A Kansas bill would amp up the amount of allowed spanking, allowing parents and anyone with parental permissions, like teachers, to spank hard enough to bruise and leave a mark. Close video Nestle issues Hot Pockets recall Morning Papers: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski read from the day’s headlines, including news of Venezuelanopposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, Target’s credit breach, and smart guns. Morning Papers: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski read from the day’s headlines, including news of Venezuelanopposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, Target’s credit breach, and smart guns. share tweet email Embed

Presently, Kansas only allows spanking if it does not leave a mark.

The bill, introduced by Democratic state Rep. Gail Finney, would allow parents and caregivers alike to spank kids up to ten times.

“This bill basically defines a spanking along with necessary reasonable physical restraint that goes with discipline, all of which has always been legal,” Britt Colle, a Kansas county attorney who gave Finney the idea for the bill, told a local television station.