COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:5079H.01I Bill No.:HB 2493 Subject:Teachers; Education, Elementary and Secondary; Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education
Type:Original Date:February 3, 2022Bill Summary:This proposal changes provisions relating to teacher career plans.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
General Revenue*
$0 to (Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to (Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to (Could exceed
$18,733,050)
Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue
$0 to (Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to (Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to (Could exceed
$18,733,050)
*Officials from DESE state, in FY 2011, $37,467,000 was appropriated for the Career Ladder.
That was the last time the program was funded. Therefore, Oversight will range the fiscal impact
from $0 (even with the changes in the bill, the program still is not funded), to the change in
raising the state percentage from 40% to 60% (based on FY 2011 amounts). Oversight also
assumes other changes could result in an increase in eligible teacher compensation, if
appropriated (therefore, “could exceed”).
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Excellence in
Education Revolving
Fund* $0$0$0
Career Ladder
Forward Funding
Fund* $0$0$0
Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
*Transfers in and Transfers out net to $0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 5079H.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 2025
Local Government
$0 to Could exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could exceed
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Section 168.500
Officials from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) state due to the
need to approve Teacher Career Plans in the proposed language, DESE estimates a need for 1.0
FTE at the Supervisor level to manage the program.
Oversight notes the need to approve Teacher Career Plans is language that exists in current law
and is not a new requirement of this proposal. Therefore, Oversight will not show the cost for
one additional FTE.
Section 168.515.2
Officials from DESE state, in Fiscal Year 2011, $37,467,000 was appropriated by the General
Assembly for Career Ladder. That was the last time that the program was funded and DESE will
base the fiscal impact on that amount. Because the language in this section reverses the matching
percentages and sets the state match at 60 percent and the local funding at 40 percent, the
department estimates an impact of up to $56,200,050. Because this amount is subject to
appropriation the Department will show a range of $0 - $56,200,050 (plus FTE costs).
Oversight assumes current law already provides for funding at forty percent; however, this
funding is not currently appropriated by the General Assembly. Oversight assumes the impact
from this proposal is the difference between funding the Career Ladder program at forty percent
(current law) versus funding at sixty percent (proposed law). Oversight will show a cost of $0
(not appropriated) to a cost that could exceed $18,733,050 ($56,200,050 - $37,467,000) as
appropriated by the General Assembly.
In addition, Oversight assumes this proposal expands the career ladder criteria for admission and
stage achievement and reduces the number of years needed for eligibility. Oversight assumes this
provision could result in an increase in eligible teacher compensation if appropriated.
Oversight assumes these funds would transfer from General Revenue to the Excellence in
Education Revolving Fund into the Career Ladder Forward Funding Fund before being
distributed to qualify school districts. For simplicity, Oversight assumes all funds are utilized in
the year they are received.
Oversight did not receive any 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.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, school districts were requested to respond to this proposed legislation but did not. A L.R. No. 5079H.01I
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general listing of political subdivisions included in Oversight’s database is available upon
request. L.R. No. 5079H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025GENERAL REVENUECosts – DESE - expansion of career
ladder criteria for admission and stage
achievement - §168.515.2
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
Costs - increased funding for Career
Ladders program from forty percent to
sixty percent - §168.515.2
$0 to (Could
exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to (Could
exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to (Could
exceed
$18,733,050)ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
GENERAL REVENUE
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
REVOLVING FUND
Transfer In - from General Revenue -
for expansion of career ladder
eligibility criteria - §168.515.2
$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown
Transfer In - from General Revenue -
increased funding for Career Ladders
program at sixty percent - §168.515.2
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
Transfer Out - to the Career Ladder
Forward Funding Fund - increased
funding for Career Ladders program
from forty percent to sixty percent -
§168.515.2
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE EXCELLENCE IN
EDUCATION REVOLVING FUND$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – State Government
Continued
FY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025 L.R. No. 5079H.01I
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CAREER LADDER FORWARD
FUNDING FUND
Transfer In - from Revolving Fund - for
expansion of career ladder eligibility
criteria - §168.515.2
$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown
Transfer In - from Revolving Fund -
increased funding for Career Ladders
program at sixty percent - §168.515.2
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
Transfer Out - to School Districts -
increased funding for Career Ladders
program from forty percent to sixty
percent - §168.515.2
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
$0 to
(Unknown,
Could exceed
$18,733,050)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE CAREER LADDER
FORWARD FUNDING FUND$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025SCHOOL DISTRICTSRevenue Gain - for expansion of career
ladder eligibility criteria - §168.515.2$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown$0 or Unknown
Revenue Gain - increased funding for
Career Ladders program from forty
percent to sixty percent - §168.515.2
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
$0 to Could
exceed
$18,733,050
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This bill expands on the criteria for career ladder admission and stage achievement. Additional
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coaching, supervising, and organizing extracurricular activities, serving as a mentor or tutor to
students, additional teacher training or certification, or assisting students with college or career
preparation. The bill increases the state percentage of funding for salary supplements for career
ladder from 40% to 60% and lowers the number of years before a teacher is eligible from five to
two years.
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
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorFebruary 3, 2022February 3, 2022