HOUSE BILL 512

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2006

INTRODUCED BY

Antonio Lujan

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED LEARNING SYSTEM AND AN ASSESSMENT OF ITS PERFORMANCE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--

          A. Four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the public education department for expenditure in fiscal year 2007 as follows:

                (1) four million four hundred thousand dollars ($4,400,000) to continue implementation of a computerized learning system that aligns public school criteria to state academic content standards and the statewide assessment program through local and wide-area networks and that:

                     (a) diagnoses students' skill deficiencies through pre- and post-testing;

                     (b) prepares lesson plans to address students' specific learning needs;

                     (c) measures objectives by grade level;

                     (d) provides a four-step lesson plan that teaches the student a skill; gives the student practice with that skill; assesses the student's mastery of the skill; and provides the student with the opportunity to demonstrate the student's comprehension through analysis, synthesis, evaluation and written response;

                     (e) for the curricula in elementary, middle and high schools, provides reading, language arts and mathematics programs in English and Spanish; and science and social science in English;

                     (f) includes the capability to translate the educational programs to other languages at the local public school or public school district; and

                     (g) allows teachers to use various delivery and customization options as appropriate for diverse student needs; and

                (2) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to conduct a study and assessment of the effectiveness of the computerized learning system implemented in 2003.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.

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