FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: March 25, 2025
Time Requested: 04:05 PM |
| Agency: |
Education, WV Department of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1465 |
Introduced |
HB2635 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Education (K12) |
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FUND(S):
N/A
Sources of Revenue:
Other Fund County Board of Education funded
Legislation creates:
Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
While there is an anticipated cost, the fiscal impact is indeterminable at this time. Any cost created by the legislation would be borne by county boards of education.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2025
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
While there is an anticipated cost, the fiscal impact is indeterminable at this time. Any cost created by the legislation would be borne by county boards of education.
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) believes the intent of the legislation is to eliminate the ability for county boards of education to structure class sizes to avoid situations of employing multiple aides in grades PK-3. WVDE does not have the necessary data available to determine whether an aide is employed in a specific classroom, regardless of the class size.
Memorandum
WVDE believes the wording of the proposed legislation should be reviewed to ensure the following language is not open to interpretation or opinion: “Where classrooms become so large that they affect the time teachers can spend with students in a one-on-one setting, the students in that classroom shall be split into two separate classrooms.”
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Tina Payne
Email Address: tina.a.payne@k12.wv.us