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SB 381 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.
Senate Committee on Education
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Susan Willis, Government Liaison | Wichita Public Schools USD 259 | Opponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Thomas Barker, PhD, Educator/Public School Parent | Opponent | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy | Kansas Association of School Boards | Opponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Trish O'Neal, Concerned Citizen | Proponent | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Nick Reinecker, Private Citizen | Proponent | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Mary Sinclair, PhD On behalf of | Vikki Mullins, President, Kansas PTA | Opponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Senator Brad Starnes | Proponent | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Debbie Detmer, Parent | Proponent | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Joshua Reynolds, Policy Analyst | Cicero Action | Proponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs | Kansas National Education Association | Opponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Erika Sheets, Chair | Moms for Liberty, Johnson County, KS Chapter | Proponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Erika Sheets - The President's Advisory 1776 Commission Report | Attachment to Testimony | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Revisor Memo |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Kathy Brown | Proponent | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Cathy Hopkins and Beryl New, Legislative Liaisons | Kansas Board of Education | Opponent |
