COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. No.:         0591-01

Bill No.:          SB 112

Subject:           Education, Elementary and Secondary; Elementary and Secondary Education; Children and Minors; Disabilities

Type:              # Corrected

Date:               February 7, 2007

# Corrected to correct Oversight assumptions

Bill Summary:           Removes the reference to sunset of the statute that provides authority for special education of the age 3 to age 21 population (First Steps Program).

FISCAL SUMMARY

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 5 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 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 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 Insurance, Finance, and Professional Regulation state this proposal will have no fiscal impact on their agency.

Officials from the Department of Social Services states this proposal will have no fiscal impact to their agency since the program is operated by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education state this proposal will have no fiscal impact on their agency or on local school districts.

 # Oversight assumes, based on § 160.900 through § 160.930 (Enacted 2005 - SB 500) and § 162.700, (As amended with SB 834 in 2006), that the First Steps Program will sunset on August 28, 2007, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. The General Revenue appropriation has been as follows:

            FY 2005                      $10,169,590

            FY 2006                      $12,658,181

            FY 2007                      $14,650,703

            FY 2008 (Budget)      $14,650,703

Other funding sources for the First Steps Program will not be impacted, so long as the program is reauthorized. Oversight will assume level funding for the next three years. (§ 160.930)

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

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

FISCAL DESCRIPTION

§ 160.930

# This proposal removes the reference to sunset of Section 162.700, RSMo, that appears in the existing Section 160.930.

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

Department of Insurance, Finance, and Professional Regulation

Department of Social Services

Office of Secretary of State

     Administrative Rules Division

                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                February 7, 2007