SB101 • 2026

Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action: 2026-04-10
Official status: Died in Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position.

What This Bill Does

Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position.

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Bill History

2026-04-10 Senate
Died in Committee
2025-02-12 Senate
Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 548-S event
2025-01-30 Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
2025-01-29 Senate
Introduced

Official Summary Text

Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position.

Current Bill Text

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Session of 2025
SENATE BILL No. 101
By Senator J.R. Claeys
1-29
AN ACT concerning the attorney general; relating to the drug abuse
resistance education (D.A.R.E.) program; creating the position of drug
abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator; providing for the
duties and responsibilities thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) The attorney general shall appoint a statewide drug
abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator and, within the limits of
appropriations available therefor, such additional staff as necessary to
support the functions and responsibilities of the D.A.R.E. educator.
(b) The D.A.R.E. educator shall:
(1) Provide instruction on drug abuse using a curriculum approved by
the attorney general that includes content on fentanyl and other opioid
drugs to students in public elementary and secondary schools;
(2) report annually to the legislature on any modifications to the
curriculum utilized by the attorney general and provide the names and
addresses of the public schools serviced by the program; and
(3) perform other services and provide material and information as
required to support the D.A.R.E. program in Kansas.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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