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 16, 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 2302 by Representative Ousley
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2302 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2302 would require law enforcement officers to contact and consult with the
Department for Children and Families (DCF) before taking a child into custody. The bill would
require DCF to respond and consult with law enforcement outside of the DCF’s operating hours
and require DCF to provide operations to facilitate the response.
Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Expenditures
State General Fund -- $666,557 $662,618
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- 25,826 25,673
Total Expenditures -- $692,383 $688,291
Revenues
State General Fund -- -- --
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Revenues -- -- --
FTE Positions -- 7.00 7.00
The Honorable Cyndi Howerton, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2302
According to the DCF, HB 2302 would have a fiscal effect on expenditures of the agency.
DCF states that police protective cases occur uniformly across a 24-hour day. DCF staff work
eight out of 24 hours Monday through Friday and no hours Saturday and Sunday. DCF estimates
that 1,765 of the 2,509 police protective custody cases occur outside working hours. DCF would
require an additional 6.00 protective service workers and 1.00 supervisor at a total cost of
$692,383, including $666,557 from the State General Fund for FY 2026 and would continue and
be adjusted for salary, fringe benefits, and a slight reduction in other operating expenses in for
one-time costs. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2302 is not reflected in The FY 2026
Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Kim Holter, Department for Children & Families