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 19, 2024
The Honorable Sean Tarwater, Chairperson
House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Tarwater:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2664 by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster
Care
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2664 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2664 would appropriate $15.0 million from the State General Fund in FY 2025 to
Kansas State University (KSU) Extension Systems and Agriculture Research Programs (ESARP).
Of that amount, $10.0 million would be to administer a program intended for the recruitment and
retention of home-based childcare providers. Subject to appropriations, the KSU 105 Project
would be required to administer and provide oversight for a program that awards funding to a
childcare service provider to increase the supply of childcare family homes, group homes, and
centers by recruiting and coaching prospective childcare providers through the initial business
planning and implementation process and developing and executing a mentorship program for new
childcare family homes, group homes, and centers.
The bill outlines the eligibility requirements for funding. Prior to a recipient receiving
funding, KSU and the recipient would be required to enter into an agreement that includes the
following: all necessary identifying information of the recipient, including any tax and financial
information for the program to administer funds and a description of the project for which the
funds would be expended, including tentative timelines and an estimated budget. Recipients would
be required to report the following to the KSU 105 Project:
1. The number of home-based childcare providers enrolled in the recipient’s program;
2. The number of childcare spots created;
3. The number of home-based childcare providers on the waitlist; and,
4. The potential long-term economic impact of the awarded funds.
If the KSU 105 Project reasonably determines funds awarded to any recipient are misused
or the grant’s use was misrepresented, the KSU 105 Project would not be allowed to award any The Honorable Sean Tarwater, Chairperson
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additional funds to the recipient and could revoke any agreement executed. In addition, the KSU
105 Project could subject the recipient to internal audit protocols. The KSU 105 Project would be
subject to procurement and bidding processes in Kansas law. Recipients would be required to
respond to requests for information from the Legislature or state agencies.
Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Expenditures
State General Fund -- $15,454,648 $375,828
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Expenditures -- $15,454,648 $375,828
Revenues
State General Fund -- -- --
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Revenues -- -- --
FTE Positions -- 2.41 2.16
In addition to the $15.0 million appropriated in the bill from the State General Fund in FY
2025, KSU estimates additional expenditures of $454,648 in FY 2025 and $375,828 in FY 2026
from the State General Fund, along with an additional 2.41 FTE positions in FY 2025 and 2.16
FTE positions in FY 2026. Of the FY 2025 amount, $280,648 would be for salaries and wages
and $174,000 would be for other operating expenditures. For the FY 2026 amount, $235,828
would be for salaries and wages and $140,000 would be for other operating expenditures.
HB 2664 specifies that of the $15.0 million appropriated, $10.0 million would be to
establish a program for the recruitment and retention of home-based childcare providers.
However, the bill does not specify the purpose of the remaining $5.0 million. Any fiscal effect
associated with HB 2664 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
Stephanie McDowell, Kansas State University