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Committee on Education hears support and opposition to House Bill 2530, the 'Bridal Act'
Summary
Supporters told the Committee on Education the bill would strengthen links between high school career assessments (WorkKeys) and college credit; opponents, including the Kansas Association of School Boards, raised local-control and unfunded-mandate concerns and noted the bill’s model‑policy origins.
John Ido, ACT’s director of government relations, told the Committee on Education he supports House Bill 2530 — referred in testimony as the “Bridal Act” — because it would strengthen the connection between K–12 assessments and postsecondary workforce readiness by (1) requiring public high schools to offer workforce‑development assessments and (2) encouraging colleges to accept prior‑learning WorkKeys credentials for credit.
"The purpose of the Credit Act is to strengthen the connection between education and workforce readiness," John Ido said,…
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