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 27, 2024


The Honorable Beverly Gossage, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 142-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Gossage:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 499 by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 499 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 499 would establish the Prevention of Maternal Mortality Grant Program and a program
fund within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The program would
provide competitive grants to community-based organizations for the prevention of maternal
mortality and severe maternal morbidity. Beginning July 1, 2024, KDHE would be required to
conduct outreach and provide application assistance for the program grants. The bill would specify
criteria and requirements for the program and grants. Each year there would be up to 20 grants
awarding not less than $50,000 and no more than $250,000. KDHE would be required to submit
a report to the Legislature by October 1, 2025, on the program as detailed in the bill. Beginning
July 1, 2024, and every year thereafter, the bill would direct $3.3 million be transferred from the
State General Fund to the Prevention of Maternal Mortality Grant Program Fund to be used for the
grants and one full time coordinator position for the program. The bill would include a sunset of
June 30, 2029.
SB 499 would allow certain program costs to be paid out of the established fund that would
receive an annual transfer of $3.3 million from the State General Fund. The agency estimates the
salary and benefits for the coordinator for the new program would be $78,000; the cost of travel
for up to 20 site visits to grant awardees and two state and/or national conferences for professional
development would be $8,860; and supplies and equipment would be $2,500. Additionally, once
evaluation measures of the program are established, a system for capturing and reporting the data
measures would need to be determined. KDHE currently uses the Data Application and Integration
Solutions for the Early Years as the data system for all aid to local grant programs. The Maternal
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Mortality Grant Program would operate similarly to current aid to local processes. The agency
estimates these associated costs would be $34,100.
KDHE notes that while SB 499 provides funding for a coordinator position for the new
program, the agency would need to identify other funding sources to cover costs associated with
supervision of the coordinator to ensure alignment and coordination with other Bureau of Family
Health programs that also support maternal health, epidemiological support for evaluation of the
effectiveness of the Maternal Mortality Grant Program, and fiscal support to cover costs associated
with the administration of grant funds to community partners. The agency estimates these costs
would be $18,949. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 499 is not reflected in The FY 2025
Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget


cc: Amy Penrod, Department of Health & Environment