FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 18, 2024
Time Requested: 04:16 PM |
| Agency: |
Highways, Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2777 |
Introduced |
HB4895 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Roads and Transportation |
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FUND(S):
State Road Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Summarize in a clear and concise manner what impact this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of the bill is to establish a speed limit in licensed child care zones. The Division of Highways would be responsible for conducting an engineering study, erecting signage, and approving a barrier or fence for vehicles traveling on a controlled-access highway which is separated from the school or school grounds.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2024
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2025
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
6,736,531 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
2,313,999 |
| 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):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
1426 licensed Child Care Providers are listed on the DHHR Find a Childcare Provider website. This includes everything from licensed individuals operating facilities with a capacity of 3-12 children and facilities with a capacity of up to 150+ children. Assuming that the signing and marking requirements mimic the current Agency policy for K-12 county schools and taking the assumption that 10% of the locations will require a marked crosswalk, the total upper estimated material and labor costs for signing and pavement markings is $4,422,532.
For k-12 schools, the Agency typically assists the schools with pulling and analyzing crash records, determining the school zone/signing limits, and determining if crosswalks and additional associated signing is needed. The total upper estimated technical services costs associated with this is $2,313,999.
This above results in a total upper estimated cost of $6,736,531.
This estimate does not contemplate flashers installed on the speed limit signs for the facilities (for K-12 schools, the Agency policy provides for the alternate use of a “WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT” in lieu of a “WHEN FLASHING” plaque). Agency policy requires k-12 school boards to pay for the cost of the flashers. Recent agreements between the Agency and school boards for reimbursement of the labor and material costs for the contracted installation of flasher assemblies with limited eligible funds reflect a cost of $23,000 per school facility. The comparative cost for the assemblies at each facility without the flashers included, and included in the estimate provided, is $973.62.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
The number of licensed childcare facilities that would potentially need to have reduced speed signing installed is substantial relative to k-12 school facilities. Also, childcare facilities obviously shut down much more routinely than k-12 schools. Over time, this will lead to increased prevalence of reduced speed signs for childcare facilities that are no longer applicable being left in place without routinely performing verifications and removing signs that are no longer applicable. The estimate provided does not contemplate the costs for this.
k-12 schools have students coming to school and leaving school within tight time frames. Childcare facilities have children dropped off and picked up over much larger time frames. If flashers such as those on speed limit signs at k-12 schools are utilized, establishing time frames for the reduced speed in the morning and afternoon without being excessive would be difficult.
k-12 schools have children who are walking to school and crossing school crosswalks. It is anticipated there would be be no children walking to childcare facilities. They are either too young or if they are school age and need to go to a daycare after school, I would think they are transported there in some way. It is anticipated that all are closely attended to by someone when they are arriving and leaving the school.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Jonathan W Schaffer
Email Address: Jonathan.w.schaffer@wv.gov