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 20, 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 231 by Senate Committee on Ways and Means
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 231 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 231 would enact the Children of Public School Teachers Educational Assistance Act to
be administered by the Kansas Board of Regents. The Act would provide tuition assistance for up
to two eligible undergraduate students per family who are 23 years of age or under and whose
parent:
1. Holds a valid Kansas teaching license;
2. Has been a teacher employed by a Kansas school district for at least eight years for
the first eligible student, or ten years for the second eligible student; and
3. Has a household income of less than $120,000 for a family of four, or less than
$170,000 for a family of four who resides in Johnson County.
The parent’s years of service as a teacher may be non-consecutive but must be met within
a 16-year period. The student would be required to be enrolled at a Kansas community college,
municipal university, or state university, and remain in good standing with satisfactory progress
toward degree program completion. The Board of Regents may adopt rules and regulations for
implementation and administration of this Act. The Board would be required to publish an annual
report on the Act for presentation to the Legislature beginning January 2024. Kansas educational
institutions would be prohibited from delaying enrollment of an eligible student who is receiving
tuition assistance because appropriations are not available.
The Honorable Molly Baumgardner, Chairperson
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The bill would also deem as Kansas residents for the purposes of tuition and fees, up to
two individuals in a family who have a parent who was employed by a Kansas school district for
at least four years, but no more than seven years, and who have enrolled or have been accepted for
admission at any public university, municipal university, community college or technical college.
The bill would not apply to any individual who was not deemed a resident and enrolled in a
postsecondary educational institution prior to July 1, 2028.
The Kansas Board of Regents indicates the enactment of SB 231 would require additional
appropriations to the Tuition Waivers State General Fund account. However, the Board indicates
the amount needed is cannot be estimated, as the average annual cost of attendance for full-time
students varies by institution and the number of students that would be eligible cannot be
determined. The Board indicates the average annual cost of tuition and fees is $8,430 at the state
universities, $3,632 at the community colleges and $4,900 at the technical colleges. The Board
indicates the bill would also affect revenue to state universities, community colleges and technical
colleges but a fiscal effect cannot be estimated as the effect would vary by institution and the
number of students enrolled who would qualify is not known.
The Board indicates the bill would increase its expenditures by $187,427, including
$130,000 for salaries, $41,427 for benefits, and $16,000 for other operating expenses required for
2.00 FTE positions that would be responsible for creating rules and regulations, administering the
scholarship program, awarding scholarships to eligible students, developing a way to award
incentives to eligible students, and tracking students and scholarship recipients according to the
requirements of the bill. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 231 is not reflected in The FY 2024
Governor’s Budget Report.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Becky Pottebaum, Board of Regents
Craig Neuenswander, Department of Education


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 76-729