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 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 475 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 475 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 475 would change current law regarding school district open enrollment. The bill
would eliminate school district open enrollment requirements that were enacted by the 2022 and
2023 Legislatures and would allow districts to determine nonresident student enrollment.
The Department of Education reports that the enactment of SB 475 would have no fiscal
effect on statewide calculations for state aid to school districts. The bill could change a district’s
nonresident enrollment numbers; however, the fiscal effect on individual school districts cannot
be estimated. In addition, the Department states that the bill would remove school district reporting
requirements that are in current law. However, the fiscal effect for the reduced administrative
requirements for both the Department and school districts cannot be estimated.
The Kansas Association of School Boards reports that the enactment of the bill would
revert districts to prior nonresident student enrollment policies. There would be fewer
administrative costs with these prior policies than with the current open enrollment statutes;
however, a fiscal effect cannot be estimated.

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: 72-3123, 72-3122, 72-13, 72-3124, 72-3127, 72-5132, 72-3712, 72-3126