OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-231
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE EDUCATION RESOURCE
CENTER.
Primary Analyst: SB 4/25/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: JS
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Education, Dept. GF - Cost Significant Significant
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires, rather than allows the State Department of
Education to allocate funds to the State Education Resource Center and
specifies that the amount must be for sufficient operating funds. This
will result in an additional, significant cost to SDE if the amount
required for SERC exceeds the funding SDE has available. In FY 21, SDE
paid SERC approximately $13.6 million. Additionally, the bill
designates the first $500,000 of lapsed Open Choice funding for SERC to
use to offer professional development to teachers in districts receiving
Open Choice students.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.