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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas House urges U.S. Congress to fully fund federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the United States Congress to enact legislation fulfilling its original promise to fund 40% of average per-student expenditures for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The measure highlights how federal underfunding shifts financial responsibilities for special education mandates onto state and local school districts, which can impact local property taxes and other educational programs.
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children. context
- Education funding levels and special education mandates have been a longstanding subject of debate between state legislatures and the federal government. 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.
Kansas school districts
Local districts must cover remaining special education costs when federal funding falls below the promised 40% share.
Students with disabilities
Access to special education and related services depends on funding allocations from federal, state, and local sources.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeref_rbc_237
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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