Kansas HB2176: Requiring the Kansas state high school activities association to establish a school classification system based on student attendance and a multiplier factor that adjusts certain schools' student attendance

What the bill says

An act concerning education; relating to the Kansas state high school activities association and the system for classification of high schools; requiring the association to use a multiplier factor to adjust a private school's student attendance for purposes of classification of such school; amending K.S.A. 72-7114 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, January 30, 2025:

AN ACT concerning education; relating to the Kansas state high school activities association and the system for classification of high schools; requiring the association to use a multiplier factor to adjust a private school's student attendance for purposes of classification of such school; amending K.S.A. 72-7114 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) All private schools shall be subject to a student attendance multiplier factor for the purpose of determining such school's classification for activities regulated by the association described in K.S.A. 72-7114, and amendments thereto. A private school's student attendance shall be multiplied by such school's multiplier factor as determined under subsection (e), and the resultant product shall be such school's student attendance for the purpose of school classification. A private school shall not be classified higher than one class above its student attendance classification as determined without the application of its multiplier factor. The multiplier factor shall be used to determine a school's classification for all activities, except that a school's multiplier factor shall not be used to change a school's classification from six-person football to eight-person football or from eight-person football to 11-person football. A private school's change in classification due to the application of a multiplier factor shall not be appealable. (b) (1) …

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Sponsors

• Samantha Poetter Parshall, Samantha (I) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 6, 2026: Introduced
3. January 30, 2025: Referred to House Committee on Education
4. January 30, 2025: Introduced

Common questions

What is HB2176?

HB2176 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring the Kansas state high school activities association to establish a school classification system based on student attendance and a multiplier factor that adjusts certain schools' student attendance.

What does HB2176 do?

In its own words: An act concerning education; relating to the Kansas state high school activities association and the system for classification of high schools; requiring the association to use a multiplier factor to adjust a private school's student attendance for purposes of classification of such school; amending K.S.A. 72-7114 and repealing the existing section.

What is the status of HB2176?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2176?

Samantha Poetter Parshall, Samantha (I).

Where is the official record for HB2176?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2176/