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Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building                                                                           Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504                                                                       adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612                                Division of the Budget                               http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director                                                                             Laura Kelly, Governor


                                                  February 18, 2021

          The Honorable Kristey Williams, Chairperson
          House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
          Statehouse, Room 286A-N
          Topeka, Kansas 66612
          Dear Representative Williams:
                    SUBJECT:      Fiscal Note for HB 2269 by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
                  In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2269 is
          respectfully submitted to your committee.
                 Under the current school finance law, the at-risk weighting is based upon the number of
          students who are eligible for free meals under the National School Lunch Act. HB 2269 would
          change this definition to include only students who are enrolled in kindergarten through grade
          three who are eligible for free meals under the National School Lunch Act and who are enrolled
          in grades four through 12 and failed to meet the proficiency standards on the most recent math or
          English language arts assessments. The current at-risk formula weighting would remain at 0.484.
                  According to the Department of Education, the enactment of HB 2269 would increase the
          number of students qualifying for the at-risk weighting from 172,000 to 301,700 FTE students, or
          an increase of 129,700 FTE students. Using the at-risk weighting of 0.484 with the approved FY
          2022 Base Aid for Student Excellence (BASE) of $4,706, additional State Foundation Aid totaling
          $295,418,208 would be required, all from the State General Fund (129,700 FTE students X 0.484
          weighting X $4,706 BASE = $295,418,208). In addition, the Department notes that there would
          be an increase for state aid for the high-density at-risk weighting, which is calculated based on the
          density of at-risk students in school districts. However, the Department states that a fiscal effect
          estimate cannot be made, as the Department cannot determine in which districts the qualifying
          students would reside. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2269 is not reflected in The FY 2022
          Governor’s Budget Report.

                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                Adam Proffitt
                                                                Director of the Budget
          cc: Craig Neuenswander, Education
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 72-5132, 72-3712