Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
February 15, 2023
The Honorable Fred Patton, Chairperson
House Committee on Judiciary
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Patton:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2381 by House Committee on Judiciary
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2381 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2381 would revise the Kansas Code for Care of Children by requiring the court to
appoint an attorney to represent a child who is the subject of child in need of care proceeding,
making the guardian ad litem appointment optional. The appointed attorney would have access to
all information and records necessary for the representation of the child.
The Office of Judicial Administration indicates that the agency could absorb any fiscal
effect on expenditures associated with HB 2381. The Department for Children and Families
indicates that the bill would not have a fiscal effect on the agency. Any fiscal effect associated
with HB 2381 is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Kansas Association of Counties indicates that the bill would create additional costs for
counties because of the requirement to appoint an attorney, but these costs are unknown.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary
Kim Holter, Department for Children & Families
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties