COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 2805-01

Bill No.: SB 826

Subject: Education: Elementary and Secondary; Licenses: Driver's; Revenue Dept.

Type: Original

Date: February 6, 2004




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Highway ($32,724) $34,562 $35,645
Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds

($32,724) $34,562 $35,645



Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Local Government $13,805 $17,052 $17,560




FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.



Officials with the Department of Revenue (DOR) - Division of Motor Vehicle and Drivers Bureau (DVSB) anticipate this proposal would have fiscal impact on their agency. Based upon enrollment and high school withdrawal statistics provided by DESE, DOR assumes in FY05 (10 months) a total of 6,130 school withdrawals, 50% of which will comply prior to suspension. Of the other 50%, DOR assumes 90% will apply for reinstatement. This will necessitate a half-time Clerk Typist II to process the workload. Additionally in FY05, required correspondence created by this legislation for suspension and reinstatement notice (and the necessary postage) will cost $4,469. DOR adjusts the total school withdrawals upward 3% in FY06 and FY07 to calculated the corresponding costs in those years.



Additional revenue will be generated as a result of the $20 reinstatement fee to be paid by reinstatement applicants. DOR assumes 2,759 reinstatements in FY05, 3,410 reinstatements in FY06, and 3,512 reinstatements in FY07. Of this revenue, 75% is dedicated to the Highway Fund, 15% to counties, and 10% to cities.



ASSUMPTION (continued)



This legislation will require changes and testing for the Over the Counter (OTC) driver license issuance system. Additionally, changes and testing will be required for the systems that support the OTC system, such as the Missouri Driver License (MODL) system, the Central Driver License Information System (CDIS), and the Missouri Taxation and Accounting System (MTAS).



For FY05, 480 hours of MODL/CDIS programming at an overtime rate of $25 per hour and 960 hours of MODL/CDIS programming at an overtime rate of $23 per hour will be required. Also required in FY 05 will be 100 hours of contracted OTC programming at a rate $100 per hour and 720 hours of testing at an overtime rate of $23 per hour.



This legislation would also require changes to the Missouri Driver Guide, the Uniform License Issuance Manual (ULIM), and the DOR web site, but DOR indicates that those changes could be made using existing resources.



FY 05

Reinstatement fee revenue $55,190

Salaries-Clerk Typist II (half-time) ($9,000)

Postage ($4,469)

Overtime-systems programming/testing ($50,640)

Contracted programming ($10,000)

Total ($18,919)



FY 06

Reinstatement fee revenue $68,207

Salaries-Clerk Typist II (half-time) ($11,069)

Postage ($5,524)

Total $51,614



FY 07

Reinstatement fee revenue $70,240

Salaries-Clerk Typist II (half-time) ($11,346)

Postage ($5,689)

Total $53,205









FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
HIGHWAY FUND
Income-Department of Revenue
Reinstatement fees $41,385 $51,155 $52,680
Cost-Department of Revenue
Forms and postage ($4,469) ($5,524) ($5,689)
Salaries and wages ($59,640) ($11,069) ($11,346)
Contracted services ($10,000) $0 $0
Total Cost-DOR ($74,109) ($16,593) ($17,035)
NET ESTIMATED EFFECT ON HIGHWAY FUND



($32,724)


$34,562


$35,645




FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
Income-Cities
Reinstatement fees $5,528 $6,821 $7,024
Income-Counties
Reinstatement fees $8,277 $10,231 $10,536
NET ESTIMATED EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS



$13,805


$17,052


$17,560


FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



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





DESCRIPTION



This legislation states that the Director of Revenue shall not license and immediately deny driving privileges to any person under 18 years of age that cannot produce proof of graduation from high school or proof of current enrollment and satisfactory academic progress in an acceptable curriculum program. For purposes of this legislation, satisfactory progress means DESCRIPTION (continued)



maintaining a cumulative grade point average equal to or above 1.75 on a 4.0 scale.



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 Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol

Department of Revenue - Division of Motor Vehicle and Drivers Bureau (DVSB)









Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

February 6, 2004