OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-662
AN ACT EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF CERTAIN
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
Primary Analyst: CW 4/12/21
Contributing Analyst(s): JS
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Board of Regents for Higher
Education
Tuition Fund -
Revenue Loss
Minimal Minimal
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which extends the valid period of a required construction
safety and health course from five to 10 years for certain construction
workers, results in an annual minimal revenue loss to the Board of
Regents beginning in FY 22 due to fewer construction workers
enrolling in such courses.
At least eight community colleges offer the training, at a participant
cost ranging from approximately $130 to $300. Data are unavailable
regarding the net tuition/fee revenue from course participants who are
construction workers; the bill would halve this net revenue for each
college providing the course. The revenue loss is anticipated to be
minimal in the context of the community colleges' tuition and fee
revenue, which totals approximately $145 million to $170 million
annually.
There is no impact to the Department of Labor as the agency
currently provides the training free of charge. 2021SB-00662-R000421-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation in OSHA training
participant costs and changes in the numbers of construction workers.