OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6111
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION
TRAINING PROGRAM.
Primary Analyst: RDP 3/8/21
Contributing Analyst(s): SB, ES
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Children & Families, Dept. GF - Cost 91,000 30,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which requires a youth suicide prevention training
program in every local and district health department administered by
the Youth Suicide Advisory Board (YSAB) ⸻ housed within the
Department of Children and Families (DCF) ⸻ and the Office of the
Child Advocate, results in a cost to DCF of approximately $91,000 in
FY 22 and approximately $30,000 in each fiscal year thereafter. Per the
bill, the training program must provide certification in QPR Institute
Gatekeeper Training and utilize a model that will enable participants
to provide training to other individuals upon completion of the
program.
Funding of approximately $91,000 in FY 22 and approximately
$30,000 in each fiscal year thereafter is needed to support a contract
with the QPR Institute. The QPR Training of the Trainers model would
train a minimum of two employees at each local and district health
department to serve as their local QPR trainers. Currently, there are 65
total local and district health departments in Connecticut: 20 are
districts, 33 are municipal with full-time directors of health, and 12 are
municipal with part-time directors of health. In the initial year of 2021HB-06111-R000019-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
training, approximately 130 employees will need to be trained, at a
cost of approximately $700 per person. In subsequent years, to refresh
training and replace trainers lost due to attrition, the cost would be
approximately $30,000.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation and the number of
trainings provided.
Sources: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Local Health Administration, Online,
Available at https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Local-Health-Admin/LHA/Local-Health-
Administration
QPR Institute, Online, Available at https://www.qprinstitute.com/