LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6829 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 11, 2025
BILL NUMBER: SB 359 BILL AMENDED: Feb 11, 2025
SUBJECT: Student Well-being and Resiliency.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Alexander BILL STATUS: 2
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Reading - 1
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House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) This bill requires the Department of Education (DOE), in consultation
with the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services, to approve and make available student mental
well-being resources for certain schools.
The bill requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school
to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources.
The bill establishes the Resiliency Program to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a
program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. The bill
requires IDOE to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. The
bill requires an eligible school selected by the DOE to participate in the program to follow certain
requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. It also requires DOE to prepare
a report concerning the program and submit the report to the Legislative Council.
Effective Date: Upon passage; July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Resiliency Program Administration: This bill requires DOE to
establish and administer the Resiliency Program and to adopt certain rules regarding school eligibility for
participation. DOE will also identify at least one provider that can fulfill program requirements as well as
report to the Legislative Council annually certain information regarding utilization and impact of the
program. The bill does not make an appropriation to the program. Ultimately, the impact on state
expenditures is dependent upon legislative and administrative actions.
Student Well-being Resources: The bill requires DOE, in consultation with the Office of the Secretary of
Family and Social Services, to make resources regarding student well-being available to schools. These
requirements are likely to increase workload, but should be able to be met within existing resources. [Most,
if not all, of the resources needed are available through government and non-profit entities at little to no
cost.]
SB 359 1 Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Resiliency Program Participation: The bill provides that school
corporations and charter schools may apply to participate in the DOE-administered resiliency program. DOE
will develop guidelines for school eligibility. School expenditures, such as cost-sharing or training
requirements, may be conditions of eligibility. These provisions may increase expenditures by public schools,
but resources provided through the program may also offset other expenditures on student well-being. Any
increase in expenditures will be at the discretion of school administrators. [Alternative or complementary
funding for resiliency programs may be available through grants from the federal government or community
organizations.]
Student Well-being Resources: The bill requires schools to make the student well-being resources provided
by IDOE available to students in a variety of formats. This requirement is within the routine functions of
schools and should be able to be met within existing resources.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Department of Education; Family and Social Services Agency.
Local Agencies Affected: Public schools.
Information Sources: https://whytry.org/funding/; https://ibsweb.colorado.edu/crw/what-we-do/rise/;
https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/hot-topics/response-and-resiliency;
https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7506/urlt/BuildResiliency.pdf;
https://smhcollaborative.org/rep-materials/.
Fiscal Analyst: Alexander Raggio, 317-234-9485.
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