Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

SESSION OF 2021
    SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2067
           As Recommended by House Committee on K-
                    12 Education Budget

Brief*
      HB 2067 would amend law that requires the board of
education of each school district to conduct an assessment of
the educational needs of each school in the district and
requires the information from the needs assessment to be
used when preparing the school district’s budget. The bill
would require the information obtained from the needs
assessments to be used to ensure improvement in student
academic performance. The bill also would require school
district budgets to allocate sufficient moneys in a manner
reasonably calculated to ensure all students achieve the
"Rose capacities," which are codified in KSA 72-3218(c).

Background
    The bill was introduced by the House Committee on K-
12 Education Budget.
    [Note: HB 2067 is identical to 2020 SB 353, as
recommended by the Senate Committee on Education.]

House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
      In the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by a representative of the Kansas Policy
Institute, who stated the focus of schools should be on
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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
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instruction so that all students attain statutory educational
goals.
      Opponent testimony was provided by a representative
of the Kansas Association of School Boards, stating that
student achievement is not solely about the allocation of
resources and the bill does not consider that local needs
differ.
      No other testimony was provided.

Fiscal Information
      According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, enactment of the bill would have no
fiscal effect, as the bill requires a school district to allocate
funding within its available resources.
Education; student achievement; school finance


                                    2- 2067
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 72-1163