This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
Fiscal Note - SB 0520 - Provides employers who give employee references with immunity
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO. 2389-01
BILL NO. SB 520
SUBJECT: Employees - Employers; Labor and Management
TYPE: Original
DATE: December 30, 1997
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS Net Effect on All State Funds
FUND AFFECTED
FY 1999
FY 2000
FY 2001 None
$0
$0
$0
Total Estimated
$0
$0
$0
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| None | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Conservation, Department of Public Safety, Veterans Commission, Tax Commission, Auditor's Office, Office of Administration - Division of Personnel, Office of Prosecution Services, Highway Patrol, Lieutenant Governor's Office, Missouri House of Representatives, Department of Insurance, Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan, Department of Social Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Economic Development, State Courts Administrator, Department of Higher Education, Department of Natural Resources, Attorney General's Office, Department of Revenue, Department of Corrections, Office of the Governor, Lottery Commission, State Public Defender, and the Gaming Commission assume this proposal would not fiscally impact their agencies.
In identical legislation introduced during the 1997 regular session, SB 147 (398-01), the following agencies assumed the proposal would not fiscally impact their agencies: State Treasurer's Office, Secretary of State's Office, Missouri Senate, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, and the Department of Mental Health.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
The proposal would allow former employers to release certain information pertaining to a former employee to a prospective employer. Unless the lack of good faith could be shown, the employer or designee releasing the information would be immune from civil liability.
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
Office of Administration
Department of Agriculture
Department of Conservation
Department of Corrections
Department of Economic Development
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Health
Department of Higher Education
State Highway and Transportation Department
Department of Insurance
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Department of Mental Health
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Public Safety
Department of Revenue
Department of Social Services
State Courts Administrator
State Lottery Commission
State Tax Commission
Public Service Commission
State Public Defender
Chief Clerk - House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Auditor
Attorney General
SOURCES OF INFORMATION (Cont'd)
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
December 30, 1997