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

 

 

 

SPONSOR

Ponce

DATE TYPED

2/01/04

HB

119

 

SHORT TITLE

Non-Transferable College Credit Reimbursement

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST

Baca

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY04

FY05

FY04

FY05

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

 

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC Files

 

Responses Received From

Commission on Higher Education (CHE)

New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)

 

SUMMARY

 

Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 119 amends Section 21-1B-5 NMSA 1978 to require a receiving institution reimburse the student for the complete cost, including tuition, books and fees, of each course the student was required to repeat at the receiving institution, if the student’s articulation complaint      is upheld.

 

House Bill 119 also requires the receiving institution shall publish in the student handbook or otherwise notify students of the complaint process, including notice of the remedy.

 

Significant Issues

 

State statutes (21-1B-3 through 21-1B-5) require the CHE to develop an articulation plan, including modules and courses within the modules, to facilitate the transfer of course from one institution to another, especially from the two year institutions to the four and six year universities.  If a course approved within the articulation plan is not accepted by the receiving institution, the receiving institution will be required to reimburse the student for the cost of the course if the student has appealed the denial and been upheld.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There is no impact on the general fund.  However, any institution that loses a course transfer appeal will be impacted.  However, there is no data available to indicate how frequently course transfers are denied.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

The CHE indicates that HB 119 could limit the transfer opportunities for students if receiving institutions are unable to reimburse students for any appeal won by student over course acceptance denial.

 

 

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