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 17, 2025 The Honorable Tom Kessler, Chairperson House Committee on Federal and State Affairs 300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Kessler: SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2372 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2372 is respectfully submitted to your committee. HB 2372 would designate the existing Fallen Firefighters Memorial within the Kansas Firefighters Museum in Wichita as the official Fallen Firefighters Memorial of the State of Kansas. The bill would create the Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Council and abolish the existing Kansas Firefighters Memorial Advisory Committee, and would transfer its duties, records, and property to the newly created Council. The Council would consist of nine members, including representatives from various firefighter organizations, and would make recommendations regarding the memorial, including its maintenance, updating, and repair. The bill would also authorize the Council to solicit grants and gifts for the memorial, with all funds deposited into the Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Fund. Expenditures from the fund would be used for constructing, updating, and repairing the memorial, as well as for other purposes related to memorializing Kansas firefighters. The bill would take effect on July 1, 2025. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Administration indicate that enactment of the bill would have no fiscal effect. Sincerely, Adam C. Proffitt Director of the Budget cc: Samir Arif, Department of Administration Jamie Rodvelt, Office of the State Fire Marshal