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 C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
February 12, 2024
The Honorable Adam Thomas, Chairperson
House Committee on Education
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 218-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Thomas:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2645 by House Committee on Education
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2645 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2645 would make changes to the Nursing Service Scholarship Program. The bill would
remove the sponsorship requirement; remove the limits on the amount of scholarship awards and
the number of scholarships that may be awarded; modify the terms and conditions for interest
accrual on repayment obligations; and would abolish the Nursing Service Scholarship Review
Committee. The bill would take effect upon its publication in the Kansas Register.
The Board of Regents indicates enactment of HB 2645 would eliminate the sponsorship
requirement, which would reduce revenues the Board receives from sponsors; however, the Board
also indicates with the reduction in revenue, there would also be a corresponding reduction to
expenditures.
The Board states the sponsorship requirements have limited the Board’s ability to use the
full State General Fund appropriation each year. With the removal of the sponsorship requirement
and the limit of scholarships that can be awarded, the Board estimates it would be able to fully
award the entire State General Fund appropriation. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2645 is
not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Becky Pottebaum, Board of Regents