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Minutes for HB2506 - Committee on K-12 Education Budget
Short Title
Authorizing students enrolled in virtual schools to participate in activities that are regulated by the Kansas state high school activities association at such student’s resident school district without a minimum enrollment requirement in such resident school district.
Minutes Content for Wed, Jan 24, 2024
Nick Myers, Office of Revisor of Statutes, read the bill brief for HB2506. (Attachment 6)
The Chair opened the hearing on HB2506.
The following people provided testimony.
Proponent:
Melinda Holmes, Principal, Maize Virtual Prep School (Attachment 7)
Proponent Written Only:
Brooke Taylor, Citizen (Attachment 8)
Lori Rice, Manhattan Virtual Academy (Attachment 9)
Rachel Bose, Citizen (Attachment 10)
Michael Austin, Americans for Prosperity (Attachment 11)
Molly Hinners Bierl, Citizen (Attachment 12)
Jett Reeves, Citizen (Attachment 13)
Kevin Reeves, Citizen (Attachment 14)
Joanna Miller, Student (Attachment 15)
Susan Renberg, Manhattan Virtual School (Attachment 16)
Erin Meyer Gambrel, Manhattan Virtual School (Attachment 17)
Lori Anderson, Maize Virtual Prep (Attachment 18)
Erin Moulton, Maize Virtual Prep (Attachment 19)
Allison Dodson, Citizen (Attachment 20)
Cale Prater, Citizen (Attachment 21)
Lydia Huninghake, Citizen (Attachment 22)
Neutral:
Bill Faflick, Executive Director, Kansas High School Activities Association (Attachment 23)
Neutral Written Only:
None
Opponent:
Leah Fliter, Kansas Association of School Boards (Attachment 24)
Opponent Written Only:
None
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2506.
The meeting adjourned at 4:47 pm.
