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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Robinson		DATE TYPED:	02/03/02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Public School Employee’s Salary Increase				SB	239
					ANALYST:		Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

$102,200.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HB 316

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Education (SDE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 239 appropriates $102,200.0 to the State Department of Education to provide a seven percent salary increase for teachers, other instructional staff and certified and non-certified staff of the public school statewide.

Significant Issues

Senate Bill 239 specifies a seven percent salary increase for all public school employees but excludes transportation employees. The cost to provide transportation employees is an additional $2,705.0.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Senate Bill 239 appropriates $102,200.0 from the general fund for FY03 and is recurring.

RELATIONSHIP

Senate Bill 239 relates to House Bill 316 which appropriates an eight percent salary increase for all public school employees.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The Legislative and Executive recommendations for FY03 do not contain compensation increases for public school and public employees.

RS/ar