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Campos |
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02/17/03 |
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Higher Ed Program Development Enhancement |
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Williams |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates HB 392
Relates to
HB 567/SB 455:
Faculty Development Fund
HB 391/SB 366:
LFC Technology Enhancement Fund
HB 393/SB 369:
LFC Higher Education Performance Fund
HB 394/SB 368:
LFC Work Force Skills Development Fund
HJM 27/SJM 25:
LFC Higher Education Performance Fund
HB 160/SB 221:
Work Force Skills Development Fund
SB 14:
Community College High Skills Training Fund
SB 418:
Workforce Training Act
LFC Files
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
Economic Development Department
Department of Labor (DOL)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 370 creates a new, non-reverting fund, the Higher Education Program Development Enhancement Fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to CHE to provide funds to public, post-secondary institutions to address critical state issues, including work force and professional training needs, enhancing instructional program and developing mission-specific instructional programs. CHE is authorized to develop a system for a competitive funding selection process and would annually identify four critical issues for funding. Award criteria may include: (1) collaboration; (2) commitment of matching funds and (3) evaluation components.
The Commission would
report to the Legislature and the Governor annually on the status of the fund
and associated projects. The effective
date of the bill is July 1, 2003.
Significant
Issues
DOL notes the program could duplicate existing
programs such as those available through Workforce Investment Act and the
In-Plant training program.
This is a Legislative
Finance Committee-sponsored bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
No Fiscal Impact. This bill does not include an appropriation.
According to the LFC
budget document, the program development enhancement fund is intended
to
facilitate the development or enhancement of academic and student support
programs defined as priorities for the future development of New Mexico. Programs must focus on outcomes and may
include initiatives to address teacher shortages, programs that meet a specific
statewide workforce need or programs that improve student retention. The commission would administer the fund and
allocate funds to institutions on a competitive proposal basis. Proposals would be reviewed by an advisory
committee made up of representatives from the commission, legislative and
executive branches. The advisory
committee would forward award recommendations to the commission. Programs must have anticipated outcomes and
reporting dates. The funds would be
recurring until such time as they are phased out and covered by workload
adjustments. The LFC recommends $1.5
million for the program development/enhancement fund contingent upon passage of
a bill that establishes the fund.
In
addition, the committee recommends a $1 million appropriation of federal
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to the program development
enhancement fund. These funds are to
enhance post-secondary education opportunities for persons with incomes below
200 percent of the poverty level. It is
anticipated participants may be male or female, with or without children. Support for participants will be in the form
of tuition for full-time students (12 or more credit hours) enrolled in
programs that result in professional nursing or teaching certification. Also, the commission may fund institutions
for direct costs related to the program in proportion to the number of eligible
participants in the program.
Appropriate administrative costs are also allowed. The appropriation is contingent upon the
commission developing a program consistent with TANF funding guidelines after
review by both the Human Services Department and LFC.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
CHE notes this bill
reflects the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher Education-recommended Base Plus
Incentives funding approach.
AW/prr