The Protect Public Schools Amendment is a proposed constitutional amendment for the State of Kansas that aims to ensure public funds are exclusively allocated for secular public schools and prohibit their use for private nonpublic schools. The amendment seeks to amend Section 6 of Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution, allowing the legislature to levy a permanent tax for state institutions of higher education while mandating that public moneys appropriated for elementary and secondary education be used solely for public schools. It also clarifies that no religious sect shall control public educational funds.
If approved by two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the amendment will be placed on the ballot for the general election in November 2026, unless a special election is called sooner. Voters will be presented with an explanatory statement detailing the implications of the amendment, with a vote in favor resulting in the constitutional change and a vote against maintaining the current provisions.