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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Senate Bill 350 restricts digital device use and establishes safety standards in public schools
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 350 establishes tiered limits on use in Kansas public schools, ranging from a complete ban in grades kindergarten through five to daily time caps for older grades, while granting parents opt-out rights and requiring device safety controls.
The measure directly alters daily classroom instruction and homework requirements for public school students across Kansas, while imposing new technical and device-management mandates on school districts.
- Senate Bill 350 was introduced in the 2025-2026 legislative session by the Senate Committee on Education 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.
Public school students
Students experience tiered restrictions on digital device use during school hours, mandatory print-based instruction in early grades, and screen-time caps in older grades.
School districts
Districts must alter classroom instructional methods, configure device safety and screen-time settings, and comply with parental opt-out requests.
Parents and persons acting as parents
Parents gain the right to track healthy screen-time practices through device settings and opt their children out of specific digital device uses.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are elementary school students allowed to use tablets or computers in Kansas classrooms under this bill?
Can parents choose to opt their student out of school-issued digital devices?
Does this bill apply to virtual schools?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Mar 3, 2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S
- Feb 24, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Education; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Feb 19, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Jan 22, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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