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 15, 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 2717 by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2717 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2717 would establish requirements for the determination of Virtual School State Aid
for adult students. When determining Virtual School State Aid for certain adult students, the State
Board of Education would:
• Determine the number of credit courses reported on the Kansas collection (KCAN)
report that adult students have passed to meet the minimum graduation
requirements established by the State Board of Education or the local school board;
• Validate course completion using official student transcripts; and
• Multiply the total number of courses by $709, not to exceed six credit courses per
school year.
The State Board of Education would not be allowed to deduct any Virtual School State Aid
that would be entitled to the school district for any courses that were completed by adult students
in any school year that precedes the year in which the aid is determined. If the Board would deduct
any Virtual School State Aid that would be entitled, the deduction could only be made with respect
to individual courses completed. The Board would also be required to publish any audit
methodology to determine and verify Virtual School State Aid entitlements on its website.
According to the Department of Education, the provisions in the bill regarding auditing,
reporting, and verification would not have a fiscal effect on its operations. However, the agency
indicates that the provisions related to reimbursements requiring the funding credits earned in any
preceding school year could increase school district Virtual State Aid entitlements.
The Honorable Kristey Williams, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2717

Currently, districts are reimbursed for credits earned only in the prior year and are subject
to a six-credit maximum reimbursement. HB 2717 would allow districts to request reimbursement
for credits earned in any prior year. For example, if a district required 21 credits, a student could
earn all 21 credits in one year and the district could submit those 21 credits in increments of six
credits over four years. This scenario would allow districts to claim a full-time student each year,
rather than receiving the maximum of 6 credits in one year. The Department is unable to estimate
the fiscal effect of this provision; however, it may result in an increase in state aid entitlements by
districts. Any fiscal effect resulting from the enactment of the bill is not included in The FY 2025
Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget


cc: Gabrielle Hull, Department of Education
Angie Stallbaumer, Kansas Association of School Boards


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 72-3715