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 11, 2025
The Honorable Jason W. Goetz, Chairperson
House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 546-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Goetz:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2303 by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2303 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2303 would create the Longitudinal Data Act. The bill would establish the Division
of Longitudinal Data within the Kansas Legislative Research Department (KLRD) and would
create the new position of Director of Longitudinal Data, who would be appointed by the
Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC). The bill would allow the Director to hire assistants and
employees for the new Division.
The Division would establish the Kansas Longitudinal Data System as a secure means for
the following:
1. Exchange, de-identify and match individual-level education and workforce data from
participating agencies and outside entities while upholding legal protections to ensure
privacy and security;
2. Connect individuals and organizations to trusted information, resources, tools and services
that support the education-to-employment pipeline;
3. Provide the Legislature and state agencies with access to data regarding state workforce
development, including early learning, education, workforce training and employment
outcomes; and The Honorable Jason W. Goetz, Chairperson
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4. Match data from participating agencies over time to create reports that may then be
aggregated and analyzed to assist the legislature and state agencies with developing
strategies to improve education and workforce outcomes.
Each participating agency would be required to enter into a memorandum of understanding
with the Division to participate in the system. All information matched from participating agencies
would be collected, safeguarded, kept confidential and used only by the Division in accordance
with this act, as well as and state and federal law. Each participating agency would retain
ownership of any data and would reserve the right to opt out of any research request if the request
would violate state or federal law. A participating agency would not have access to data owned
by another participating agency unless a data request is approved by the Division.
The bill would outline the following duties for the new Division:
1. Establish the Kansas longitudinal data system;
2. Develop a strategic plan to develop, implement and utilize the system to accomplish the
objectives of the Division;
3. Collect data from participating agencies and outside organizations;
4. Connect and ensure collected data is de-identified by the Division;
5. Store connected data;
6. Conduct research on data using the system in accordance with the research agenda adopted
by the LCC;
7. Conduct research on data in the system to answer research requests;
8. Oversee compliance regarding the security and protection of data shared to and stored in
the system;
9. Develop a data governance and security plan for the system regarding the use, privacy and
security of data and publish the plan on a website developed and administered by the
Division;
10. Establish policies for sharing aggregated data or reports with the public and external
organizations;
11. Develop strategies to promote the transparent operation of the system; and
12. Prepare and provide an annual report to the LCC and the Governor.
The bill would require the Division to create a prioritized list of data research requests. On
or before January 31, 2026, the Director would be required to receive data research requests from
the following prioritized individuals and organizations: a legislative committee or a legislative
staff office; the Governor or an executive branch agency; the Kansas Board of Education; and the
Kansas Board of Regents. In addition, upon the approval of the LCC, the Division may prepare
data research at the request of the following: a state governmental entity; a political subdivision
of the state; a private entity; or a member of the public. The Honorable Jason W. Goetz, Chairperson
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The Division may require the person or organization to pay the full cost of completing the
data research request once the data research is complete. The bill would allow the Director to
designate a research designee to assist in conducting research and would outline a process for the
designation.
The Division would be required to establish the Kansas Credential Skills Registry, which
would be a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of information on all educational and
occupational credentials that are granted or funded by the state. The bill would outline the
information to be included in the registry and a timeline of when a list would be available. The
registry would be available to the public, readable by individuals and machine actionable, aligned
with widely recognized standards for open access.
Finally, the bill would appropriate $3.0 million from the State General Fund in FY 2026 to
the Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) for the costs of the Division.
KLRD indicates the bill would have no fiscal effect, as the bill would appropriate funds to
the LCC for the Division in FY 2026. According to Legislative Administrative Services (LAS),
the bill’s appropriation of $3.0 million from the State General Fund would be the budget for the
new Division. However, LAS states that because the new Division would be housed within
KLRD, there would have to be a transfer of funds from the LCC to KLRD, as any new FTE
positions, along with other operating expenditures, would occur within KLRD for the Division.
LAS reports that future costs for the Division would be approximately $3.0 million, depending on
future legislative agency budgets approved for submission in the annual budgeting process by the
LCC.
The Division of the Budget notes that appropriations from the State General Fund cannot
be transferred between agencies. However, an interagency agreement could allow the FY 2026
appropriation to the LCC to pay for Division expenditures that would occur in KLRD. Any fiscal
effect associated with HB 2303 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Shirley Morrow, Legislative Research