FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: February 05, 2020
Time Requested: 11:40 AM
Agency: Higher Education Policy Commission
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
2965 Introduced SB708
CBD Subject: Education (Higher)


FUND(S):

General Revenue

Sources of Revenue:

General Fund

Legislation creates:

Creates New Expense



Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


Senate Bill 708, if enacted, would add certified behavior analysts as health professionals to the students who can receive loans from the health professions student loan program. The estimated additional cost for including recent graduates who are Certified Behavioral Analysts to those eligible for the Health Sciences Service Program is approximately $250,000 annually.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2020
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2021
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost 0 250,000 250,000
Personal Services 0 0 0
Current Expenses 0 0 0
Repairs and Alterations 0 0 0
Assets 0 0 0
Other 0 250,000 250,000
2. Estimated Total Revenues 0 0 0


Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):


This estimate is based on: The number of recent college graduates of academic programs eligible to take the certification examination. The number of recent college graduates in eligible programs who had educational loans. Average loan amounts for graduates with student loans are higher than 30,000. As a result the maximum loan repayment amount was used in the estimates.



Memorandum






    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Ed Magee
    Email Address: edward.magee@wvhepc.edu