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 13, 2025
The Honorable Will Carpenter, Chairperson
House Committee on Health and Human Services
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 112-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Carpenter:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2248 by House Committee on Health and Human
Services
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2248 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2248 would establish the Kansas Nursing Initiative Grant Program, which would be
administered by the Board of Regents. Subject to appropriations, any postsecondary educational
institution with an accredited nursing program could submit an application for a need-based or
competitive grant of funding in an amount that that would be determined by the Board. The
funding could be used for the expansion of a nursing facility, laboratory supplies, and tools for
student success. Grants would not require any funding match in order to receive funds from this
program.
The program would allow postsecondary educational institutions to (1) apply for and
receive up to $100,000 for non-consumable laboratory supplies; (2) expend funds on adjunct
clinical instructors, including partial funding of an adjunct clinical instructor who may be
employed by a healthcare facility; (3) request funding for tools for student success, included but
not limited to, general tutoring, study skills, preparatory skills for taking exams, and preparatory
licensing classes; and (4) request funding for student support that may affect a student’s ability to
attend and complete the program, including, but not limited to, childcare services.
In order to be eligible for a grant, the accredited nursing program of the institution would
be required to be nationally accredited, be approved by the Kansas Board of Nursing, and have
national council licensure examination test scores at or above the most recent three-year national
average. The bill outlines the procedures for applying for and the awarding of the grants. The Honorable Will Carpenter, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2248
According to the Board of Regents, the bill would increase the funding limit available for
non-consumable laboratory supplies and equipment from $30,000 to $100,000. The Board
estimates additional State General Fund expenditures of 2,730,000 in both FY 2026 and FY 2027
for the increased limit on laboratory supplies and equipment ($70,000 additional funding x 39
qualifying institutions). The Board states without additional funding, the grants awarded would
be either less than the new $100,000 maximum or fewer institutions would receive grants. Any
fiscal effect associated with HB 2248 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Becky Pottebaum, Board of Regents