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| SPONSOR: | Nava | DATE TYPED: | 3-3-01 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Increase Adult Basic Ed. Workload Formula | SB | 460 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Segura | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 850.0 | Rec | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
State Department of Education (SDE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 460 appropriates $850.0 to the SDE to increase the adult basic education workload formula.
Significant Issues
The bill would provide funding in the adult basic education workload formula and distributed proportionately to the twenty-two administrative sites across the state.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Senate Bill 460 appropriates $850.0 from the general fund and is recurring.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The program is administered by the SDE.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to SDE, there has not been an inflationary increase to the Adult Basic Education workload formula since 1996. The department indicates that the increased funding would allow ABE services to meet the current demand.
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