Kansas HB2412: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma

What the bill says

An act concerning education; relating to curriculum for social studies; requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies; requiring that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma; amending K.S.A. 723217 and repealing the existing section. New.

From the enrolled text, April 10, 2026:

AN ACT concerning education; relating to curriculum for social studies; requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies; requiring that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma; amending K.S.A. 723217 and repealing the existing section. New Section 1. (a) To provide students with essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum, the state board of education shall develop age and developmentally appropriate curriculum, materials and guidelines to provide students in nonelementary grades as designated by each school district with an understanding of the negative impacts of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies. (b) Each school district shall provide instruction to students in nonelementary grades as designated by such school district on understanding the negative impacts of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and may use the curriculum, materials and guidelines developed by the state board of education. Sec. 2. K.S.A. 72-3217 is hereby amended to read as follows: 723217. (a) All accredited schools, whether public, private or parochial, shall provide and give all students a complete course of instruction to all pupils, in civil government, and United States history, and in patriotism and the duties of a citizen, suitable to the elementary grades; in addition thereto,. (b) All accredited high schools, …

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