Bill > HB2717

This bill amends existing Kansas law to lower the minimum age for compulsory school attendance from seven years old to six years old, meaning children must now be enrolled in school once they reach their sixth birthday on or before August 31st of that year, unless they have already obtained a high school diploma or equivalent. The bill also introduces a new provision allowing parents who are members of a recognized church or religious denomination that objects to the compulsory attendance age for six-year-olds to exempt their child from this requirement until the child turns seven, at which point they would then be subject to compulsory attendance. This change modifies K.S.A. Supp. 72-3120, which outlines the state's compulsory education requirements, and the existing section will be repealed and replaced by this new language.

Education

K-12 Education Budget (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2717/