46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

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

Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state department of public education for expenditure in fiscal year 2004 to contract with a community-based organization to provide Baldridge-based education training and consulting services to school administrators, teachers, school staff, students, parents, school board members, employees of the state department of public education, community colleges that have partnerships with public schools, colleges of education that have partnerships with public schools and other community members who are involved in public education issues. The purpose of the training and consulting shall be to improve student performance and to enhance the performance of the state's public schools. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.