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 29, 2025
The Honorable Renee Erickson, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Education
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 144-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Erickson:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 47 by Senate Committee on Education
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 47 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 47 would require each local board of education to list each board member on the website
of the district, including an email address for each member. Each district would be required to
send this information to the Department of Education, along with notifying the agency any time a
change of this information would occur. The Department would be required to maintain a public
database of all local board members statewide on the agency’s website.
The bill would allow any member of a local board of education to add discussion of items
under the category of new business at any school board meeting. Also, each meeting held by a
local board of education would be required to include time for a public comment portion of the
meeting, including those held virtually. The bill would allow members of the public to address
the local board of education at regular school board meetings.
The bill would allow a board of education of a school district or the board of trustees of
any community college to pay funds from its general fund for membership in a non-profit
organization that provides services to member districts.
Finally, the bill would allow members of a local board of education to access school
property, including school buildings and attendance centers, during school hours, or when there
are school or community activities on the property.
The Honorable Renee Erickson, Chairperson
Page 2—SB 47
The Department of Education indicates that the required additional administrative
requirements for this bill by itself would be performed by existing staff of the agency. However,
if the combined effect of implementing SB47 and other enacted legislation exceeds the
Department’s administrative resources, additional expenditures for administrative costs beyond
the Department’s current budget in future years may be required. Any fiscal effect associated with
SB 47 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) indicates that the bill may require
school districts to incur additional administrative costs; however, KASB cannot estimate these
additional costs. Additional security upgrades and cybersecurity services, as well as additional
insurance, may be necessary as a result of allowing additional individuals in schools and
attendance centers, as well as sharing board member email addresses. The school board members
may be more vulnerable to security and cybersecurity attacks. For membership dues made to not-
for-profit organizations, school districts and community colleges may experience additional
expenditures; however, any additional expenditures for these dues would be optional.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Gabrielle Hull, Department of Education
Angie Stallbaumer, Kansas Association of School Boards