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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Constitutional Amendment Proposes Restricting K-12 Public Education Funds to Secular Public Schools Only
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
A proposed constitutional amendment known as the Protect Public Schools Amendment would restrict K-12 public educational funds exclusively to and prohibit public money or credit from aiding private nonpublic schools. The measure requires approval by two-thirds of both legislative chambers and a vote by electors at the November 2026 general election or a special election.
Changes the constitutional restrictions on state educational funding by barring any direct or indirect public financial support, appropriations, or credit for private elementary and secondary schools while mandating that K-12 public funds go solely to secular public institutions.
- State constitutional amendments in Kansas require approval by a two-thirds majority in both chambers of the legislature followed by approval from a majority of voters in a statewide election. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Secular public schools
K-12 educational public funds appropriated by the state are restricted exclusively to secular public schools.
Private nonpublic schools
Public moneys and public credit are prohibited from being appropriated, paid, or utilized to aid or maintain private nonpublic schools providing elementary or secondary education.
Kansas electors
Voters are required to approve or reject the constitutional amendment on the ballot at the statewide election.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Jan 23, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Education
- Jan 22, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Constitutional Restriction on Education Funding
The measure proposes an explicit constitutional ban on using public funds or credit to aid private nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.
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www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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