Decreasing the minimum age requirement from age seven to six for compulsory school attendance of students.

HB 2717 would lower Kansas' compulsory school attendance age from seven to six years old. This change affects all parents of children aged six through seventeen who haven't earned a high school diploma or equivalent credential. The bill amends state law to require enrollment at age six instead of seven, while maintaining existing exemptions for older students (e.g., 16-17 year olds in approved programs) and special circumstances like religious instruction. It does not alter other requirements, such as school enrollment periods or religious accommodation provisions.