SB 0341 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SB 0341 - Requires Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide $80.00 per pupil for driver's education

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO.: 1193-01

BILL NO.: SB 341

SUBJECT: Education, Elementary and Secondary: Drivers' Licenses

TYPE: Original

DATE: February 16, 1999

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FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
General Revenue	($845,520)	($845,520)	($845,520)
Total Estimated Net Effect on All State Funds	($845,520)	($845,520)	($845,520)

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
None	$0	$0	$0
Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
Local Government	$845,520	$845,520	$845,520

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials from the Department of Revenue and Department of Public Safety (Highway Patrol) assume the proposal would result in no fiscal impact to the agencies.

Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) calculated the fiscal impact as follows:

Assume an enrollment figure of 10,569 students per year.

Assume this figure will not rise or fall significantly over the next several years.

10,569 X $80 = $845,520

DESE officials assume the monies disbursed by DESE under the bill would be a revenue stream to local school districts.

Note: if the $80 is enough of an incentive for school districts to make all students take drivers education courses, then the enrollment figure could rise significantly. For example, if all sophomores were enrolled in a drivers education course and all completed the course, payment levels could rise as high as $4,800,000 to $4,960,000 (60,000 to 62,000 students X $80).

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
	(10 Mo.)
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
Cost-Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education (DESE)
Driver's Education	($845,520)	($845,520)	($845,520)
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
	(10 Mo.)
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Income-School Districts
Driver's Education	$845,520	$845,520	$845,520
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.

DESCRIPTION

DESE would provide each school district eighty dollars for each pupil that completes a driver's education course.

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 Revenue

Department of Public Safety

Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

February 16, 1999