COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:4674H.01I Bill No.:HB 2008 Subject:Education, Elementary and Secondary; Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Type:Original Date:March 14, 2022Bill Summary:This proposal establishes transparency requirements for learning materials
and educational activities.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 4674H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☐ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Local Government (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown) L.R. No. 4674H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Section 170.231 - Display Learning Material
Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of the
State Courts Administrator
respective organizations. Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore,
Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for these agencies.
Officials from Hazelwood School District state it is difficult to assess the additional amount of
time that would be required, and the resulting labor costs, to organize all materials in the manner
being proposed. The district has approximately 1,200 teachers. Gathering individual lesson
plans and then posting them in the manner described would be an enormous task. Additional
staff would have to be hired just to coordinate such a requirement.
Oversight assumes there would be costs to school districts to collect and display all learning
materials and education activities. Oversight assumes there would be costs for staff time and
training as well.
Additionally, Oversight assumes there could be costs for legal services and attorney’s fees if a
district violates the provisions of this section.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025$0$0$0 L.R. No. 4674H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025SCHOOL DISTRICTSCosts - costs for collection and display
of learning material as well as staff time
and training - §170.231
(Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)
Costs - for legal costs and attorney’s
fees - §170.231
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS (Unknown) (Unknown)(Unknown)
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This bill provides definitions for "educational activity" and "used for pupil instruction" and
requires that beginning in the 2023-24 school year that all school districts post on the school's
website the learning material and educational activities that will be used for pupil instruction.
The specific format and details for all posted information is outlined in the bill and includes but
is not limited to the bibliographic information for textbooks, the full text or a copy of learning
material created by the school board or any teacher employed by the school board, and an
Internet link to any curricula adopted by the school board.
School boards must update all information at least twice per school year and provide notice to
parents and guardians via website and in a written communication. All information posted must
remain accessible for at least five years after the first posting date.
The bill outlines a cause of action to require that the school board comply and if any resident
prevails in a cause of action the bill provides that attorney fees shall be paid up to $15,000.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 4674H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Hazelwood School District
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorMarch 14, 2022March 14, 2022