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Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building                                                                       Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504                                                                    larry.campbell@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612                                Division of the Budget                            http://budget.kansas.gov
Larry L. Campbell, Director                                                                      Laura Kelly, Governor


                                                      March 5, 2019


         The Honorable Bud Estes, Chairperson
         Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
         Statehouse, Room 136-E
         Topeka, Kansas 66612
         Dear Senator Estes:
                   SUBJECT:       Fiscal Note for SB 211 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
                 In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 211 is
         respectfully submitted to your committee.
                  SB 211 would require the Attorney General to appoint a Kansas Youth Suicide Prevention
         Coordinator who would be responsible for identifying, creating, coordinating, and supporting
         youth suicide awareness and prevention efforts throughout the state. The bill would outline
         initiatives the coordinator may pursue, including developing a website and phone application,
         developing multidisciplinary and interagency strategies, organizing events and disseminate
         information to prevent and address youth suicide.

                                            Estimated State Fiscal Effect
                                       FY 2019         FY 2019            FY 2020          FY 2020
                                        SGF            All Funds           SGF             All Funds
            Revenue                             --                 --              --                --
            Expenditure                         --                 --       $100,924          $100,924
            FTE Pos.                             --                   --            --              1.00

                 The Office of the Attorney General indicates that enactment of SB 211 would result in
         additional expenditures of $100,924 to hire 1.00 Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator FTE
         position. Of this request, $82,346 would be for salaries and wages, $6,940 would be for office
         rent and furnishings, $4,475 would be for travel expenses, $3,663 would be for information
         technology costs, $2,000 would be for training, $1,300 would be for office supplies and printing
The Honorable Bud Estes, Chairperson
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and $200 would be for professional licensing and publications. The agency states that it would
require the individual to have at least a master’s degree based on the duties described in the bill.
Any fiscal effect associated with SB 211 is not reflected in The FY 2020 Governor’s Budget
Report.


                                                      Sincerely,

                                                      Larry L. Campbell
                                                      Director of the Budget


cc: Willie Prescott, Office of the Attorney General