COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0206H.01I Bill No.:HB 31 Subject:Education, Elementary and Secondary; Children and Minors; Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education; Children's Division; Courts, Juvenile;
Family Law
Type:Original Date:January 31, 2025Bill Summary:This proposal modifies provisions relating to home school protections.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 0206H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2026FY 2027FY 2028Total 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 2026FY 2027FY 2028Local Government$0 or (Unknown)$0 or (Unknown)$0 or (Unknown) L.R. No. 0206H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Office of
Administration - Budget and Planning, the Office of the State Courts Administrator, and
the Department of Social Services each assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their
respective organizations.
In response to similar legislation, HCS for HB 1672 (2024), officials from the Mississippi
County Recorder’s Office assumed the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their
organization.
In response to similar legislation, HCS for HB 1672 (2024), officials from the Office of
Administration - Budget and Planning assumed Section 167.042 allows the recorder of deeds
to charge a service cost up to $1 for each notice filed. The repeal of this section may not affect
TSR, but may impact the calculation under Article X, Section 18(e).
Oversight notes the proposal removes the annual reporting requirement for home schooled
children. Oversight is uncertain how many recorders of deeds charge a service cost for notices
filed but assumes this proposal could reduce the number of notices filed. Therefore, Oversight
will reflect a $0 (no fee charged for noticed filed) to an unknown loss to county recorders.
Oversight notes the following number of Misdemeanor Charges with Guilty Dispositions for
violations of section 167.031 for the last three years:
Oversight received zero 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 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. L.R. No. 0206H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028$0$0$0FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2026
(10 Mo.)
FY 2027FY 2028LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Loss of Revenue – County Recorders –
no longer charging a service cost of $1
for notices filed (the bill removes the
annual requirement) - §167.042
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
LOCAL POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(Unknown)
$0 or
(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 repeals current law that allows parents to provide a written declaration of enrollment for
home school children to the county recorder of deeds. Currently, home school and family paced
education (FPE) education enforcement and records are subject to review only by the
prosecuting attorney. This bill requires the prosecuting attorney to have probable cause to review
the records.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 0206H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Administration - Budget and Planning
Department of Social Services
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds
Julie MorffJessica HarrisDirectorAssistant DirectorJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025