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 49 by Senate Committee on Education
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 49 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
Under current law, all local boards of education are required to assess the education needs
of each attendance center. SB 49 would require the local boards to include input for these
assessments from board members, teachers employed by the school district, school site councils,
and attendance center administrators. In addition, the bill would require each member of local
boards of education to receive state assessment results for the school districts, including the
number of students who scored at each of the levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the assessments.
Finally, the bill would require the budget of each school district to allocate or reallocate
sufficient funds so that all students can achieve the following goals, as listed in KSA 72-3218(c),
that students would be sufficient in: (1) oral and written communication skills to enable students
to function in a complex and rapidly changing civilization; (2) knowledge of economic, social, and
political systems to enable the student to make informed choices; (3) understanding of
governmental processes to enable the student to understand the issues that affect his or her
community, state, and nation; (4) self-knowledge and knowledge of his or her mental and physical
wellness; (5) grounding in the arts to enable each student to appreciate his or her cultural and
historical heritage; (6) training or preparation for advanced training in either academic or
vocational fields to enable each child to choose and pursue life work intelligently; and (7) levels
of academic or vocational skills to enable public school students to compete favorably with their
counterparts in surrounding states, in academics or in the job market.
The Honorable Renee Erickson, Chairperson
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The bill would require that any time that funds would be reallocated during budget
preparation, these funds would be identified in the budget and summary of the budget document.
Current law does not reference “reallocation” of funds.
The Department of Education indicates that the enactment of the bill would have no fiscal
effect for the agency. The Kansas Association of School Boards indicates that the enactment of
the bill would require additional involvement of local boards of education in the school building
needs assessment process. The bill would require additional administrative processes for local
boards of education; however, a fiscal effect cannot be estimated.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Gabrielle Hull, Department of Education
Angie Stallbaumer, Kansas Association of School Boards