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Minutes for HB2717 - Committee on Education
Short Title
Decreasing the minimum age requirement from age seven to six for compulsory school attendance of students.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 12, 2026
Chairwoman Estes opened the hearing on HB2717 and recognized Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes who provided a summary of the bill. (Attachment 14).
Proponent:
Representative Susan Estes (Attachment 15).
Elaina Rudder, Senior Research Analyst, Kansas Legislative Research Department was asked to find compulsory age requirement comparisons with other states. (Attachment 16).
Representative Estes closed the hearing on HB2717.
Meeting adjourned at 2:33 p.m.
