The Kansas Legislature has overridden Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate Bill 361, a school choice measure that expands tax credits for private school scholarships.

The override passed the House 85-38 and the Senate 29-10, with no Democrats voting in favor. Republicans supplied all the votes necessary to surpass the required supermajorities of 84 in the House and 27 in the Senate.

This veto override makes Kansas the 29th state to opt into President Trump’s new federal school choice program. Senate Bill 361 enables the state to participate in the federal tax-credit scholarship initiative for K-12 private education options.

Kansas’ existing state-level tax credit scholarship program allows significantly higher contribution limits for donors—up to $500,000 per donor per year—compared to the federal program’s limit of $1,700 per individual. The state program is capped at $10 million in total contributions but the federal program is not capped overall.

The two programs can exist side by side, allowing parents to potentially stack scholarships from both for greater educational flexibility.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis remains the only Democratic governor to opt into the program so far. The federal program provides tax credits to support scholarships that help families access private schooling across participating states.