OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-7195
AN ACT CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR
PARAEDUCATORS.
Primary Analyst: DD 4/2/25
Contributing Analyst(s): DD, CF, CR
Reviewer: JS
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Labor Dept. GF - Cost 36,561 8,855
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Local and Regional School
Districts
Cost Potential
Significant
Potential
Significant
Explanation
The bill results in a cost to the Labor Department (DOL) of $36,561 in
FY 26 and $8,855 in FY 27, and results in a potential cost to local and
regional school districts annually beginning in FY 26. The bill changes
the process for determining if a paraeducator is eligible to receive
unemployment benefits, and requires districts to submit information to
DOL for DOL to make that determination.
The bill results in a cost to DOL of $36,561 in FY 26 and $8,855 in FY
27 related to consultant and vendor costs needed to create the
technology to securely accept the information that districts must
provide and to make the necessary updates to ReEmployCT.
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By changing the process for determining if a paraeducator is eligible
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DOL’s unemployment tax and benefits system. 2025HB-07195-R000524-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
for unemployment benefits, the bill potentially increases the number of
paraeducators who could receive unemployment benefits. This results
in costs to local and regional school districts annually beginning in FY
26. Districts are reimbursable employers of the Unemployment
Compensation Fund (UCF), which means that they reimburse the UCF
dollar-for-dollar for the benefits paid to their former employees. To the
extent that more paraeducators receive unemployment benefits as a
result of the bill, there is a corresponding cost to districts to reimburse
the UCF. That cost will vary based on the number of paraeducators
receiving benefits, and the total amount of benefits received, and may
be significant.
Districts may incur additional one-time costs to purchase or upgrade
any software needed to submit information to DOL pursuant to the bill's
provisions. Any costs will vary based on the manner that DOL
prescribes to submit such information.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of paraeducators who
receive unemployment benefits and the total amount of benefits
received. Costs to DOL identified above are not expected to be incurred
after FY 27.