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

SPONSOR:	Nava		DATE TYPED:	02/06/02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Continue Education Reform Ad Hoc Committee				SB	SJM 12
					ANALYST:		Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY02	FY03	FY02	FY03
	NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Conflicts with House Bill 27

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Education (SDE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 12 requests the New Mexico Legislature to continue the Legislative Education Study Committee ad hoc committee on education reform.

Significant Issues

The Legislative Education Study Committee participated in the Education Initiatives and Accountability Task Force, established in 1999 by the New Mexico Legislative Council. The purpose of the task force was to review the current status of New Mexico’s educational system and to make recommendations to the Legislature to reform the system for improved performance. The legislation would continue the ad hoc committee to continue the focus of the task force.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None indicated in this legislation.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

According to SDE, the State Board of Education, department staff and public school testimony and involvement is assumed to be connected to the ad hoc committee’s continued work for education reform.

CONFLICT

The SDE indicates that a conflict appears with HB27 for creating another committee to begin another education reform process.

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