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Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building                                                                       Phone: (785) 296-2436
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Topeka, KS 66612                               Division of the Budget                             http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director                                                                          Laura Kelly, Governor


                                                  January 20, 2021


          The Honorable Steve Huebert, Chairperson
          House Committee on Education
          Statehouse, Room 286B-N
          Topeka, Kansas 66612
          Dear Representative Huebert:
                    SUBJECT:      Fiscal Note for HB 2037 by Representative Coleman
                  In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2037 is
          respectfully submitted to your committee.
                  HB 2037 would enact Erin’s Law and would implement statewide standards for public
          school teachers to receive annual training on identifying signs that a child may be the victim of
          sexual abuse. The bill would require the State Board of Education to review and consider statewide
          social and emotional standards for student instruction between appropriate and inappropriate
          conduct, actions that a child may take to be protected from child sexual abuse, and methods for
          reporting sexual abuse.
                 The Board would be required to submit to the Legislature a report of progress and any
          standards developed by February 1, 2022. On or before January 1, 2022, the Board would be
          required to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the bill.

                                            Estimated State Fiscal Effect
                                       FY 2021         FY 2021            FY 2022           FY 2022
                                        SGF            All Funds           SGF              All Funds
             Revenue                            --                 --              --                  --
             Expenditure                        --                 --        $50,000             $50,000
             FTE Pos.                           --                 --              --                  --
The Honorable Steve Huebert, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2037

       According to the Department of Education, the Board would appoint a statewide committee
to obtain input on what should be included in a child sexual abuse plan, which would require
$10,000 for meeting and travel expenses. The Department would also contract for the
development and dissemination of the guidelines and materials which is estimated to cost $40,000.
The total cost for implementing provisions of HB 2037 would be $50,000, all from the State
General Fund. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2037 is not reflected in The FY 2022
Governor’s Budget Report.


                                                    Sincerely,

                                                    Adam Proffitt
                                                    Director of the Budget

cc: Craig Neuenswander, Education