FN-6OP433-1 Page 1 FISCAL NOTE House Bill 498 Committee: Judiciary Sponsor: Representative Cynthia Almond Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 04/14/2025 House Bill 498as introduced could increase the obligations of the State Department of Education by an undetermined amount dependent on the compensation provided to special investigators appointed pursuant to this bill to investigate matters the department and State Board of Education has authority to administer or regulate, pursuant to the provisions. This bill could also increase the administrative obligations of ALEA's Criminal Justice Information Services Division to audit access to law enforcement records and systems by special investigators pursuant to the provisions of this bill.