COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 3702-01
Bill No.: HB 1041
Subject: Elementary and Secondary Education; Teachers
Type: Original
Date: January 14, 2004
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| General Revenue | (Less than $100,000) | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
(Less than $100,000) | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 5 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Local Government | (Greater than $100,000) | (Greater than $100,000) | (Greater than $100,000 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement stated this proposal would not affect retirement plan benefits as defined in Section 105.660(5).
Officials from the Public School Retirement System of Missouri stated this proposal would have no fiscal impact on the Public School and Non-teacher School Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri.
Section 168.021
Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) assume DESE would incur costs to upgrade computer systems to track appropriate certification data. Collecting another piece of data on test scores would entail more staff time. DESE does not expect these costs to exceed $100,000.
Oversight assumes the computer upgrade costs would only be incurred in FY 2005 and that additional data collection costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
ASSUMPTION (continued)
Section 168.124
Officials from DESE indicate this section would have no fiscal impact on their agency; however, the proposal could result in significant costs for local school districts.
In response to similar legislation proposed this session, two school districts, Parkway School District and Mexico School District, indicated costs would be significant. The Mexico School District estimated the cost to be from $7,500 to $15,000 per teacher. Oversight assumes costs to school districts would be in excess of $100,000.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Cost - Elementary and Secondary Education - Programming Costs (Section 168.021) |
(Less than $100,000) |
$0 |
$0 |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND |
(Less than $100,000) |
$0 |
$0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| SCHOOL DISTRICTS | |||
| Partial Payment of Contracts (Section 168.124) |
(Greater than $100,000) |
(Greater than $100,000) |
(Greater than $100,000) |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS |
(Greater than $100,000) |
(Greater than $100,000) |
(Greater than $100,000) |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
SECTION 162.032 - Insurance for Retired Teachers in Dissolved School Districts
Requires successor school districts to ensure access to continuation of health care for retired teachers and employees of a district that lapses, is merged or divided, or otherwise loses its corporate structure, if the original district provided health care benefits at the time of its dissolution.
SECTION 168.021 - Certificates of License to Teach
Adds an option for teachers whose certification originates with the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence and permits DESE, it its own discretion, to recognize certificates from other federally approved teacher certification organizations.
SECTION 168.110 - Teacher Hiring Incentives
Permits districts to offer hiring incentives and salary schedule modifications under certain circumstances.
SECTION 168.124; SECTION 168.291 - Leave of Absence Without Pay
School districts are given the ability to suspend for one year the statutory force-reduction provisions relating to teachers and employees when school aid appropriations do not keep pace with inflation and the district has any one of a number of markers of academic or financial distress. Districts that place contracted teachers on leave of absence are responsible for partial payment of the teacher's contract under certain circumstances.
If a school district places a contracted teacher on leave of absence after thirty days, but less than sixty days, subsequent to the Governor signing the Elementary and Secondary Education appropriation bill, the district shall pay the affected teacher one quarter of the value of that teacher's contract. If a school district places a contracted teacher on leave of absence after sixty days subsequent to the Governor signing the Elementary and Secondary Education appropriation bill, but before half of that school year is completed, the district shall pay the affected teacher one half of the value of that teacher's contract.
This proposal contains an emergency clause for sections 168.110, 168.124, and 169.291. These sections shall go into effect on July 1, 2004 or upon passage or approval whichever later occurs.
DESCRIPTION (Continued)
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
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement
Public School Retirement System of MO
Parkway School District
Mexico School District
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
January 14, 2004