OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6517
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
TASK FORCE TO ANALYZE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
GOVERNING DYSLEXIA INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING.
Primary Analyst: SB 4/6/21
Contributing Analyst(s): JS
Reviewer: JS
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Education, Dept. GF - Cost 480,000 480,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 198,240 198,240
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Local and Regional School Districts STATE
MANDATE
2
- Cost
Up to 5,000 Up to 5,000
Explanation
The bill results in an annual cost, beginning in FY 22, of
approximately $678,240 to the state: $480,000 within the State
Department of Education (SDE) and associated fringe benefit costs of
$198,240 within the Comptroller's Fringe Benefits account, associated
with the creation of the Office of Training Compliance within SDE. The
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 41.3% of payroll in FY 22 and FY 23.
2
State mandate is defined in Sec. 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "state
mandate" means any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that
requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a
way as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues. 2021HB-06517-R000268-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
newly created office will be responsible for verifying whether teacher
preparation programs and teacher certification applicants comply with
requirements in state law relating to dyslexia instruction and training.
Based on the requirements and responsibilities contained within the
bill, SDE would require four full-time staff for the newly created office:
one certification analyst, one program approval coordinator, one
reading and data analyst, and one dyslexia specialist. It is estimated
that the average annual salary for each of the positions is $120,000 plus
$49,560 in fringe benefit costs.
Additionally, the bill requires that local and regional school districts
develop a voluntary family history questionnaire to be distributed
annually, beginning with the 2022-23 school year. This is anticipated to
result in a cost and state mandate of up to $5,000 per district associated
with development, distribution, and analysis of the results. While it is
anticipated that the majority of survey development will be completed
by SDE, districts will ultimately be responsible for the annual survey
rollout and analysis. The cost to the district will vary by district size
and availability of experienced staff within the district to assist with
distribution and analysis.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.