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.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 9914
File Copy No.: 268
House Calendar No.: 222
Primary Analyst: SB 6/3/21
Contributing Analyst(s): (SM)
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 amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact. The amendment results in an annual cost, beginning in FY 22,
of approximately $678,240 to the state: $480,000 within the State
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-R00LCO09914-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
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
newly created office will be responsible for: (1) verifying whether
teacher preparation programs and teacher certification applicants
comply with requirements in state law relating to dyslexia instruction
and training, and (2) providing additional support and instruction
related to dyslexia and reading intervention programs.
Based on the requirements and responsibilities contained within
the amendment, 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 chief. 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 amendment 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 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.