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 0163 - Public school instruction on sexual education and civil rights issues
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 272-11
BILL NO.: HCS For SS #2 For SB 163
SUBJECT: Education, Elementary and Secondary: Sexual Education
TYPE: Original
DATE: April 23, 1999
FISCAL SUMMARY
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| None | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
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 | ($0 to $650,000) | ($0 to $650,000) | ($0 to $650,000) |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Health assume the proposal would result in no fiscal impact to the agency.
Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) stated that 90% of the school districts are already in compliance with this legislation by including abstinence as the preferred choice of behavior. If it is decided that the state is obligated to reimburse districts for expenses for sex education classes, the following assumptions could be included in the cost:
Assumptions:
1) Sex education would be taught at two grade levels. All students in grades 7 and 10 (approximately 130,000) would receive this course.
2) Supplementary materials and workshops would be required. It is assumed that the estimate of students would remain 130,000 for each year.
3) Materials would cost $5/student each year ($5 x 130,000 = $650,000)
4) 830 teachers of sex education would need an annual workshop for training (830 x $30 = $24,900)
5) Total cost each year could be $674,900
6) No costs are assumed for parent notification.
7) There is no mention of who would monitor the districts for compliance.
The Oversight Division has ranged the estimated costs at the local level because all school districts would not necessarily continue teaching sex education, and the costs per district would vary.
Oversight also assumes the proposal would not mandate any additional coursework but would direct the subject matter of existing courses and could result in a cost of updating existing textbooks and course materials. Oversight has excluded the costs of training and retraining because it is assumed the districts could incorporate the training related to this proposal in their regular training sessions.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| Cost-School Districts | |||
| Course Material | ($0 to | ($0 to | ($0 to |
| $650,000) | $650,000) | $650,000) | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business | |||
| No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal. | |||
DESCRIPTION
The proposal would require American history courses at the elementary and secondary levels to include in their proper time line sequence specific referrals to the details and events of the racial equality movement that have caused major changes in United States and Missouri laws and attitudes.
The proposal would require that any course materials and instruction relating to human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases incorporate certain subjects, including abstinence and contraception.
The board would determine the specific content of the district's instruction in human sexuality and ensure that all instruction is age appropriate.
The school district would notify parents or guardians of the basic content of the instruction and the right to remove the student from any part of the instruction. The district would make all materials available for inspection.
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 Health
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
April 23, 1999