TO: | Honorable Kent Grusendorf, Chair, House Committee on Public Education |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB984 by Reyna (Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students with diabetes. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would increase administrative costs in local school districts by a significant amount. In fiscal year 2006, school districts would incur a one-time estimated cost of $1.0 million associated with the implementation of the program and development and review of individual health plans.
After 2006, there would be an on-going annual cost of approximately $288,000 for the development and review of plans associated with mobility among districts, new student enrollments, and newly diagnosed students and for students whose campus or classroom assignment require a change in staff implementing their individual health plan.
Based on staff data reported for the 2004-05 school year, compliance with the requirement to have one to three UDCAs per campus would necessitate the training of at least 13,922 school employees annually statewide. Depending upon the implementation model and number of staff to be trained in the district, costs would widely vary between districts. Beginning in fiscal year 2006, training costs could be approximately $150 per person annually; however, it is assumed that costs could be substantially minimized if school nurses, local department of health staff, and volunteers from the medical community provide the training to designated school employees.
The daily monitoring and intervention assistance for the students with diabetes would be approximately $1.3 million on an annual, statewide basis beginning in fiscal year 2006.
Source Agencies: | 537 Department of State Health Services, 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CT, UP, KC
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