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| SPONSOR: | Nunez | DATE TYPED: | 01/24/01 | HB | 19 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | NMSU At-Risk Student Outreach Program | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Gilbert | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY01 | FY02 | FY01 | FY02 | ||
| $ 337.1 | Recurring | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
New Mexico Department of Education (SDE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 19 appropriates $237.1 to New Mexico State University (NMSU) for the Office of Chicano Programs to collaborate with high schools and middle schools in recruitment and retention of at-risk Hispanic students through mentoring and counseling.
Significant Issues
According to the SDE, mentoring and counseling programs are part of public school safe schools plans. However, all schools do not include this program in their plans. In addition, such programs do not generally target specific populations (i.e. at-risk Hispanic youth).
All New Mexico higher education institutions were asked to provide to the CHE with an overall priority listing of all new and expansion research and public service project requests. NMSU provided a categorical priority list. The NMSU board of Regents ranked this request as a priority category. The CHE did not funding for this program.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $237.1 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY02 shall revert to the general fund.
Senate Bill 31 duplicates this bill.
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