1. United States
2. Kan.
3. Letter

HB 2468 would double the cap on Kansas’s existing Tax Credit Scholarship voucher program from $10 million to $20 million and opt the state into the new federal voucher program created under the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” This expansion diverts public resources away from Kansas public schools and toward private interests with limited accountability. Voucher programs consistently drain funding from classrooms that serve the vast majority of Kansas children—especially rural districts and schools serving low-income students and students with disabilities. Opting Kansas into a federal voucher scheme further reduces local control over education policy while committing the state to an unproven, inequitable system that prioritizes privatization over public responsibility. Public tax dollars should strengthen public schools, not subsidize parallel systems that lack transparency and oversight. Kansas legislators should be investing in teacher pay, classroom resources, special education services, and school infrastructure—not expanding vouchers that undermine the stability of public education. I urge you to oppose HB 2468 and reject any effort to expand voucher programs at the expense of Kansas public schools. Our education policy should serve all students, not a select few.