THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S FREE TEXT BILL

 

(Considered But Not Adopted)

A measure drafted by the Education Committee of the
Legislative Council with K.S.T.A. advice. Presented
by the Education Committee to the November 1940
session of the Council and defeated by a close vote.

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Pamphlet No» 5 Series of 1941

 

Department of Legislation, Public and Professional Relations

Kansas State Teachers Association

315 West 10th Topeka, Kansas

 

BILL NO.
By Committee on Education

(To Carry Out Proposal No. 5)

AN ACT providing for free textbooks in the public elementary

and high schools of the State.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

SECTION 1. As used in this act, the term "district school" means a
public school district in the state offering instruction in any of the grades one
to twelve, inclusive. The term “governing body" means school boards of common schoo:
districts, boards of education of cities of the first and second classes, rural high
school boards, and trustees of community high schools.

Sec. 2. The governing body of each school district shall purchase and
furnish, from funds hereinafter provided, all school textbooks necessary for use in
said schools free of cost to the pupils as follows;

1. All basal textbooks adopted or readopted by the state board of
education during each year, beginning with the adoptions of 1940, and such years
thereafter as said books continue as the adopted texts, for grades one to eight,
inclusive, but not including kindergarten.

2e All basal textbooks adopted or readopted by the state board of

education during each year, beginning with the adoptions of 1940, and such years