AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPORTING OF CHILDREN PLACED IN SECLUSION.

OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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sHB-5347

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPORTING OF CHILDREN PLACED IN SECLUSION.

As Amended by House "A" (LCO 3869), House "B" (LCO 4387)

House Calendar No. : 300

Senate Calendar No. : 438

Municipalities	Effect	FY 13 $	FY 14 $
Various Municipalities	STATE MANDATE - Cost	Less than $1,000	Less than $1,000

Explanation

The bill will result in a minimal cost of less than $1,000 to various municipalities, associated with additional administrative reporting requirements including, the cost of tracking and compiling information related to the seclusion and restraint of children, not including those children who are serving in-school suspension, which must be sent to the State Department of Education (SDE). The cost is only anticipated to impact municipalities that have a high number of such instances; some municipalities will have no or very few instances to report on, and this will not result in any additional cost.

It is not anticipated that the bill will result in an additional cost to SDE, as they must review the information submitted by the various municipalities and produce a summary report of the information provided. SDE currently has the staff available with expertise in this area to perform the task.

House “A” made various technical and clarifying changes, as well as delayed the date of the initial report. None of the changes are anticipated to result in a fiscal impact.

House “B” clarified that in-school suspension does not have to be reported on, and did not result in a fiscal impact.

The Out Years

The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.