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 January 28, 2025 The Honorable Cyndi Howerton, Chairperson House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care 300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 152-S Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Howerton: SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2076 by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2076 is respectfully submitted to your committee. HB 2076 would revise the Kansas Code for Care of Children. The bill would reduce the number of days (from 60 to 45) that a custodian may be authorized by the court to place a child, who is in the custody of the Secretary for Children and Families, in a secure facility. The bill would also eliminate the option for a court to extend the period of authorization for a custodian to place a child in custody of the Department in a secure facility. The Department for Children and Families indicates that enactment of HB 2076 would have no fiscal effect on the agency. The Office of Judicial Administration indicates that enactment of HB 2076 would have a negligible fiscal effect on the Judiciary. Sincerely, Adam C. Proffitt Director of the Budget cc: Kim Holter, Department for Children & Families Trisha Morrow, Judiciary