House Committee on Education 02/16/2026

Committee on Education · February 16, 2026

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Chair outlines push for statewide abuse-prevention education and funding needs

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Madam Chair explained ongoing efforts to create a statewide abuse-prevention education policy, reported asking for $2,700,000 in the Senate budget for child advocacy centers (CACs), and said she added a proviso clarifying that CAC budgets may be used for abuse-prevention education. She said she is exploring ARPA as a funding source and that child advocacy centers had seen a 30% increase in forensic investigations while Sunflower House logged over 48,000 contacts last year.

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The Committee on Education amended and advanced House Bill 2486 (to address kindergarten students who are not toilet trained) after extended debate about staff requirements, background checks and accommodations; the committee also favorably recommended HB 2717 (lowering mandatory attendance age from 7 to 6), approved minutes, and fielded questions about Promise Scholarship coverage for CDL training.

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