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Kansas bill requires school boards to allocate association dues individually and blocks payment if members decline to join

Original title: AN ACT concerning school districts; relating to boards of education; requiring each board of education to allocate the amount of membership association dues to individual board members; prohibiting payment of such dues if a board member elects not to join such membership association; authorizing payment of such dues if a board member elects to join a membership organization; amending K.S.A. 72-1145 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

Kansas school district boards of education are required to divide proposed dues equally among all individual board members using public funds, prohibiting payment for any member who chooses not to join.

Why it matters

Changes how public money is used for school board memberships by shifting association dues control to individual elected members, affecting district payments to organizations like the Kansas Association of School Boards.

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.

Directly affected

school district boards of education

Boards must calculate and allocate membership association dues in equal proportions among individual members and withhold payments for non-joining members.

Directly affected

membership associations

Associations receive public dues funding only for individual board members who elect to join the organization.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are membership association dues divided among board members?
The total amount of dues proposed to be paid using public moneys must be allocated in equal proportions to all members of the board.
What qualifies as a membership association under this act?
Any not-for-profit corporation, including any of its departments or divisions, whose board membership is predominantly composed of members elected to a school district board of education.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

4 actions
  1. Apr 10, 2026House
    Died in Committee
  2. Feb 5, 2026House
    Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N
  3. Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Introduced
  4. Jan 21, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to House Committee on Education

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

K.S.A. 72-1145, Kansas Association of School Boards
otherK.S.A. 72-1145“Statute being amended and repealed regarding general fund appropriations for ann”Map →
OrganizationKansas Association of School Boards“Organization for which school boards are authorized to pay annual dues”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.kslegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy60
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