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





SPONSOR: Vernon DATE TYPED: 3/9/99 HB
SHORT TITLE: Athletic Increment Schedules SB 697
ANALYST: Fernandez/Dunbar


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY99 FY2000 FY99 FY2000
$ 0.0



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



State Department of Education

LFC



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



The bill requires coaches in school districts that have an AAAA athletic program to be compensated pursuant to the same athletic increment schedule for their coaching duties.



Significant Issues



According to SDE the bill takes salary increment decisions away from the local board of education.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



Public Schools would need to increase their coach's Salary Schedules. Some schools may not be able to absorb the additional cost without using funds from other programs.







TECHNICAL ISSUES



School classifications and alignments will change beginning with the 2000-2001 school year. These include:



The bill does not indicate who would establish and maintain the athletic increment schedule.



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