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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill allows nonaccredited private school students to join nonpublic school activities and sets mandatory contest moratoriums
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in House Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Nonpublic schools in Kansas are authorized to permit students attending s to participate in regulated student activities and related events, while establishing prohibitions against enrollment-status discrimination and imposing mandatory moratoriums on during specific calendar periods.
Changes extracurricular access and non-discrimination protections for nonaccredited private school students across Kansas, while setting strict scheduling blackouts for and practices during holidays, Sundays, and specific weekday hours.
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.
nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students
Students gain eligibility to participate in nonpublic school activities and events subject to governing body approval and association rules.
nonpublic schools
Governing bodies are authorized to set participation policies, determine academic eligibility, and must comply with anti-discrimination rules and contest moratoriums.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can nonaccredited private school students participate in nonpublic school sports and activities?
What times are interscholastic contests and practices prohibited under the bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
12 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in House Committee
- Mar 13, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 13, 2026HouseIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Mar 13, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Education
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
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- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Mar 9, 2026SenateHearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Feb 18, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Extracellular Expansion and Scheduling Restrictions
The measure couples expanded participation rights for nonaccredited private school students with strict mandatory calendar moratoriums for all interscholastic activities.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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