OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5781
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SENIOR
CITIZENS.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8976)
House Calendar No.: 56
Primary Analyst: ES 5/31/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Policy & Mgmt., Off. GF - Cost 100,000 None
Aging and Disability Services,
Dept.
GF - Cost 81,000 81,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 34,684 34,684
Social Services, Dept. GF - Revenue
Gain
Potential Potential
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
The bill results in a cost to the Office of Policy and Management,
Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Office of the State
Comptroller, as well as a potential revenue gain to the Department of
Social Services. Fiscal impact is detailed by section below.
Section 6 of the bill establishes a new Dementia Services Coordinator
position in the Department of Aging and Disability Services and results
in total state costs of $115,684 in both FY 24 and FY 25. This includes
costs of approximately $81,000 in both FY 24 and FY 25 associated with
the new Coordinator position (based on the average salary for a Health
Program Assistant 2), and $34,684 in both FY 24 and FY 25 for associated
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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 42.82% of payroll in FY 24. 2023HB-05781-R010845-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
fringe benefit costs.
Section 7 could result in a revenue gain to the Department of Social
Services (DSS) associated with fines for nursing homes due to
noncompliance with documentation requirements established by the
amendment. Failure to comply with the provisions could result in a fine
of not more than $10,000 for each incident of noncompliance. Fines must
be paid to the General Fund and credited to the Medicaid account.
Section 11 results in a cost of $100,000 in FY 24 to the Office of Policy
and Management to hire one consultant who will develop a plan to
transfer homemaker-companion agency registration and oversight
responsibilities from the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to
the Department of Public Health (DPH) and prepare the required report
by August 1, 2024.
The bill makes technical, conforming and other changes that have no
fiscal impact.
House “A” strikes the language in the underlying bill and the
associated impact and results in the fiscal impact described above.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation. The cost to OPM is
anticipated in FY 24 only.