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 2, 2023
The Honorable Mike Thompson, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 144-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Thompson:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 116 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 116 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 116 would provide that for the purposes of promoting the safety and protection of
students and emphasizing how students should respond when encountering a firearm, school
districts could provide firearm safety education programs.
The State Board of Education would be required to establish curriculum guidelines for a
standardized firearm safety education program. The guidelines would include accident prevention.
For students enrolled in kindergarten and grades one through five, the curriculum would be based
on the “Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program” offered by the National Rifle Association. For grades six
through eight, the curriculum would be based on the “Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program” or the
“Hunter Education in Our Schools Program” offered by the Department of Wildlife and Parks.
For grades nine through 12, the curriculum would be based on the “Hunter Education in Our
Schools Program.” If a local board of education would elect to provide firearm safety education,
the instruction would be required to be in accordance with the guidelines established by the State
Board of Education. The local board of education would be required to ensure that all students are
provided the opportunity to take the course.
Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2023
SGF
FY 2023
All Funds
FY 2024
SGF
FY 2024
All Funds
Revenue -- -- -- --
Expenditure -- -- $70,000 $70,000
FTE Pos. -- -- -- --
The Honorable Mike Thompson, Chairperson
Page 2—SB 116
According to the Department of Education, the enactment of SB 116 would require the
creation of a standards development committee, which would include key stakeholders from across
the state. The committee would meet multiple times over the course of a year to develop the
required standards. Costs for the process would include development and review of materials,
transportation reimbursement for some in-person meetings, and other development costs at an
estimated cost of $70,000, all from the State General Fund. The Department notes that local school
districts would incur costs to train teachers in the new standards and purchase new curriculum
materials; however, the cost of these materials would not be known until the standards are
developed. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 116 is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s
Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Terry Bruce, Department of Wildlife & Parks
Craig Neuenswander, Department of Education