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 29, 2024


The Honorable Kristey Williams, Chairperson
House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 546-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Williams:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2594 by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2594 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2594 would establish the Education Funding Task Force, which would comprise 11
voting members, including: two House of Representative members appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, one member of the House of Representatives appointed by the
minority leader of the House of Representatives; two Senate members appointed by the President
of the Senate; one Senate member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one member of
the State Board of Education, one member who is a parent of a student of a school district in grades
one through 12 who is appointed by the President of the Senate; one member who is a
superintendent of a rural school district appointed by the State Board of Education; and one
member who is a superintendent of an urban school district who is appointed by the State Board
of Education.
The Education Funding Task Force would include ex-officio members, who would be
nonvoting members, including the Commissioner of Education (or designee), the chairperson of
the Kansas Children’s Cabinet (or designee); and the Director of the Budget (or designee). The
bill would require the Task Force to review: (1) the current school finance system; (2) the current
methods for determining and disbursing Special Education State Aid; (3) the financial inputs of
the current school finance system; (4) the outputs of the current school finance system, including
academic achievement outcomes; (5) current academic reporting requirements; and (6)
achievement goals established by the Kansas Department of Education in the consolidated state
plan submitted to the federal Department of Education.
The Task Force would be required to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature and the
Governor on or before January 11, 2027, with the following included recommendations: (1) the
establishment of a school finance formula that will replace the current formula after its expiration;
(2) whether revisions to the current methods for determining and disbursing Special Education
State Aid are advisable or necessary; and (3) any other recommendations related to school finance.
The bill would require members to be appointed on or before September 1, 2024. In even-
numbered years, the chairperson of the Task Force would be designated by the Speaker of the
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House of Representatives and the vice chairperson would be designated by the President of the
Senate. In odd-numbered years, the chairperson of the Task Force would be designated by the
President of the Senate and the vice chairperson would be designated by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives. The bill would provide for procedures for vacancies and the quorum of the
Task Force. The bill would provide authorization for payment of expenses, mileage, and
subsistence expenditures, if approved by the Legislative Coordinating Council.
The staff of the Revisor of Statutes, the Kansas Legislative Research Department and the
Division of Legislative Administrative Services would provide assistance as requested by the Task
Force. The Task Force could meet at any time and at any place within the state upon the call of
the chairperson. Authorization for the Task Force would expire on July 1, 2027.
Finally, the bill would repeal authorization for the Special Education and Related Services
Funding Task Force.
According to Legislative Administrative Services (LAS), the enactment of the bill would
depend on the number of meetings of the Task Force. If the Task Force would meet four times
per year, LAS estimates additional FY 2025 expenditures totaling $23,623, all from the State
General Fund. Of this amount, $15,480 would be for expenditures for the six legislators, including
salary ($88.66/day X 4 days X 6 legislators = $2,128), subsistence expenditures ($166 X 4 days X
6 legislators = $3,984), mileage ($0.655/mile X 250 average milage X 4 days X 6 legislators=
$3,930), tolls ($6 tolls X 4 days X 6 legislators = $144), enroute day ($166 X 4 days X 6 legislators
= $3,984) and fringe benefits ($1,310). For the four non-legislators, expenditures are estimated at
$5,315, including subsistence expenditures ($96 X 4 days X 5 members = $1,920), mileage
($0.655/mile X 250 average miles X 4 days X 5 members = $3,275), and tolls ($6 X 4 days X 5
members = $120). Expenditures for the committee assistant would total $2,648, including fringe
benefits. Finally, LAS estimates costs to publish the bill in the Kansas Register at $180.
LAS notes that Task Force meeting expenditures likely would be required in FY 2026 and
FY 2027. Although inflation would likely increase expenditures for salaries, mileage, tolls, and
other expenditures over time, similar expenditures, except for the publication in the Kansas
Register, would be expected in these fiscal years.
For the repeal of authorization for the Special Education and Related Services Task Force,
LAS notes that the Legislative Coordinating Council has not authorized any meetings beyond FY
2024; as a result, no additional expenditures have been budgeted in FY 2025. Any fiscal effect
associated with HB 2594 is not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Tom Day, Legislative Services
Gabrielle Hull, Department of Education


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 72-3442