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Homeschool Rights: Protecting Our Freedoms Through Legislation & Other Means

Help us protect our homeschool rights by advocating for educational freedoms everywhere –

not just in our neighborhoods, but also in our state legislatures and nationwide!

Legislative Alerts

shaping the future: kansas legislature & homeschooling

About our Kansas Government

The Kansas legislature is composed of 125 representatives elected for two-year terms, and 40 senators elected to four-year terms.

The legislature conducts business under a biennium, or two-year term of legislative activity. Each session convenes the second Monday in January with final adjournment usually in April.

SB 114 – amends previous legislation that allows homeschoolers to participate in public school activities; became law in 2025 session.

What is the bill? https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb114_enrolled.pdf

How does the bill affect homeschoolers?

This bill was put forth in response to testimony from homeschool families whose students participated in public school sports but were banned from participation in “ancillary activities” such as awards banquets etc. The bill make such discrimination unlawful.

SB 75 – Passed out of Senate Education Committee; was not brought for vote in full Senate; VERY LIKELY to be brought for a vote in 2026 session.

(https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb75_00_0000.pdf)

What is the bill?

A refundable tax credit for students in accredited and non-accredited private schools. A refundable tax credit means that if the credit is more than a taxpayer owes, the taxpayer will receive the extra money. This money is government funding, or universal school choice.

How could the bill affect homeschoolers?

Government funding does not lead to more educational freedom. Examples in the U.S. and other countries clearly demonstrate that government funding leads to more regulation and higher prices for everyone whether you opt in for the funding or not. All homeschoolers would be negatively affected by increased regulations and increased educational costs.

Opposing testimony was submitted to the Education committee and homeschool families were alerted to communicate with legislators about the dangers of government funding eroding homeschool rights.

See also Christian Home Education Coalition of Kansas

Find your legislator or look for information direct from Kansas State.

A helpful diagram of the legislative process

Legislative information on Missouri:

The Missouri Legislative session runs January through May.

Click here to find your legislator or for information direct from Missouri House or Missouri Senate.

Upcoming Events to support Homeschool Freedoms

Homeschool Capitol Day - KS

The Christian Home Education Coalition of Kansas organizes a day for homeschoolers across the state to come together at the Capitol in Topeka to build positive relationships with our state legislators to keep homeschools thriving in Kansas. Meeting up for Homeschool Capitol Day provides the encouraging presence of other homeschool families as well as many firsthand educational experiences! It typically takes place in February.

Homeschool Capitol Day- MO

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Families for Home Education FHE-MO hosts the Missouri homeschool Capital Day.

Click here for more information

Homeschooling & KS Legislature: Shaping the Future

Protect homeschool freedom for your family and future generations!

At this event, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Explore how the legislative process works in Kansas and how you can participate
  • Understand the current threats to homeschooling at the national level
  • Stay informed on legislative proposals impacting homeschool freedom
  • Interact with local legislators involved in education policy and leadership

More details coming soon. This event is typically in August.

Learn more from these blog posts:

ESAs: How Education Savings Accounts Affect Homeschooling
As part of discovering more about homeschooling, you may have heard the terms school choice, ESA (Education Savings Account), voucher, refundable tax credit.

All these terms basically mean the same thing:  government funding of private education, including homeschooling.

Homeschooling is negatively impacted by government-funded school choice in several ways: Click here to read more!

Tax Breaks for Homeschoolers in Kansas or Missouri?
Do any tax breaks, government assistance, or write-offs for homeschooling exist for the states of Kansas and Missouri?

We often hear this question from people interested in homeschooling, and it makes sense. After all, we are definitely providing a public good – the education and well-being of the next generation of citizens!

Click here to read more!

State Homeschool Organizations: Why Do They Matter?
If you’re a homeschooler in the United States, you’ve probably heard of state and regional homeschool organizations (like MPE!).

They tend to hold annual conferences (or conventions) and reminisce about “the old days” when parents could be thrown into jail just for homeschooling (no joke!).

But are they relevant for today?

Click here to read more!

A brief history of homeschool rights

Our homeschool rights are treasures requiring constant vigilance and responsibility.

Those newer to homeschooling may not realize that only a few years ago, brave families were facing court battles (and even threats of prison time) just for the “crime” of educating their children at home.

“Dr. Williams, I thought he was gonna say, 'Oh, honey, well, I can see you’re a concerned, involved parent. Let's see what I can do to help you.'

Instead, he said, 'Zan, if you continue down this path of homeschooling, I will have you put in jail for truancy.'

And I'll never forget the shock and fear that I felt at that moment in time.”

Zan TylerWhen Homeschooling Was Illegal

Read more at: https://homeschoolhints.substack.com/p/when-homeschooling-was-illegal-q

Today we honor these freedoms, fought and won by previous generations of homeschool pioneers like Zan Tyler.

MPE is proudly affiliated with the following organizations that work to protect our freedom to homeschool.