar credentials' and passed the substitute to House Bill 2530, directing postsecondary institutions to adopt policies to transfer credits/credentials earned via ACT WorkKeys or similar career readiness assessments based on American Council on Education recommendations.

Members of the Committee on Education passed a substitute for House Bill 2530, commonly called the Credit Act, after adopting a balloon amendment that restored language inadvertently removed from the substitute.

Revisor Jason summarized that the substitute would amend KSA 72‑5179 to direct postsecondary institutions to adopt policies to transfer earned credits or credentials from ACT WorkKeys assessments toward a technical postsecondary credential, subject to guidance from the American Council on Education. During drafting the substitute, a phrase — "or other similar credential earned through a similar career readiness assessment" — had been omitted; the committee restored that phrase with the balloon amendment and then passed the substitute as amended by voice vote.

The committee moved the measure out of committee favorably; supporters argued it increases flexibility for students to convert career readiness assessments into technical credit and aligns with national guidance for transferability.