Looser qualifications for nursing instructors become law without Kansas governor’s signature

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 243

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday allowed loosened academic expectations for college nursing faculty to become law.

She declined to sign the legislation or veto it, letting Senate Bill 334 become law after it was lauded as a way to fix the state’s persistent nursing shortage.

Kelly said she understood the need to address the workforce challenges.

“However,” she said, “I have concerns that the lowered educational requirements for educators in Senate …

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