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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill requires school boards to allocate association dues individually and blocks payment if members decline to join
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.
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.
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.
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?
What qualifies as a membership association under this act?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N
- Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Education
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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