SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2153
As Amended by House Committee on Child
Welfare and Foster Care

Brief*
HB 2153, as amended, would amend law governing the
authority of the Attorney General to coordinate training related
to human trafficking.
The bill would declare it is the public policy of the State
for law enforcement agencies to require implementation of a
coordinated multidisciplinary approach to cases involving
alleged human trafficking, aggravated human trafficking, or
commercial sexual exploitation of a child, and would
authorize the Attorney General to coordinate such training for
law enforcement agencies in the state using a coordinated
multidisciplinary approach in cases involving alleged human
trafficking, aggravated human trafficking, or commercial
sexual exploitation of a child. Current law authorizes the
Attorney General to coordinate training for law enforcement
agencies with respect to human trafficking but does not
include the other types of cases the training may be used for
and is silent on the approach used.
The bill would also require the following persons to
complete annual training on human trafficking awareness and
identification that has been developed or approved by the
Attorney General:
● All employees and contractors of the Department
for Children and Families, Department for Aging
and Disability Services, and the Juvenile Services
Division of the Department of Corrections who
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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
 have regular contact with members of the general
public in the course of employment;
● All individuals who are licensed, certified, or
otherwise authorized to practice by the Behavioral
Sciences Regulatory Board;
● All teachers, administrators, and employees of any
public or nonpublic elementary, secondary, or
postsecondary school who have regular contact
with children who are less than 18 years of age in
the course of employment; and
● All persons licensed by the Secretary of Health and
Environment to provide child care services and
such licensees’ employees.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Child Welfare and Foster Care at the request of
Representative Concannon.

House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
In the House Committee hearing, a representative of the
Office of Attorney General and a representative of the Kansas
Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Peace Officers
Association, and Kansas Sheriffs Association (law
enforcement organizations) testified as proponents of the
bill. The representative of the law enforcement organizations
requested an amendment to allow rural law enforcement
agencies greater flexibility in the implementation of a
multidisciplinary approach to training as anticipated by the
bill.
No other testimony was provided.


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 The House Committee amended the bill to remove a
one-hour minimum requirement for the training described in
the bill, and to modify language regarding the type of
approach required to be utilized in the coordination of training
pursuant to the bill.

Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Office of Attorney
General (OAG) states that it could develop and approve the
one-hour training using existing resources, and indicates
OAG would record an online training video conforming to the
requirements of the bill and make it available on its website
free of charge.
The Board of Regents states enactment of the bill would
require approximately 31,000 employees within the
postsecondary education system to take the training but
would have no fiscal effect if provided by the OAG free of
charge.
The State Board of Education indicates enactment of the
bill would would have no fiscal effect on the Kansas State
Department of Education and would have a negligible fiscal
effect on school districts. However, since the OAG indicates it
would provide a training video free of charge, educational
institutions should not see a fiscal effect.
The Department for Children and Families and the
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services both
state that enactment of the bill would require specific
positions within both agencies to have the training, but any
additional expenditures would be absorbed within existing
resources.
The Kansas Highway Patrol states the bill does not
detail the involvement in developing, implementing, or
sustaining of training the agency would have. Therefore, the
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agency cannot estimate the fiscal effect the bill would have
on agency operations.
The Department of Corrections states that the additional
one hour of training would increase overtime and related
expenses, but those expenses could be absorbed within its
current operating budget.
The Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, Kansas
Bureau of Investigation, and Kansas Department of Health
and Environment all indicate the bill would not have a fiscal
effect on operations.
The Kansas Association of Counties indicates the bill
could increase expenditures for counties depending on the
cost, location, and availability of trainings; however, since the
OAG indicates that it would provide the training free of
charge, counties should not see a fiscal effect.
The League of Kansas Municipalities states that the bill
would not have a fiscal effect on cities.
Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill is
not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Human trafficking; Attorney General; training; multidisciplinary; aggravated human
trafficking; commercial sexual exploitation of a child; employee; DCF; KDADS; law
enforcement


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 75-756
As Amended by House Committee: 75-756