OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-14
AN ACT ASSISTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN IMPROVING
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6120
File Copy No.: 547
House Calendar No.: 477
Senate Calendar No.: 321
Primary Analyst: DD 5/8/24
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Local and Regional School
Districts
See Below See Below See Below
Explanation
The amendment makes changes to the timeline in which school
districts must adopt a comprehensive reading curriculum, and adds
new conditions under which a district can receive a waiver from such
requirement. These changes (1) result in savings to districts that receive
waivers under the amendment's provisions; and (2) potentially delay
when full costs will be incurred for districts that do not receive waivers.
The amendment extends the deadline, from FY 26 to FY 27, by which
districts must fully implement the curriculum. This delays costs
associated with the curriculum for districts that do not receive waivers
and have not yet adopted the new curriculum.
The amendment allows districts to receive a waiver if the district
literacy rate is above proficient, or the district has demonstrated a 2024SB-00014-R00LCO06120-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
significant increase in literacy rates over the previous three years. This
results in savings to districts that receive such waivers.
Depending on which curriculum a district chooses to implement,
costs can range from approximately $5,000 to $13,000 per classroom, or
about $250 to $650 per student (assuming 20 students in a classroom)
associated with purchasing materials.
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.