SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 135
As Amended by Senate Committee on
Assessment and Taxation

Brief*
SB 135 would expand the list of eligible counties for
participation in the Rural Opportunity Zone (ROZ) Program to
include Atchison County, Cowley County, Crawford County,
Dickinson County, Ford County, Franklin County, Miami
County, and Pottawatomie County.

Background
The bill was introduced by Senators Hilderbrand, Alley,
Hardy, Olson, Petersen, and Pyle. At the Senate Committee
on Assessment and Taxation hearing, Senators Hilderbrand
and Wilborn and a representative of the Crawford County
Board of Commissioners testified in support of the bill.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by the
Kansas Association of Counties, Kansas Hospital
Association, Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, and Pittsburg
State University. No neutral or opponent testimony was
provided.
On February 2, the Senate Committee amended the bill
to include Ford County and Miami County as eligible
counties.
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Department of
Revenue estimates enactment of the bill would be expected
to reduce fiscal year 2020 State General Fund receipts by
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
$472,000 and may require approximately $63,000 from the
State General Fund for the state obligations of the student
loan repayment portion of the ROZ Program. Additionally, the
Department of Commerce indicates it is at maximum work
capacity for reviewing applications for the ROZ Program and
indicates it would require an additional 1.0 FTE position for
the additional applications. A revised fiscal note for the
amended bill was not immediately available. Any fiscal effect
associated with enactment of the bill is not reflected in The
FY 2020 Governor’s Budget Report.


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 74-50
As Amended by Senate Committee: 74-50