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 C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


January 30, 2024


The Honorable Susan Concannon, Chairperson
House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 152-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Concannon:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2580 by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster
Care
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2580 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2580 would amend the revised Kansas Code for Care of Children by permitting the
court to consent to mental, emotional, or behavioral health screenings and treatment, including the
release and inspection of mental, emotional, or behavioral health records for children under the
jurisdiction of the court, other than inpatient treatment at a state psychiatric hospital, including the
release and inspection of medical or hospital records. A child or parent who is opposed to a mental
health screening and/or treatment, could request a hearing. The bill would also grant immunity to
any health care providers who provide such screenings and treatment and would define “behavioral
health crisis” and “behavioral health treatment.”
The Office of Judicial Administration indicates that enactment of HB 2580 could have a
fiscal effect on expenditures of the Judicial Branch because it allows a parent or child to request a
hearing if desired. This, in turn, would increase the time spent by district court judicial and
nonjudicial personnel in processing, researching, and hearing cases. Nevertheless, until the courts
have had an opportunity to operate under the provisions of HB 2580, an accurate estimate of the
fiscal effect on expenditures by the Judicial Branch cannot be given. The bill would not have a
fiscal effect on any other revenues to the Judicial Branch.
The Honorable Susan Concannon, Chairperson
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The Department for Children and Families and the Kansas Department for Aging and
Disability Services indicate that enactment of HB 2580 would have no fiscal effect on the agencies.
Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2580 is not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget
Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget


cc: Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
Kim Holter, Department for Children & Families
Leigh Keck, Department for Aging & Disability Services


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 38-2202, 38-2202a, 38-2217