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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided May 31, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Henry M. Helgerson, Jr. State Representative, 86th District 4009 Hammond Drive Wichita, Kansas 67218-1221

Dear Representative Helgerson:

You request our opinion regarding whether the school voucher programs proposed in 2000 Senate Bill No. 295 (SB 295), 2000 House Bill No. 2504 (HB 2504), and 2000 House Bill No. 2462 (HB 2462) violate the Establishment Clause of the Constitution of the United States, or the Religious Liberty Clause or Education Article of the Kansas Constitution.

SB 295, HB 2504, and HB 2462 were not presented to the full Legislature for debate. The Bills will not…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Agostini v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Hernandez v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Wallace v. JaffreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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