Fiscal impact reports (FIRs) are prepared by the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) for standing finance

committees of the NM Legislature. The LFC does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of these reports

if they are used for other purposes.

Current FIRs (in HTML & Adobe PDF formats) are a vailable on the NM Legislative Website (legis.state.nm.us).

Adobe PDF versions include all attachments, whereas HTML versions may not. Previously issued FIRs and

attachments may be obtained from the LFC in Suite 101 of the State Capitol Building North.

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

SPONSOR Wirth

DATE TYPED 2-16-05

HB 579

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Education Plan Process Automation

SB

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$30.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 579 appropriates $30.0 to PED for a Santa Fe public school project to automate the

individualized education plan process (IEP).

Significant Issues

According to PED, the Special Education Bureau of PED currently has an online PDF format.

Santa Fe Public Schools would like to create and customize an IEP template that will meet its

specific needs.

This electronic format will assist the Santa Fe district in assuring that all elements of the IEP are

addressed, and that IEP’s and special education re-evaluations are current.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The IEP process is included in the content standards, benchmarks and pre-school performance

standards.

House Bill 579 -- Page 2

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

House Bill 579 appropriates $30.0 from the general fund and is recurring. The FY06 budget rec-

ommendations of the Legislative Finance Committee, Legislative Education Committee and the

executive include categorical public school support, $5,000.0 for the Educational Technology

Fund. This fund is distributed to school districts for technology programs and enhancements to

technology programs.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

PED would monitor the IEP process of the Santa Fe school district in the development of the

electronic format.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

How many of the remaining school districts including charter schools have or are in the process

of automating their Individualized Education Plan process. Does PED have an IT plan that

would include automating the 89 school districts IEP process. Can the PED Accountability Data

System (ADS) accommodate the electronic format and report valid data that is consistent in all

89 school districts.

RS/yr