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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY STATE FISCAL NOTE STATEMENT

GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION 2000 REGULAR SESSION 1998-99 INTERIM

MEASURE

(x) 2000 BR No. 1918 (X) House Bill No. 761

() Resolution No. () Amendment No.

SUBJECT/TITLE AN ACT relating to driver's education.

SPONSOR Representative Eddie Ballard

NOTE SUMMARY Fiscal Analysis: Impact No Impact Indeterminable Impact Level(s) of Impact: X State X Local Federal

Budget Unit(s) Impact

Fund(s) Impact: X General Road Federal Restricted Agency (Type) X (Other) Local Boards of Education FISCAL SUMMARY ______Future Annual Fiscal Estimates 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 Rate of Change Revenues (+/-) Expenditures (+/-) Net Effect Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable ______MEASURE'S PURPOSE: The purpose of BR 1918 is to create a new section of KRS 158 requiring that each board of education shall offer a course in driver's education in each secondary school in the district.

PROVISION/MECHANICS: BR 1918 creates a new section of KRS 158 requiring that each board of education shall offer a course in driver's education in each secondary school in the district.

FISCAL EXPLANATION: The actual fiscal impact of BR 1918 is indeterminable due to the inability to calculate the number of secondary school students who would choose to take a course in driver's education if it were offered at their school. Although the actual fiscal impact is indeterminable, the following cost elements are provided:

A recent survey conducted by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) found that 36.3% of secondary schools in the Commonwealth currently are offering a course in driver's education. Therefore, 63.7% of secondary schools in Commonwealth are not offering a course in driver's education to their students.

The Department of Traffic Safety at Eastern Kentucky University estimates the cost of offering drivers' education is approximately $250 per enrolled student. This cost estimate considers cost factors such as a certified teacher's salary, automotive costs, and automobile insurance.

DATA SOURCE(S) Kentucky Department of Education: Department of Traffic Safety at EKU

NOTE NO. 89 PREPARER Dudley Cotton REVIEW DATE 2/7/00 LRC 2000-BR1918