FISCAL NOTE

Senate Bill 217 as introduced allows the State Superintendent of Education to convene other instructional materials review committees consisting of educators and other experts to review instructional materials which could increase the obligations of the State Department of Education, to reimburse committee members per diem and travel expenses from funds appropriated to the Department. The amount of the increase obligations is undetermined, but could be dependent upon: (1) the number of committees convened; (2) the number of members on each committee, and (3) the number of days that each committee meets.