Created in 1965 as a permanent bipartisan, bicameral interim committee of the New Mexico Legislature, the Legislative Education Study Committee:
- conducts a continuing study of education in New Mexico, the laws governing education and the policies and costs of the New Mexico educational system, including the training of certified teaching personnel in postsecondary institutions;
- recommends funding levels for public education and recommends changes in laws relating to education.
Assisted by a staff of fiscal and research analysts, the LESC examines a wide range of education issues, both fiscal and programmatic, that affect the achievement and well-being of preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students in New Mexico.
The LESC staff assists the education and finance committees of the two houses, as well as other committees, by providing analyses of public school-related legislation and by supplying technical support in the development of public school support appropriations. In this role, staff members prepare expository, statistical and graphic analyses of both financial and programmatic aspects of the New Mexico educational system; staff members also assist legislators in the initial stages of drafting legislation and help legislators analyze potential advantages and disadvantages of measures under consideration.
State Capitol North
325 Don Gaspar, Suite 100
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 986-4591
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