Subject: Education, Elementary and Secondary: Elementary and Secondary Education Department

Bill Summary: Allows two or more adjacent school districts to share a superintendent when at least one of the districts' accreditation status is "accredited" or "provisionally accredited"

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011


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

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011


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

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011


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

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011


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 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011
Local Government	$0 to Unknown	$0 to Unknown	$0 to Unknown

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.

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 Francis Howell School District assume districts taking advantage of this legislative change may reduce expenses.

Officials from the Marshfield School District state salary and benefits saved may be from $40,000 to $50,000 per district if they do not have to add other staff to help fill the void.

Officials from the Poplar Bluff School District state there would be no fiscal impact to their school district.

Oversight assumes there would be savings to participating districts. Not knowing how many, if any, districts would participate, Oversight will show a positive impact from $0 to Unknown.

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

Two or more adjacent school districts may share a superintendent who possesses a valid Missouri superintendent's license when at least one of the sharing districts is classified as accredited or provisionally accredited by the state board of education.

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

FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government	FY 2009 (10 Mo.)	FY 2010	FY 2011
LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

Savings - School Districts - Superintendent salaries and benefits	$0 to Unknown	$0 to Unknown	$0 to Unknown

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS	$0 to Unknown	$0 to Unknown	$0 to Unknown