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


February 20, 2024


The Honorable Mike Thompson, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 144-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Thompson:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 445 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 445 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 445 would require emergency medical service (EMS) providers and law enforcement
officials to complete basic training on identifying, interacting with, and caring for people who have
dementia or Alzheimer’s. The bill would require prospective EMS providers and law enforcement
officials to complete four hours of dementia and Alzheimer’s training before receiving their
occupational certification. The bill would also require existing EMS providers and law
enforcement officials to complete two hours of training before renewing their certification. The
bill would direct the Emergency Medical Services Board and the Commission on Peace Officers
Standards and Training to, in consultation with the Department for Aging and Disability Services,
develop the relevant dementia and Alzheimer’s training programs.
Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Expenditures
State General Fund -- $432,459 $106,390
Fee Fund(s) -- 17,500 --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Expenditures -- $449,959 $106,390
Revenues
State General Fund -- -- --
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Revenues -- -- --
FTE Positions -- 1.00 1.00
The Honorable Mike Thompson, Chairperson
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The Department for Aging and Disability Services indicates that enactment of the bill
would require $106,390 of State General Fund expenditures in both FY 2025 and FY 2026 to
support the addition of 1.00 FTE position with expertise in dementia care. This position would be
responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining the dementia care curriculum required by
the bill. The Emergency Medical Services Board estimates that the bill would require $15,000 of
expenditures from the agency fee fund on contractual services related to the development of the
training program in FY 2025. The Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training
indicates that the bill would require $2,500 of expenditures from the agency fee fund to make
changes to its central registry database in FY 2025.
The Department of Corrections estimates that the bill would require $326,069 of State
General Fund expenditures in FY 2025. The Department indicates that the dementia care
curriculum would be incorporated into the agency’s training materials for new hires; however,
existing officers would need to be pulled off post to complete the initial four hours of training.
These hours would be covered by another officer working overtime. The Department estimates
that the overtime cost for an entry level correctional officer is $43.85 per hour, including benefits.
As of January 29, 2024, the Department had 1,859 correctional officer positions filled.
The Highway Patrol, Judiciary, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation indicate that the
bill would have no fiscal effect on agency operations. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 445 is
not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities indicate that
the bill would increase expenditures by local law enforcement agencies to ensure compliance;
however, an exact estimate of this effect cannot be determined.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
Jennifer King, Department of Corrections
Joe House, Emergency Medical Services Board
Sherry Macke, Kansas Highway Patrol
Paul Weisgerber, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities
Leigh Keck, Department for Aging & Disability Services
Doug Schroeder, Peace Officers Standards & Training