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Committee hears bill to codify open‑enrollment status of foreign exchange students
Summary
SB 361 would amend the open‑enrollment statute (KSA 72‑3123) to explicitly permit foreign exchange students who live with host families to enroll in the host family's resident district and exempt them from open‑seat lotteries; proponents said codifying a prior proviso reduces annual uncertainty, while questions remained about edge cases such as host families employed in neighboring districts and students who change placements.
The Senate Education Committee reviewed Senate Bill 361, which would add a paragraph to KSA 72‑3123 clarifying that foreign exchange students who reside with a host family are permitted to enroll in the host family's resident school district and would not be subject to open‑seat lotteries.
Reviser Tamara Lawrence said the statute is currently silent on foreign exchange students and that last year’s proviso (in SB 125) explicitly authorized such students to enroll. SB 361 would codify that treatment into statute and includes standard technical amendments; it would take effect July 1 upon publication.
Proponents argued…
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