LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7408 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 7, 2025
BILL NUMBER: HB 1210 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Student Behavior.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Rowray BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
XDEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill establishes the Behavioral Health Fund for the purpose of improving
funding for individualized education programs that have a behavioral intervention plan component for certain
schools. The bill provides that the Department of Education, in coordination with the Behavioral Health
Commission, shall administer the fund. It creates an application and review process for the disbursement of
a grant from the fund. The bill also defines certain terms. It provides a procedure for a principal to place an
aggressive student, who has been removed from a class, into the aggressive student's original class, another
appropriate class or placement, or in-school suspension.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Behavioral Health Program: The bill establishes the Behavioral Health
Program in FY 2026. The program provides grants to school corporations to improve funding for
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) that have a behavioral intervention plan component. This
represents a workload and expenditure increase for the Department of Education (DOE) and the Behavioral
Health Commission to administer the program. [The Behavioral Health Commission includes a designee from
the Family and Social Services Administration, The Department of Child Services, and DOE.] Ultimately,
the impact to state expenditures is dependent on the appropriation received by the program.
Additional Information - In FY 2024, an estimated 5,138 IEPs included a behavioral intervention plan
component. This is roughly 2.6% of all IEPs in FY 2024.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: If a student has been removed from a classroom, the school
corporation must meet with the student and their parents to develop a behavior plan and a classroom
reintegration plan before the student may return to the classroom. This represents a workload increase for
school corporations that should be completed with existing staff and resources.
Explanation of Local Revenues: School corporation revenue would increase if they receive a grant from
HB 1210 1 the Behavioral Health Program. [See Explanation of State Expenditures.]
State Agencies Affected: Family and Social Services Administration; Department of Education; Department
of Child Services.
Local Agencies Affected: School corporations.
Information Sources: Department of Education.
Fiscal Analyst: Kelan Fong, 317-232-9592.
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