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| SPONSOR: | Lopez | DATE TYPED: | 02/03/00 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Educational Professional Development | SB | 170 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Fernandez | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 500.0 | Recurring | G/F | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to CS/HB2/aHAFC, SB2, SB405
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
State Department of Public Education (SDE)
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
This bill appropriates $500.0 to SDE for the purpose of contracting for services with a community-based organization to work for continuous improvement in the quality of New Mexico's education system by providing professional development.
Significant Issues
Previous appropriations have supported Strengthening Quality in Schools (SQS), an initiative established by the Governor's Business Executives for Education (GBEE) to provide the expertise needed to develop a world-class quality education system for New Mexico schools. SQS assists in improving a variety of aspects of education by applying Total Quality Management principles. The mission of SQS is "to assist New Mexico schools in assessing its system through the use of Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Education Criteria for Performance Excellence and improving education through quality principles, processes, and tools". The program is currently in 63 schools and 12 school districts.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
This bill appropriates $500.0 from the general fund to SDE for expenditure in fiscal year 2001. Any unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2001 shall revert to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The State Department of Education currently provides staff to ensure program and fiscal accountability. There are no substantive costs to the SDE or school districts associated with passage of this bill.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
Included in CS HB2/HAFC, SB2, SB405 is an appropriation of $250.0 for Strengthening Quality in Schools program.
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