COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0342H.01I Bill No.:HB 159 Subject:Education, Elementary and Secondary; Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Type:Original Date:March 20, 2023Bill Summary:This proposal changes provisions governing the suspension of students from
public schools.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026General Revenue($174,420)($35,756)($36,650)Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue($174,420)($35,756)($36,650)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total 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 2024FY 2025FY 2026Local Government$0$0 or (Unknown)$0 or (Unknown) L.R. No. 0342H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) state DESE
does not currently collect all/some of the required data through MOSIS. New data collection and
reporting will be required.
Minimum of 8 modifications will be needed:
educational settings.
Officials from the Office of Administration – Information Technology (ITSD) state it is
assumed that every new IT project/system will be bid out because all ITSD resources are at full
capacity. This project would have to be prioritized by DESE to be worked among DESE's other
projects. ITSD assumes this bill would require changes to the MOSIS collection processes, as
additional information/data would need to be collected from districts including charter schools.
The proposed bill requires that the existing APR processes include data calculations and
elements that are not available to DESE today. Thus, these processes will be impacted, and will
require changes to pull from the MOSIS data collections received from districts.
ITSD assumed the disciplinary removal of pupils is not collected data by DESE today. DESE
further assumes that DESE has the power to enforce that districts provide this data per the
requirement in the proposed bill. “Before July 1, 2025, and before July first each year thereafter,
school districts and charter schools shall annually report". ITSD assumed the data collection
process, which is MOSIS, is just one component of the needs. The data has to also be quality-
checked and securely stored.
ITSD assumed the existing database structures are able to be utilized, with known required
changes for securely storing the new data elements collected from districts. The ITSD data
process that pull in the district reported data, aggregate it as per state requirements/laws, and any
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requirements proposed in this bill. The additional data elements are pretty significant and will
take time to first, collect, and secondly, to summarize/aggregate accurately per the bill
requirements. The estimate includes this. ITSD estimates the project would take 1,836.00 hours
at a contract rate of $95 for a total cost of $174,420 with on-going support costs.
Oversight assumes there could be additional costs for school districts for data collection and
reporting. Oversight will show an impact to school districts ranging from $0 (no impact or can be
absorbed with existing resources) to an unknown cost beginning in FY 2025.
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
(MOLIS) database is available upon request.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026GENERAL REVENUECosts – ITSD - modifications to
MOSIS and APR for new disciplinary
data collection and reporting - §160.522
($174,420)($35,756)($36,650)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
GENERAL REVENUE($174,420)($35,756)($36,650)
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Costs - new disciplinary data collection
and reporting - §160.522 $0
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
CHARTER SCHOOLS$0
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
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FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
REPORTING REQUIREMENT (Section 160.265)
This bill requires school districts and charter schools to document school suspensions beginning
July 1, 2024 and begin reporting this information to the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education annually before July 1, 2025.
ANNUAL REPORT CARD (Section 160.522)
The bill requires school districts to include on the annual report card data related to school
discipline including in school and out of school suspensions, removal of pupils with disabilities,
and expulsions. For each type of disciplinary offense aggregate data must be provided as
outlined in the bill.
SUSPENSION HEARING AND LIMITS (Section 167.161)
The bill requires school boards to consider reasonable alternative measures to suspension, and
prohibits the suspension of students for truancy, absences, or prior offenses. Schools are
prohibited from suspending students in preschool to 3rd grade.
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 DirectorMarch 20, 2023March 20, 2023