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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:

1/30/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Recruit National Board Certified Teachers

 

SB

232

 

 

ANALYST:

L. Baca

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$300.0

 

 

Recurring

GF

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

 

Relates to Appropriation for the State Department of Education in the General Appropriation Act

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

 

State Department of Education

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 232 appropriates $300.0 from the general fund to the Department of Public Education to recruit and assist qualified New Mexico teachers who wish to become certified by the national board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and authorizes the department to use up to three percent of the appropriation for administrative costs incurred by the Department.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The improvement of teacher effectiveness is a widely acknowledged and accepted goal.  This bill strives toward that goal by providing assistance to teachers who wish to undergo the rigorous training program to become eligible for certification by the NBPTS, and is a continuation of

efforts begun in 1994.  To date, the Department reports, an estimated $1 million from state appropriations and federal funds has been spent to assist 107 teachers to become nationally certified.

 

 

The appropriation in this bill will allow an estimated 100 candidates to participate in the program by providing financial assistance to offset the $2.3 million costs associated with the program.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $300.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year2004 shall revert to the general fund.

 

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