COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 4221-01
BILL NO.: SB 927
SUBJECT: Education, Elementary and Secondary: Disabilities
TYPE: Original
DATE: February 10, 2000
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| General Revenue | ($333,500) | ($319,445) | ($329,029) |
| Special Education Parental Training | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
($333,500) | ($319,445) | ($329,029) |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| Local Government | (UNKNOWN) | (UNKNOWN) | (UNKNOWN) |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 5 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the State Treasurer's Office assume the proposal would result in no fiscal impact to the agency.
Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) estimate the fiscal impact as follows:
1. A half-time Supervisor (0.5 FTE) would be needed. Estimated Cost = $38,829.
2. Reimbursement for products and activities of Parent Training and Information Center (PTIC) and the Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education (MOCASE). Estimated cost = $50,000.
3. The Division of Special Education would award competitive grants to schools for parent training and information activities. Estimated costs assume 50 districts receiving grants averaging $5,000 in the first year of the program. Estimated Cost = $250,000.
4. The legislation indicates that the lead agency would receive an amount of the appropriation equal to the proportion that Part C beneficiaries are of all children with disabilities, ages 0 to 22. At present, that proportion is approximately 1.9 percent. Estimated Cost = $6,500.
5. Information Technology (IT) costs for altering the existing web page application would be as follows:
$25,000 Design, implementation and testing
$ 2,000 8% project management fee
$27,000
Maintenance costs for subsequent years are estimated by DESE to be 15% of $25,000, which equals $3,750.
The Oversight Division assumes DESE could administer the grant with existing grant resources.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2001
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Cost-General Revenue Fund | |||
| Appropriations to the Special Education Parental Training Fund | ($333,500) | ($319,445) | ($329,029) |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTAL TRAINING FUND | |||
| Income-Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) | |||
| Appropriations from General Revenue | $333,500 | $319,445 | $329,029 |
| Cost-Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) | |||
| IT Expense | ($27,000) | ($3,750) | ($3,863) |
| PTIC and MOCASE expenses | ($50,000) | ($51,500) | ($53,045) |
| Grants | ($250,000) | ($257,500) | ($265,225) |
| Lead Agency | ($6,500) | ($6,695) | ($6,896) |
| Total Cost-DESE | ($333,500) | ($319,445) | ($329,029) |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON | |||
| SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTAL | |||
| FUND | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2001
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| SCHOOL DISTRICTS | |||
| Income-School Districts | |||
| Grants | $250,000 | $257,500 | $265,225 |
| Cost-School Districts | |||
| Parent Training | ($250,000) | ($257,500) | ($265,225) |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON | |||
| SCHOOL DISTRICTS | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| COUNTY OR CITY | |||
| Cost-County or City | |||
| Election of Parent Advisory Council Members | (UNKNOWN) | (UNKNOWN) | (UNKNOWN) |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
The Division of Special Education within DESE would administer a grant program to expand the availability of training and information to support the needs of parents of children with disabilities.
Each school district applying for grants must have in place a parent advisory council. The appointed members would serve until the next possible county or municipal general election, at which time the parent members of the parent advisory council would be elected.
Each year the Division would designate a portion of the state appropriation to the lead agency of the state's early intervention system which would use the funds for training and information dissemination to families of infants and toddlers who are receiving services from the early intervention system.
The proposal would create the Special Education Parental Training Fund to be administered by the Division of Special Education. The fund would be used to establish and maintain the special education parental training program.
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
State Treasurer's Office
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 10, 2000