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 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 2719 by House Committee on Education
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2719 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2719 would change current law regarding administering nonacademic tests or testing
instruments. The bill would provide that if any test or testing instrument that is intended to screen
a student to identify whether such student is at risk for social-emotional behavior problems would
be administered to a student, the school district would be required to report the results. If a student
would be determined to be at high risk for social-emotional behavior problems, the school district
would be required to make direct contact with the parent or guardian of the student not more than
30 days following the administration of such test or instrument. If a student would be determined
to be at medium or low risk for social-emotional behavior problems, the school district would be
required to send a written communication to the parent or guardian of the student not more than
60 days following the administration of the test or testing instrument.
The enactment of HB 2719 would have no fiscal effect for the Department of Education.
The Division of the Budget notes that the bill could increase administrative costs for contacting
parents or guardians for the required communication of certain tests or testing instrument results;
however, any fiscal effect would likely be negligible.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Gabrielle Hull, Department of Education
Angie Stallbaumer, Kansas Association of School Boards