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Division of the Budget
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Topeka, KS 66612                                Division of the Budget                              http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director                                                                            Laura Kelly, Governor

                                                   March 22, 2021


          The Honorable Sean Tarwater, Chairperson
          House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
          Statehouse, Room 151D-S
          Topeka, Kansas 66612
          Dear Representative Tarwater:
                    SUBJECT:      Fiscal Note for HB 2442 by House Committee on Appropriations
                  In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2442 is
          respectfully submitted to your committee.
                   HB 2442 would exempt any business that accepts a secondary student in a work-based
          learning program from certain claims arising from a student’s negligent act as a result of
          participating in the program at the business or work site. Except for incidents arising from gross
          negligence or willful misconduct, a student’s school district would be solely responsible for civil
          liability for these claims. The bill would define “work-based learning program” as a program in a
          secondary curriculum that includes work study, on-the-job training, job shadowing, internships,
          clinicals, practicums, apprenticeships, co-ops, and industry-led service-learning projects. In
          addition, the bill would allow school districts to purchase insurance contracts to insure against
          liability claims.
                  HB 2442 would have no fiscal effect on state revenues or expenditures. However, the bill
          would increase school districts’ exposure to liability for students participating in work-based
          learning programs. The bill would allow those districts that have participating students to purchase
          the appropriate insurance contract coverage to offset this additional potential liability. Although
          any increase in insurance premium costs would be borne by local districts, a fiscal effect cannot
          be estimated.

                                                               Sincerely,

                                                               Adam Proffitt
                                                               Director of the Budget
          cc: Jay Hall, Association of Counties
              Wendi Stark, League of Municipalities
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 72-18