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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill requires school districts to teach Holocaust education in grades 6 through 12
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsor: Cindy Holscher
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What This Bill Proposed
School districts in Kansas would be required to provide Holocaust education and awareness instruction for students in grades six through 12 under a proposed bill that died in committee. The measure directs the state board of education to develop age-appropriate curriculum materials and mandates that local instruction include historical context, learning projects, and resources from designated Holocaust education centers.
Establishes a statewide curriculum mandate for middle and high schools regarding historical genocide, directing how school districts allocate instructional time and resources for social studies.
- The Holocaust is defined historically as the state-sponsored persecution and murder of European Jewry and other targeted groups by Nazi Germany from 1933 through 1945. 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.
school districts
School districts must provide Holocaust education and awareness instruction to students in grades six through 12.
students in grades six through 12
Students receive mandatory instruction and learning projects regarding the Holocaust as part of their social studies curriculum.
State Board of Education
The board is tasked with developing age and developmentally appropriate curriculum, materials, and guidelines for the instruction.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Jan 30, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 29, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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