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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Komadina		DATE TYPED:	01/29/02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Quality Physical Education Curricula				SB	SJM 17
					ANALYST:		Baca

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

NFI

(Parenthesis) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Education (SDE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 17 requests the SDE work with the Department of Health and other interested organizations to develop strategies to enable teachers to implement quality physical education curricula and teaching techniques that will encourage students at all grade levels to learn and implement skills for lifelong participation in physical activity.

Significant Issues

The SDE reports that the State Board of Education (SBE) adopted content standards with benchmarks for physical education K-12, and that physical education is a graduation requirement for New Mexico public schools.

According to SDE, this memorial supports the department's performance measures of:

Academic Achievement: Percent of districts “satisfied” with the department’s technical assistance services for improved student achievement, and

Quality Teachers, Principals, Administrators, and Education Support Personnel: Percent of districts that implement State Board of Education policies and competencies for the education profession.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Implementing this bill would have minimal administrative impact on SDE.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

What kinds of physical education programs are currently being implemented in New Mexico’s elementary schools? Middle Schools? High schools?

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