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HOUSE BILL No. 2029—page 48 availability and cost of such transportation, including how such costs shall be reimbursed by the secretary, paid by the school district or shared between both parties. When developing such transportation plan, consideration shall be given to the: (A) Age, maturity and behavioral capacity of the child; (B) type of transportation available; (C) flexibility in the school schedule; (D) the effect of extracurricular activities on transportation options; (E) traffic routes and patterns; and (F) individualized needs of the child. (k) (1) Each school district board of education shall submit annually to the state department of education the school district's policy adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-3126, and amendments thereto, the number of nonresident student transfers approved and denied by such board in each grade level and whether the denials were based on capacity or in accordance with the policy adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-3126, and amendments thereto. The state department of education shall collect and report such data on such department's website and make such data available to the legislative division of post audit. (2) The provisions of this subsection shall expire on July 1, 2033. (l) (1) Each year, the state department of education, as part of the department's enrollment audit, shall audit the nonresident student capacity and enrollment. (2) In calendar year 2027, subject to a request made by the house standing committee on K-12 education budget or the senate standing committee on education, or any successor committees, the legislative post audit committee shall direct the legislative division of post audit to conduct an audit of nonresident student transfers pursuant to this section. If requested, such audit shall be reported to the legislative post audit committee on or before January 15, 2028, and subsequently presented to the house standing committee on K-12 education budget and the senate standing committee on education, or any successor committees. (m) Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any nonresident student who transfers to a receiving school district pursuant to this section from the policies and requirements of the activities association referred to in K.S.A. 72-7114, and amendments thereto. (n) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any: (1) School located on a military installation as defined in K.S.A. 72-8268, and amendments thereto; or (2) virtual school as defined in K.S.A. 72-3712, and amendments thereto. Sec. 17. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-3262, as amended by section 4 of 2026 House Bill No. 2485, is hereby amended to read as follows: 72- 3262. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the every child can read act. (b) The legislature hereby affirms that third grade marks a pivotal grade level in which students must attain proficiency in reading or risk continued learning losses throughout their academic career. To ensure that all students move toward grade-level proficiency in literacy, especially by the third grade level, the board of education of each school district shall provide opportunities for students to participate in targeted educational interventions to promote proficiency in literacy. Reading literacy shall be attained through the science of reading and evidence-based reading instruction and shall include such competencies as may be necessary to attain reading proficiency. The necessary competencies, best practices and screening tools used by school districts shall follow the framework of the dyslexia handbook developed by the state department of education. To ensure that such competencies are achieved, the board of education of each school district shall include as part of instruction in literacy: