Bill > SB349

This bill requires the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA), which regulates statewide high school activities, to establish a school classification system based on student attendance and a "multiplier factor" that adjusts the student attendance of private schools for classification purposes. This multiplier factor is calculated by summing three components: a "championship multiplier factor" (1.15 for schools winning 5-9 state championships in the last five years, and 1.3 for those winning 10 or more), a "geographic population multiplier factor" based on the classification of nearby public schools, and a "socio-economic population multiplier factor" which is 0.15 for private schools with 20% or fewer students receiving free or reduced-price meals and 0 for those with more than 20% (with a provision for schools not collecting this data). The bill specifies that this multiplier will not change a school's classification between different football divisions (six-person, eight-person, or 11-person) and that any classification change due to the multiplier is not appealable. The bill also amends existing law to include the multiplier factor in the KSHSAA's classification system and repeals the current version of that law, with these changes set to expire on June 30, 2031.