OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sHB-5279 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5033) House Calendar No.: 287 Primary Analyst: ES 4/28/22 Contributing Analyst(s): OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Office of Early Childhood GF - Potential Cost Minimal Minimal Note: GF=General Fund Municipal Impact: None Explanation The bill results in a potential minimal cost by allowing the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) to compensate parent members of the Early Childhood Cabinet for any time and travel related to meetings of the cabinet, within available appropriations. Any such costs are anticipated to be negligible. The bill makes technical, conforming, and other changes that have no fiscal impact. House "A" specifies the parent members eligible for compensation, which increases the associated potential minimal costs. The amendment also removes provisions related to family child care home staffing and enrollment requirements, which have no fiscal impact. The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would 2022HB-05279-R010680-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2 continue into the future subject to inflation.