COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:5636H.02C Bill No.:HCS for HB 2745 Subject:Education, Elementary and Secondary; Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Type:Original Date:April 27, 2022Bill Summary:This proposal requires public schools to offer a driver education course.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2023FY 2024FY 2025General Revenue($24,760)$0$0Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue
($24,760)$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. 5636H.02C
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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(Unknown)(Unknown) L.R. No. 5636H.02C
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Section 170.027 - Driver Education
Officials from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) state, per RSMo
Section 160.516, DESE cannot mandate a curriculum but rather can develop the curriculum
framework in accordance with RSMo Section 160.514. DESE will convene a work group to
develop the curriculum framework for this driver’s education course. The cost of convening this
group is $24,760.
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol assume the
proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organization. Oversight does not have any
information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the fiscal note for
this agency.
Oversight assumes this proposal would require school districts and charter schools to offer a
driver education course that meets the certain requirements.
Oversight notes the following driver education courses in Missouri:
who live in the district and $430 for students who live outside the district.
Parkway and Rockwood school districts) offers a fee-based driver’s education program
that includes classroom instruction, six hours of behind the wheel training and twelve
hours of in-car observation. The cost is $395.
a fee of $295 per student.
$289 with a total of 3 hours of drive-time.
with an optional driving experience for an additional fee.
$180.
driving, 12 hours of observation, and 3 hours of behind-the-wheel driving. The fee for the
course is $290.
In addition, Oversight notes the following public schools in other states currently offer driver’s
education courses to students for a fee as outlined in the table below. L.R. No. 5636H.02C
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SchoolFeeChesterfield Co. (VA) Public Schools$210Des Moines (IA) Public Schools $365Helena (MT) Public Schools $305Bristol (CT) Public Schools $425Crookston (MN) Public Schools$325Hillsborough Co. (FL) Public Schools$250
Driver’s education is provided in all school districts in North Carolina and is available to all
public, private, charter and home-schooled students. School districts may charge students a fee of
$65 to offset the cost of providing the course.
Oversight notes the estimates provided below represent the cost of if 1/3 of high school students
elected to take a driver’s education course per year. However, Oversight notes this proposal does
not appear to require the driver’s education course to graduate. In addition, this proposal does not
require a student to physically operate a motor vehicle. Therefore, the cost for districts to
implement this proposal would be less than the estimates below and would ultimately depend on
the number of students who elected to take the driver’s education course.
Based on information from the Missouri Comprehensive Data System, Oversight notes the
preliminary enrollment numbers for the 2021-2022 school year for 10
th
through 12
th
grade was
200,127. If 1/3 of 10
th
through 12
th
graders (66,709) take the driver education course per year,
Oversight estimates the potential costs to school districts in the chart below assuming different
per costs per course.
Assumed Course Cost Per StudentEstimated Cost to Public Schools$180 (* 66,709)$12,007,620$297 (* 66,706)$19,812,573$395 (* 66,706)$26,348,870
Oversight notes the recommend number of hours for most driver’s education courses is 30 hours
of formal classroom instruction and 6 hours of behind the wheel training. Oversight estimates the
following basic costs in the chart below assuming 66,709 students were required to take 30 hours
of in-class instruction and 6 hours of driving instruction.
Oversight assumed an average class size of 25 and a pay rate of $26 per hour for certified
instruction. Oversight notes the costs below do not include curriculum, insurance, retirement
benefits, fuel, maintenance or other costs. L.R. No. 5636H.02C
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Estimated Instructional HoursEstimated Cost(66,709 * 30 hours) / 25 class size 80,051$2,081,326(66,709 * 6 hours)400,254$10,406,604566 high schools * 1 car ($18,000)-$10,188,000 Total$22,675,930
Oversight estimates the cost of providing drivers’ education courses in public schools could
exceed $22,675,903 in the first year with annually recurring costs that could exceed $12,487,930.
Oversight assumes, if 1/3 of high school students elected to take a driver’s education course that
did not include behind the wheel training, the cost is estimated at approximately $2,081,326.
Based on information previously provided by DESE, Oversight notes 30 of the 566 high schools
in Missouri offered driver’s education courses in 2016-2017 with an enrollment of 3,256
students.
Based on information recently provided by DESE for the 2020-2021 school year, Oversight
notes 35 of the 566 high schools offered a driver’s education course during their regular school
year and 73 of the 566 high schools offered a driver’s education course during their summer
term. Oversight is uncertain how many students are enrolled in these courses.
Ultimately, Oversight is unsure how much it would cost school districts and charter schools to
offer a driver’s education course and is uncertain how many school districts may currently offer
driver education courses. Therefore, Oversight will show an unknown cost to school districts and
charter schools to implement the provision of this proposal.
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
listing of political subdivisions included in the Missouri Legislative Information System database
is available upon request. L.R. No. 5636H.02C
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FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025GENERAL REVENUECosts - curriculum development
meetings - §170.027($24,760)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
GENERAL REVENUE($24,760)$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025PUBLIC SCHOOLSCosts - to offer a driver education
course - §170.027$0(Unknown)(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
PUBLIC SCHOOLS$0(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 will require the State Board of Education to develop a "driver education instruction and
training program" to be offered as part of the health curriculum in public and charter schools to
pupils in grades 10 to 12. The instruction and training shall be made available by the 2023-24
school year and districts and charter schools will offer such instruction or a similar program. The
instruction shall include but is not limited to habits and skills necessary for the safe operation of
motor vehicles, distracted driving hazards, and traffic stop procedures. The instruction does not
require physical operation of a vehicle and the bill does not prohibit schools from offering
additional drivers education courses.
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
Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol L.R. No. 5636H.02C
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Office of the Secretary of State
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorApril 27, 2022April 27, 2022