COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 1682-01
Bill No.: SB 428
Subject: Employees - Employers; Civil Rights
Type: Original
Date: February 19, 2001
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| Various | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
(Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| Various | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
(Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| Local Government | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Conservation, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Office of State Courts Administrator assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials from the Office of Administration - Division of Personnel assume the proposed legislation would have unknown fiscal impact on federal, state and local funds.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2002
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| VARIOUS STATE FUNDS | |||
| Cost - Potential Liability | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2002
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |||
| Cost - Potential Liability | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
Small businesses could be fiscally impacted by the provisions of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This proposal provides a standard for vicarious liability of an employer for actions of a supervisor in harassment claims and allows an affirmative defense to be raised in certain cases, codifying recent holdings by the United States Supreme Court. The proposal also specifies that the rulemaking authority of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights shall not extend to establishing standards of employer 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
Department of Conservation
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Department of Transportation
Office of Administration - Division of Personnel
Office of State Courts Administrator
NOT RESPONDING: Missouri State Highway Patrol
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 19, 2001