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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has increased the cost of providing fingerprint-based record checks to state agencies.
The Kansas State Department of Education has raised the fingerprint background check processing fee to $57, effective immediately.
The Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) adopted regulation changes regarding requirements for a fingerprint-based records check. These changes will affect veteran educators who have never submitted fingerprints as part of any previous application for a Kansas certificate or license issued by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).
Please contact your local fingerprint entity and confirm that they use the Kansas Preformatted Card, FBI, FD258 fingerprint card. If they do not use that card one can be downloaded here: FD258 Fingerprint Card
You can download the Fingerprint Guide Booklet (PDF) to assist you with the fingerprint process.
If you are submitting any of the following, you will be required to submit a complete set of fingerprints and a $57 fingerprint processing fee:
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
KSDE Attention: Teacher Licensure 900 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 106 Topeka, KS 66612-1212
TLALicense@ksde.gov (785) 296-2288
The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)
To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at gc@ksde.gov or by 785-296-3201.