OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6620
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO READ AND ADDRESSING
OPPORTUNITY GAPS AND EQUITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 10165
File Copy No.: 650
House Calendar No.: 469
Primary Analyst: AS 6/5/21
Contributing Analyst(s): (NF)
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: See explanation below
Municipal Impact: See explanation below
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact resulting in the fiscal impact described below.
The amendment results in a cost to the state beginning in FY 22 of
$1,050,000 which includes $750,000 in personnel services (seven
positions) within the State Department of Education (SDE) to staff the
Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success and associated fringe
benefits of $300,000.
Additionally, the amendment results in a yearly cost to the SDE,
beginning in FY 23 of $12,860,000 to expand intensive reading
intervention within the Alliance Districts and to provide technical
assistance to local and regional boards of education in the provision of
professional development, pursuant to section 10-148a, and in-service
training, pursuant to section 10-220a, related to the teaching of the black
and Latino studies course approved pursuant to this section. Costs
associated with the provision of intensive reading intervention include
items such as literacy/reading coaches and external reading 2021HB-06620-R00LCO10165-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
interventionists.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.
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.