COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:3989H.01I Bill No.:HB 1688 Subject:Education, Elementary and Secondary; Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Type:Original Date:January 2, 2024Bill Summary:This proposal requires public schools to offer a driver education course that
students must complete before graduating.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027General Revenue($44,251)$0$0Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue($44,251)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 3989H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2025FY 2026FY 2027Total 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 2025FY 2026FY 2027Local Government$0(Unknown)(Unknown) L.R. No. 3989H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Section 170.027.2 - Driver Education
Officials from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) state this
proposal requires them to develop and recommend academic driver’s education instruction and
training. The workgroup is to consist of 17 representatives for 4 meetings at an estimated cost of
$44,251. The estimated/anticipated representatives include nine health / PE educators
(representing all RPDC regions and rural, urban, suburban districts); 4 from relevant professional
organizations and agencies; 4 DESE representatives. Costs could increase if DESE is required to
abide by 160.514.
NOTE: Estimated costs for 2024 exceed estimated costs for 2023 due to increased membership
to include four additional professional organizations (agencies, i.e., MoDOT, DOR) and
increased meeting cost estimates and additional meetings needed.
Officials from the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume, as written, this legislation does not
impact the Department. If revisions are made, or any promulgated rule is filed, that install any
verification requirements from the Department's Driver License Bureau, this would have an
impact.
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 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. L.R. No. 3989H.01I
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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.
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 could 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 provided by DESE, Oversight notes the preliminary enrollment numbers
for the 2022-2023 school year for 10
th
through 12
th
grade was 202,622. If 1/3 of 10
th
through 12
th
graders (67,541) 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 (* 67,541)$12,157,380$297 (* 67,541)$20,059,677$395 (* 67,541)$26,678,695
Oversight notes the recommended 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 67,541 students were required to
take 30 hours of in-class instruction and 6 hours of driving instruction. L.R. No. 3989H.01I
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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.
Estimated Instructional HoursEstimated Cost(67,541 * 30 hours) / 25 class size 81,049$2,107,274(67,541 * 6 hours)405,246$10,536,396568 high schools * 1 car ($18,000)-$10,224,000 Total$22,867,670
Oversight estimates the cost of providing drivers’ education courses in public schools could
exceed $22,867,670 in the first year with annually recurring costs that could exceed $12,643,670.
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 $2,107,274.
Based on information provided by DESE, Oversight notes 37 of the 568 high schools in
Missouri offered driver’s education courses in 2022-2023 with an enrollment of 4,412 students in
Driver Education and 114 students enrolled in Driver Education Lab.
Based on information provided by DESE for the 2022-2023 school year, Oversight
the 568 high schools offered a driver’s education course during their regular school year with 37
instructors. There were 58 of the 568 high schools that offered a driver’s education course during
their summer term with 79 instructors. DESE is unable to provide enrollment for Driver
Education in the summer because a student assignment file is not required for summer school.
Ultimately, Oversight is unsure how much it would cost school districts and charter schools to
provide ‘driver education instruction and training. Therefore, Oversight will show an unknown
cost to school districts and charter schools to implement the provision of this proposal, starting in
school year 2025-2026.
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. 3989H.01I
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Rule Promulgation
Officials from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules assume this proposal is not
anticipated to cause a fiscal impact beyond its current appropriation.
Officials from the Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) note many bills considered by the
General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and
regulations to implement the act. The SOS is provided with core funding to handle a certain
amount of normal activity resulting from each year's legislative session. The fiscal impact for
this fiscal note to the SOS for Administrative Rules is less than $5,000. The SOS recognizes that
this is a small amount and does not expect that additional funding would be required to meet
these costs. However, the SOS also recognizes that many such bills may be passed by the
General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what the
office can sustain with its core budget. Therefore, the SOS reserves the right to request funding
for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements should the need arise based on a
review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2025
(10 Mo.)
FY 2026FY 2027GENERAL REVENUECosts – DESE - curriculum
development meetings - §170.027($44,251)$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
GENERAL REVENUE($44,251)$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2025
(10 Mo.)
FY 2026FY 2027PUBLIC SCHOOLSCosts - to offer driver education
instruction and training - §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. L.R. No. 3989H.01I
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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 2025-26
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
Office of the Secretary of State
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Department of Revenue
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorJanuary 2, 2024January 2, 2024