FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 13, 2023
Time Requested: 04:24 PM |
| Agency: |
Homeland Security, Department of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3589 |
Introduced |
HB3369 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Public Safety |
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FUND(S):
NON APPROPRIATED SPECIAL REVENUE
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense, Creates New Program
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The Division of Protective Services has been tasked by the Department of Homeland Security with developing a school safety plan to provide a best practice road map for each county school system in West Virginia. The purpose of the plan is to provide guidelines and best practice procedures to prepare for and prevent threats at school facilities. These guidelines should provide confidence to public school administrators and principals for them to mitigate threats that are presented and prepare them to establish practices to survive threats of harm, injury , or death at a school facility. A grant provided by the Department of Education that will maintain the program through FY 2024. However, this school safety unit will have to be funded in FY 2025 for the program to continue.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2023
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2024
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
| Personal Services |
524,000 |
524,000 |
1,048,000 |
| Current Expenses |
197,477 |
476,000 |
673,477 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
278,523 |
0 |
278,523 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
The division is in the process of hiring seven (7)) officers that are being deployed throughout the state to carry out this plan. These newly created FTE’s will have to be funded in FY 2025 along with vehicles, equipment, and consumables. There as been funding to include Travel/Annual In-Service Training for the officers. The necessary funding to operate the program will have to be provided annually starting in FY 2025.
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Paula Totten
Email Address: paula.totten@cappd.wvsp.gov