Work release, school property ban for Kansas sex offenders clears Senate; House rejects it

Kansas Legislature working on bill forbidding certain sex offenders to be in work-release programs or have legal access to public or private schools.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 732

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate voted for and the Kansas House against legislation forbidding adults on the state’s offender registry who were found guilty of a sexually motivated crime against a person under the age of 16 from participating in work-release programs or having access to private or public school property.

The 32-8 consensus of the Senate on Wednesday demonstrated interest in protecting the state’s youth from predators, but two Democrats in the chamber …

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