FISCAL NOTE



FUND(S):



Sources of Revenue:

Other Fund county boards of educatio

Legislation creates:

Neither Program nor Fund



Fiscal Note Summary


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


The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of school nurses that county boards must employ by reducing the minimum student to school nurse ratio from one nurse for each 1,500 students in grades K - 7 to 1 nurse for each 750 students in grades PreK - 12. In addition, the bill eliminates the authority of county boards to contract with a public health department for school nurse services.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2012
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2013
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost 0 6,711,472 6,711,472
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):


Since the funding ratios under the Public School Support Program are not being increased, the additional cost of employing the additional nurses would have to be borne by the county boards of education. The estimated cost was computed as follows: Calculation Factors: Estimated number of school nurses required 374.50 Number of school nurses currently employed 273.69 Estimated number of additional school nurses required ‐ calculated by county 108.03 Average contracted salary ‐ $46,841 Estimated Cost: Additional salary cost $5,060,191 Employee benefit costs @ 8.71% $440,743 Retirement at county average rate (9.65%) $488,308 PEIA at state average annual rate ($6,685.46) $722,230 Total estimated cost of proposal ‐ county boards $6,711,472



Memorandum






    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Brenda Freed
    Email Address: bfreed@access.k12.wv.us