SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2745
As Amended by House Committee on
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Brief*
HB 2745, as amended, would limit the application of the
statute providing for reciprocal occupational licensing for
military service members and military spouses to those
residing in Kansas or planning to reside in Kansas due to the
assigned military station of the individual or their spouse, and
would provide that such applicants would be exempt from all
fees for applications for any such credential assessed by the
licensing body, including criminal background report fees,
whether assessed by the licensing body or another agency,
including initial applications and any fees associated with
renewal of any credential.
The bill would specify that applications for credentials by
such applicants would be considered complete applications
without the submission of any such fees.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development at the request
of a representative of the Wichita Regional Chamber of
Commerce.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic
Development
At the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of the Greater Wichita Area
Veterans Advocacy Board, Home Base Wichita, and Wichita
Regional Chamber of Commerce. The proponents generally
stated enactment of the bill would improve access to and
lower costs of occupational licenses for military service
members and their spouses relocating to Kansas.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by
representatives of Kansas Chamber of Commerce and
Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners and by a
private citizen.
Neutral testimony was provided by representatives of
the Kansas Board of Pharmacy and Kansas State Board of
Technical Professions.
The Committee amended the bill to limit the application
of the reciprocal licensing statute for military service members
and military spouses to those residing in Kansas or planning
to reside in Kansas due to the assigned military station of the
individual or their spouse and to clarify the application of the
exemption from fees to be applicable to both initial
applications and renewals and to include criminal background
report fees.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, various state fee-funded
agencies indicate the bill would have an impact on their
revenues and expenditures.
The Kansas Board of Pharmacy indicates enactment of
the bill would require 0.5 additional FTE position at a cost of
$24,375 for FY 2025, a requirement that would be reduced by
2- 2745 one-half in all future years and could result in a revenue loss
of thousands of dollars.
The Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board estimates
enactment of the bill would reduce agency revenues by
$15,660.
The State Board of Healing Arts estimates enactment of
the bill would reduce agency revenues by $8,000 in FY 2025
and by $10,000 in FY 2026.
The Board of Examiners in Optometry estimates the bill
would reduce agency revenues by $12,000 in FY 2025.
The Board of Nursing estimates enactment of the bill
would reduce agency revenues by $3,886 in FY 2025 and
would requires expenditures of $30,000 in FY 2024 to update
its licensing software.
The Board of Barbering, Department of Education,
Insurance Department, Abstracters’ Board of Examiners,
Kansas Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Appraisal
Board, State Board of Technical Professions, State Board of
Mortuary Arts, and Kansas Board of Hearing Aid Examiners
indicate enactment of the bill would reduce agency revenues
by an indeterminate amount.
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability
Services and Board of Accountancy indicate enactment of the
bill would have a negligible impact on agency revenues.
The Kansas State Board of Cosmetology and Kansas
Dental Board indicate enactment of the bill would have no
effect on agency revenues.
Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill is
not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
Occupational licensing; license fees; military spouse; military service member
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