COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. No.:         4698-01

Bill No.:          SB 1144

Subject:           Education, Elementary and Secondary

Type:              Original

Date:               March 18, 2008

Bill Summary:           Changes all references in state statute to the State Schools for Severely Handicapped to "Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled".

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 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 the state costs to implement this change appear limited to signage and documentation/manual changes to reflect the new name in 35 schools and the central office. Costs are not expected to exceed $15,000.

Oversight assumes these costs can be absorbed with existing resources.

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

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Office of Secretary of State

            Administrative Rules Division

                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                March 18, 2008