OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sHB-6399 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY. As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8723), House "C" (LCO 9503) House Calendar No.: 60 Primary Analyst: CP 5/28/21 Contributing Analyst(s): OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: None Municipal Impact: None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to biennially administer the Connecticut School Health Survey to students in grades 9 – 12 if the agency receives funding from the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention for this purpose. This provision has no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities. In addition, the State Department of Education (SDE), in consultation with DPH, must develop for use by a local or regional board of education 1) a uniform policy on timely notification to parents or guardians about the Connecticut School Health Survey, and 2) a form to be distributed to parents with specific information about the health survey. House "A" makes several minor and technical changes that have no fiscal impact. House "C" adds language requiring SDE to develop a uniform policy on notifying parents or guardians about the health survey and certain forms for distribution. House "C" has no fiscal impact. 2021HB-06399-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2 The Out Years State Impact: None Municipal Impact: None The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.