SESSION OF 2021
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 93
As Recommended by Senate Committee on
Education

Brief*
SB 93 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 Senate Committee on
Education at the request of the Kansas Policy Institute.
[Note: SB 93 is identical to 2020 SB 353, as
recommended by the Senate Committee on Education.]

Senate Committee on Education
In the Senate Committee hearing on February 18, 2021,
proponent testimony was provided by a representative of the
Kansas Policy Institute, who stated the focus of schools
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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
should be on 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.
Written-only neutral testimony was provided by
representatives of the Kansas State Board of Education,
stating that the bill is duplicative in regards to existing law and
may not allow for sufficient flexibility at the local level.

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 academic performance; needs-assessment


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 72-1163