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


February 3, 2023


The Honorable Molly Baumgardner, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Education
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 144-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Baumgardner:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 122 by Senate Committee on Education
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 122 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
In the current school finance formula, the high-density at-risk weighting applies to school
districts with populations of at-risk students exceeding 35.0 percent of the district’s enrollment.
The weighting is calculated differently for districts with at-risk populations of at least 50.0 percent
and for those with at-risk populations of at least 35.0 percent but less than 50.0 percent. The
weighting may also be calculated at the school building level. The high-density at-risk weighting
is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2024 (FY 2024). SB 122 would remove the statutory sunset
date of the high-density at-risk weighting.
The Education Consensus Group estimates that in FY 2025 there would be approximately
14,163.4 FTE students that would be included in the high-density at-risk weighting. Without the
enactment of SB 122, or a similar policy enacted in an appropriation bill, FY 2025 State
Foundation Aid would be reduced by $76.8 million, utilizing a Base Aid for Student Excellence
(BASE) in FY 2025 of $5,421 (14,163.4 FTE students X $5,421 FY 2025 BASE = $76,779,792).
The Division of the Budget notes that in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report, the Governor’s
recommendations include a budget proviso to extend the sunset date of this weighting through FY
2025.

Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Craig Neuenswander, Department of Education


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 72-5151, 72-5153