LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7434 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 10, 2025
BILL NUMBER: HB 1634 BILL AMENDED: Feb 6, 2025
SUBJECT: Math Education.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Teshka BILL STATUS: 2
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FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill requires each school corporation and charter middle school to
automatically enroll a student who meets certain conditions in a middle school advanced math course. The
bill allows a parent of a student to opt out of automatic enrollment. It requires the Department of Education
to submit a report to the Legislative Council that includes certain middle school advanced math course
student percentage information. It also establishes requirements regarding:
(1) Mathematics screening, evaluation, and intervention; and
(2) Teacher preparation program math curriculum and content.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Math Screener: Provisions in the bill require all public schools, state
accredited nonpublic schools, and schools eligible to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program, to
provide a math screener for their kindergarten through second grade students. If the state is responsible to
cover costs associated with providing the screener, annual state expenditures are estimated to increase by
$66,000. The Department of Education (DOE) will also experience a workload increase to develop certain
guidance.
Teacher Preparation Programs: The bill requires DOE to revise the guidelines concerning the curriculum
used by accredited teacher preparation programs to prepare teacher candidates on elementary level math
instruction. This represents a workload increase for DOE and state educational institutions (SEIs) if an SEI’s
teacher preparation program is required to update existing curriculum. [SEIs receive state funding through
General Fund appropriations.]
Improvement Plans: The bill’s provisions require DOE to conduct a review of accredited teacher preparation
programs. This may increase the number of improvement plans the Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
is required to help develop. This represents a workload increase for these agencies. To the extent that SEIs
are required to develop an improvement plan with CHE, SEI workload will also increase to develop and
adhere to the improvement plan.
HB 1634 1 Advanced Math Course Reports: The bill requires DOE to compile a report regarding the percentage of
students who scored at proficiency on the ILEARN assessment for math. This requirement is within the
agency’s routine administrative functions and should be able to be implemented with no additional
appropriations, assuming near customary agency staffing and resource levels.
Additional Information - Math Screener: There were an estimated 245,000 students who would have been
required to take a math screener in FY 2025. Current statute requires second grade students attending a public
school, state accredited nonpublic school, or a school eligible to participate in the Choice Scholarship
Program, to take the IREAD assessment. This cost is approximately $308,000 in FY 2025 for approximately
83,000 second grade students.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Math Screener: Annual statewide public school expenditures are
estimated to increase by $59,000 if schools are responsible for paying the costs associated with providing
a math screener. [There was an estimated 220,000 public school students who would have been required to
take a math screener in FY 2025.] Public schools will also experience an expenditure and/or workload
increase to provide math related intervention for students who are not proficient in math.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Department of Education; Commission on Higher Education; state educational
institutions.
Local Agencies Affected: Public schools.
Information Sources: Department of Education; LSA Education Database.
Fiscal Analyst: Kelan Fong, 317-232-9592.
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