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HB 668/aSEC

SHORT TITLE Charter School Extracurricular Activities

SB

ANALYST Chabot

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$387.0 Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SEC to House Bill 668

The Senate Education Committee Amendment adds home school students to those eligible to

participate in extracurricular activities and amends Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978 (Program Cost

Calculation—Local School Board Responsibility) to add a factor of .1 for those charter and

home school students participating in extracurricular activities to the calculation of program

costs of the school district.

Synopsis of Original Bill

House Bill 668 adds a new section to the Charter Schools Act allowing charter school students to

participate in district extracurricular activities, including intramural and intermural sports, if they

meet the other eligibility requirements. The student shall participate at the school in the atten-

dance zone in which the child lives.

Significant Issues

PED assess under current New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) guidelines, charter

schools must join NMAA and compete against schools of similar size. Many charters have not

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chosen to do so but charters in Albuquerque Public Schools have elected to compete against one

another.

PED states “it is reported that several charter schools have lost students to the public schools be-

cause students want to participate in team sports but are unable to under current NMAA guide-

lines.

PED adds there are 6,600 students in charter schools grades 7-12.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

PED states, the bill will result in additional costs, such as uniforms, equipment, and transporta-

tion to allow charter school students to participate in extracurricular activities but it is unable to

estimate the cost.

There are approximately 6,600 charter school students in grades 7-12 and approximately 6,000

home school students. There is no estimate of how many students will chose to participate. If 10

percent participate in extracurricular activities, the program cost would be approximately $387

thousand. (12,600 X 10 percent X .1 factor X $3,068.70). If the Legislature chooses not to fund

the additional units, then overall unit value will reduced by less than one dollar.

There may be liability issues for home school students participating in extracurricular activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The charter school may have to arrange transportation to and from the school where a charter

school student chooses to participate in extracurricular activities.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1.

Will charter schools have to adjust schedules to allow students to participate in extracur-

ricular activities at another school.

2.

What procedures will be required to ensure eligibility to participate in extracurricular ac-

tivities at another school.

3.

Who will be responsible for transportation.

4.

How will conflicts be resolved.

5.

Who pays the costs for uniforms and additional equipment.

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