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

SPONSOR:	Tripp		DATE TYPED:	2/18/03		HB	465
SHORT TITLE:		Magdalena Center for Student Success				SB
					ANALYST:		L. Baca

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
	$175.0			Recurring	General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Education Reports

Responses Received From

State Department of Education (SDE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 465 appropriates $175.0 from the general fund to the State Board of Education (SBE) for expenditure in 2004 to pay for salaries and benefits, materials, supplies, equipment and computers for a tri-cultural center for student success at the Magdalena Municipal School District.

Significant Issues

Using information from the district superintendent, the SDE reports that the Magdalena Municipal School District is proposing a program to address a critical need to provide education services to at-risk youth ages 12-18. An estimated 185 students ages 12-18 would benefit from the services proposed in the bill. If enacted, the legislation would support the Western Socorro County Tri-Cultural Center for Student Success program.

The Magdalena Municipal School District is located in South Central New Mexico and is serving an ethnically diverse student population of 375 students during the 2002-2003 school year The district’s ethnically diverse student population is composed of Navajo (53%), Hispanic (34%) and Anglo (14%) students. Thirty-seven percent of the students have been identified as limited English proficient, and 84.9 of the students are on the free or reduced price lunch program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $175.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

This bill provides opportunities for the school district to provide additional assistance to its ethnically and linguistically different student population and to help students overcome some of the hurdles that accompany poverty.

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