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UPDATED: Governor vetoes bill requiring school civics test

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(Updated to include comment from House speaker)

Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a bill requiring students enrolled in the ninth grade or above to pass a test on the principles of American civics.

The bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Brad Starnes of Manhattan, would have required students to pass the test as a condition for graduation from high school.

Kelly, who vetoed similar legislation five years ago, said she rejected the bill because it stepped on the power of state and local school boards to . . .

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