FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 17, 2025
Time Requested: 03:45 PM |
| Agency: |
Education, WV Department of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1236 |
Introduced |
HB2475 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Education (K12) |
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FUND(S):
0317
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This proposed legislation, in its current form, matches the salaries of Aide V (Special Education Aides) with that of Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teachers and then increasing that amount by 5% for the Aide V position; increasing the pay of self-contained, special education teachers by 10%; defining a critical vacancy; and to require board staff who are certified in the subject area of a critical vacancy to go to the classroom and fill that position until someone is hired to do so.
While there could be a computed cost based on the introduced legislation, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) advises the bill sponsors reconsider the format in which the legislation is written.
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 could be a computed cost based on the introduced legislation, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) advises the bill sponsors reconsider the format in which the legislation is written.
Memorandum
WVC 18A-4-8(i) and 18A-4-8a(2) outline two separate Aide V positions with the difference being certification held by the employee. The bill sponsors should consider whether both the temporary and permanent authorization Aide V positions would qualify for a pay grade increase.
Please note that there are three classifications of ECCAT set forth in WVC 18A-4-8(i) and 18A-4-8a(2): ECCAT I, II, and III. WVC 18A-4-8a(2) sets forth the Aide V temporary authorization as equal to that of ECCAT I and II, pay grade E. The code section also sets forth the Aide V permanent authorization as equal to that of ECCAT III, pay grade F. The bill sponsors should identify specific changes recommended to the current pay grades set forth in WV Code.
WVC 18A-4-2(d) currently provides a step increase in compensation for special education teachers by adjusting the years experience of applicable employees by three additional years. WVDE recommends the bill sponsors revise this code section to provide additional compensation for special education teachers in self-contained classrooms in lieu of the methodology currently set forth in the proposed legislation.
Further, WVDE recommends a similar step increase modification be included in the proposed legislation as a revision to WVC 18A-4-8a in order to provide additional compensation to Aide V service personnel.
Without a step increase approach, the legislation essentially creates new pay tables for special education teachers in self-contained classrooms and Aide V positions separate from the tables currently set forth in WV Code.
The language in the proposed legislation defining a critical vacancy and provisions surrounding the filling of a critical vacancy does not appear to have an immediate, calculatable, fiscal impact on the state or county boards of education.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Tina Payne
Email Address: tina.a.payne@k12.wv.us