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Kansas hearing on SB 87 draws opposition over expansion of scholarship tax credit to non-low‑income students
Summary
Opponents told the House Education Committee that Senate Bill 87 would expand an existing tax-credit-funded scholarship to students regardless of family income, diverting state general fund revenue to private schools and risking limited oversight and uneven access for the students it purports to serve.
Madam Chair and committee members heard public testimony urging them to reject Senate Bill 87, which opponents said expands eligibility for a tax-credit-funded scholarship and could divert state general fund revenue to private schools.
Representative (conferee) Poskins, a conferee at the hearing, told the committee that “Senate Bill 87 opens up 4 categories of eligibility for students of unlimited income” and described scenarios where children who first qualify under income limits would continue receiving an $8,000 scholarship “no matter the income level that the family achieves.” She added, “I beg you to vote no on this bill and decrease state general funds when we're facing a deficit.”
Leah Fleiter, speaking for KSB…
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