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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Requires Private School Activity Classifications to Use Student Attendance Multiplier Based on Championships, Geography, and Demographics
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 349 requires the Kansas State High School Activities Association to apply a student attendance to private schools for activity classifications, effective until June 30, 2031. The multiplier is calculated using the school's recent state championships, geographic location relative to public school classes, and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price meals. Changes in classification resulting from this multiplier cannot be appealed, and a school's classification cannot increase by more than one class or shift between six-person, eight-person, and 11-person football.
Private schools participating in state-regulated activities face altered competitive classifications and potential shifts in regional opponents based on their past athletic success, location, and student demographics.
- The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) governs athletic and non-athletic activities for public and private high schools across Kansas. context
- Senate Bill 349 was introduced by the Senate Committee on Education during the 2025-2026 legislative session and ultimately died in committee. 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.
Private schools
Private schools offering grades nine through 12 must calculate activity classifications using a new attendance multiplier based on athletic success, location, and student demographics.
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The association must incorporate the new private school attendance multiplier system into its classification of member high schools.
Public schools
Public school attendance territories are used as a geographic benchmark to determine the multiplier factor applied to nearby private schools.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is a private school's multiplier factor calculated?
Can a private school appeal its new classification under this multiplier?
Does the multiplier factor affect football classifications across all formats?
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Jan 22, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Mandatory Multiplier for Private School Classifications
The bill introduces a multi-faceted formula combining past athletic championships, local public school size, and free/reduced meal percentages to adjust private school activity classifications.
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www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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