COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:3095H.01I Bill No.:HB 2132 Subject:Education, Elementary and Secondary Type:Original Date:February 17, 2022Bill Summary:This proposal prohibits state mandated tests in public schools from including
questions on certain discriminatory topics, concepts, or ideas.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025General RevenueLess than ($500,000)$0$0Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
RevenueLess than ($500,000)$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. 3095H.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$0$0$0 L.R. No. 3095H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education state section 170.347
prohibits state exams from including any question or statement that promotes any concept or idea
outlined in the section. DESE estimates a $500,000 expenditure to conduct a content and
sensitivity review of the assessment item bank for all qualifying state exams. The $500,000
includes:
of comments.
ELA and 5 groups for Social Studies which includes the EOC and Blocks).
Oversight assumes DESE can accomplish this review for less than $500,000; however,
Oversight does not have enough information to provide a cost estimate. For purposes of the
fiscal note, Oversight will reflect a cost to DESE in FY 2023 of “Less than” their $500,000
estimate.
Officials from the Hurley R-1 School District assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on
their organization.
Oversight does not anticipate a fiscal impact to school districts. However, Oversight received a
limited number of responses from school districts related to the fiscal impact of this proposal.
Oversight has presented this fiscal note on the best current information available. Upon the
receipt of additional responses, Oversight will review to determine if an updated fiscal note
should be prepared and seek the necessary approval to publish a new fiscal note. A listing of
political subdivisions included in the Missouri Legislative Information System (MOLIS)
database is available upon request.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025GENERAL REVENUECosts – DESE - state exam content
review - §170.347
Less than
($500,000)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
GENERAL REVENUE
Less than
($500,000)$0$0 L.R. No. 3095H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This bill requires that state exams produced by the Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education or required under sections 170.011, 170.013, or 170.345, RSMo, may not include
specific questions or statements that promote concepts or ideas listed in the bill. Such concepts
and ideas include but are not limited to: one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or
sex; an individual's moral character, standing, or worth is necessarily determined by such
individual's race or sex; and the advent of slavery in the territory that is now the United States
constituted the true founding of the United States.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Hurley R-1 School District
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorFebruary 17, 2022February 17, 2022