148th
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FISCAL
NOTE
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sponsor: Representative
K. Williams DESCRIPTION: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
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ASSUMPTIONS:
1.
This
Act is effective upon signature of the Governor.
2. This Act requires all secondary
public high schools, not including charter schools, to have a school-based
health center. The Act requires the State to funds start-up costs for each
center as well as fund the operational costs of each center for at least one
school per fiscal year until all secondary public high schools have a
school-based health center.
3. One-time start-up costs per center
are $5,000 and the operational budget for a 1,000 pupil high school is $170,000
plus $100 per student over the 1,000 student population threshold.
4. There are three high schools that do
not have a school-based health center:
a.
Conrad
School of Science: 1,195 students
b.
St.
Georges Technical High School: 1,069 students
c.
Appoquinimink
High School: 1,589 students
5.
This
Act does not specify the order in which the remaining schools will receive a
school-based health center. For purposes of the fiscal note, it’s assumed the
school based health centers will be phased over the next three fiscal years as
follows with the following operating budget:
a.
Conrad
School of Science: $189,500
b.
St.
Georges Technical High School: $176,900
c.
Appoquinimink
High School: $228,900
Cost:
One
Time Base Cost Total Cost
Fiscal Year 2017: Conrad $5,000 $189,500 $194,500 Fiscal Year 2018: St. Georges $5,000 $366,400 $371,400
Fiscal Year 2019: Appoquinimink $5,000 $595,300 $600,300
Office of
Controller General
(Amounts are shown in whole dollars)
January 21,
2016
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