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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                                Division of the Budget                              http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director                                                                            Laura Kelly, Governor


                                                   January 30, 2023


          The Honorable Stephen Owens, Chairperson
          House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
          300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 546-S
          Topeka, Kansas 66612
          Dear Representative Owens:
                    SUBJECT:      Fiscal Note for HB 2151 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
                  In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2151 is
          respectfully submitted to your committee.
                  HB 2151 would require the Department of Corrections to provide notification of the release
          of an inmate to the district judge, prosecuting attorney, nonexpert witnesses, and lead investigator
          for the case in which the inmate was convicted. The notification would be provided by letter, e-
          mail, or text message. The State of Kansas and the Department of Corrections would not be liable
          for any damages caused by any negligent act or omission in making the notifications.

                                            Estimated State Fiscal Effect
                                       FY 2023         FY 2023            FY 2024             FY 2024
                                        SGF            All Funds           SGF                All Funds
             Revenue                            --                 --              --                    --
             Expenditure                        --                 --        $66,298               $66,298
             FTE Pos.                           --                 --              --                 1.00
                   The Department of Corrections indicates that enactment of the bill would require $66,298
          from the State General Fund in FY 2024 for 1.00 FTE position to expand current registration
          capacity for inmate notification services. The Department notes that it currently provides victim
          and witness notification services for any Kansan who registers on its public website. Notification
          of release letters are sent by mail to registrants. In FY 2022 there were 41,874 persons registered
          for this service with 17,313 letters sent. In addition, members of the law enforcement community
          can also request notification using the National Crime Information Center database.
The Honorable Stephen Owens, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2151

        The Office of Judicial Administration indicates enactment of the bill would not have a
fiscal effect on the Judicial Branch. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2151 is not reflected in
The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.


                                                     Sincerely,

                                                     Adam Proffitt
                                                     Director of the Budget

cc: Randy Bowman, Department of Corrections
    Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary