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

Bill Summary: The State Board of Education shall annually establish a range of dates during which local school districts may set their school opening date.

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on Other State Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on FTE	0	0	0

☐ 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).

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Local Government	$0	$0	$0

Officials from the Department of Economic Development do not anticipate a direct fiscal impact to their agency.

Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DES) anticipate a large number of school districts requesting exemptions from the statutory provisions which would create a burden on staff and confusion due to the fact there is no definition of extenuating circumstances provided in the statute. One FTE supervisor will be needed in DESE to manage this new requirement.

Oversight does not anticipate that the number of school districts with "highly extenuating circumstances" would be significant enough to warrant additional DES personnel since options are provided for setting an opening date outside the range set by the State Board of Education. Oversight assumes DES could absorb the costs of the proposed legislation within existing resources. Oversight assumes any significant increase in the workload of the DES would be reflected in future budget requests.

DES officials further assume there would be an undetermined fiscal impact to individual local school districts if they were fined for violating the statute since the fine would be based on the state funding they receive. The fine could be a significant loss of state funds for the school district.

Oversight assumes that school districts will not risk a loss of funding by violating the statute, therefore no local impact is assumed.

Officials from the St Joseph School District do not anticipate a fiscal impact to their district.

Officials from the Poplar Bluff School District and the St Charles School District responded to a request for fiscal note, but did not indicate any fiscal impact to their respective districts.

Officials from the following school districts did not respond to a request for fiscal note: Branson, Jefferson City, Columbia, Springfield, Independence, Hazelwood, Nixa, and Raytown.

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

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