COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. No.:         3813-02

Bill No.:          HCS for HB 1722

Subject:           Education, Elementary and Secondary: Elementary and Secondary Education; Teachers

Type:              Original

Date:               February 26, 2008

Bill Summary:           Modifies various provisions relating to liability of school employees and volunteers.

FISCAL SUMMARY

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 4 pages.

☐ Estimated Total Net Effect on All funds expected to exceed $100,000 savings or (cost).

☐ Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund expected to exceed $100,000 (cost).

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator state this proposal has no fiscal impact on the Courts.

Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Office of the Director and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Department of Social Services, and the Department of Health and Senior Services state there will be no fiscal impact to their respective agencies.

Officials from the Office of Secretary of State (SOS) assume many bills considered by the General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and regulations to implement the act. The SOS is provided with core funding to handle a certain amount of normal activity resulting from each year’s legislative session. The fiscal impact to the SOS office for Administrative Rules for this proposal is less than $2,500. The SOS recognizes this is a small amount and does not expect additional funding would be required to meet these costs. However, SOS also recognizes that many such bills may be passed in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what the SOS can sustain with their core budget. Any additional required funding would be handled through the budget process.

Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education assume no fiscal impact to their agency and do not anticipate a significant fiscal impact to school districts as a result of the proposal.

Officials from the Poplar Bluff and Marshfield Public School Districts see very little fiscal impact, if any, resulting from this proposal.

Officials from the Boone County Sheriff's Department state there is no fiscal impact to their department.

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.

FISCAL DESCRIPTION

The proposed legislation appears to have no fiscal impact.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Office of State Courts Administrator

Department of Health and Senior Services

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Department of Public Safety

            Office of the Director

            Missouri State Highway Patrol

Office of Secretary of State

            Administrative Rules Division

Department of Social Services

School Districts

            Marshfield R-I

            Poplar Bluff

Boone County Sheriff's Department

                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                February 26, 2008