LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: HB 824 HLS 24RS 1722
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 21, 2024 8:58 AM Author: MARCELLE
Dept./Agy.: Corrections
Subject: Unlawful Disruption of the Operation of a School Analyst: Daniel Druilhet
CRIMINAL/PENALTIES EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX Page 1 of 1
Provides relative to penalties for the unlawful disruption of the operation of a school
Current law provides for the crime of unlawful disruption of the operation of a school. Proposed law amends current law to
make it a misdemeanor on a first conviction for its violation and reduces the sentence of imprisonment on the first conviction
to no more than six months; assesses a sentence of imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 5 years, with or
without hard labor, or a fine of no more than $1,000, or both, for a second or subsequent conviction of unlawful disruption of
the operation of a school; provides that in addition to any other penalty provided for in current law, whoever violates the
provisions of current law shall be required to participate in conflict resolution classes and be assessed a fee for the class of
no more than $100.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW
Annual Total
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW
Annual Total
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
Proposed law may result in an indeterminable increase in SGF expenditures in the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections – Corrections Services (DPS&C – CS), if a person receives a second or subsequent felony conviction for unlawful
disruption of the operation of a school. Proposed law has the effect of making the current law a misdemeanor on a first
conviction for its violation and assesses the minimum sentence of imprisonment under current law (one year) for a second or
subsequent conviction. Proposed law is a relative felony, and any impact on either local or state expenditures is contingent
on whether offenders sustain either misdemeanor or felony-grade convictions for its violation. The exact fiscal impact of the
passage of this legislation is indeterminable, since it is not known how many people will be convicted nor the length of the
sentences assessed with those convictions as a result of its potential enactment.
For those convicted, sentenced, and then subsequently housed in a state facility, DPS&C-CS will sustain expenditures of
$107.60 per offender per day. For those convicted, sentenced, and then subsequently housed in a local facility, DPS&C-CS
will sustain expenditures of $26.39 per offender per day. DPS&C-CS advises that impacts on offender populations are
anticipated to impact the number of offenders held in local facilities, and that in managing its offender population, it seeks to
fill all beds in state facilities first, then assigns overflow offenders to local facilities.
To the extent that offenders sustain a second or subsequent misdemeanor conviction for violation of the proposed law, local
governing authorities may sustain an increase in Local Funds expenditures. The exact fiscal impact of the passage of this
legislation to local governing authorities is indeterminable, since it is not known how many people will be convicted and
incarcerated in local facilities, nor the length of the sentences assessed with those convictions as a result of its potential
enactment. The maximum imprisonment term is no more than one year at the local level.
For informational purposes, DPS&C reports that there has only been one admission in the past three years with a sentence
imposed of one year.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
Proposed law may result in an indeterminable increase in local revenues as a result of second or subsequent convictions of
unlawful disruption of the operation of a school. The exact fiscal impact of the passage of this legislation on local revenue is
indeterminable, as the fines that would be imposed on those convicted are optional, and the amount in fines that may be
imposed may vary. The potential revenue will accrue to the local governing authority.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Patrice Thomas
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer


Statutes affected:
HB824 Original: 14:6(C)
HB824 Engrossed: 14:6(C)
HB824 Reengrossed: 14:6(C)
HB824 Enrolled: 14:6(C)
HB824 Act : 14:6(C)