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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR HEC
DATE TYPED 3-8-05
HB CS/756
SHORT TITLE Bilingual Education Position in Coaching
SB
ANALYST Segura
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
$75.0
Recurring General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
No response from Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Education Committee Substitute for House Bill 756 appropriates $75.0 to provide stu-
dents at West Las Vegas high school with knowledge of language variations and the relation-
ships between language, culture and the community.
Significant Issues
New Mexico has been a leader in the nation in providing resources to serve the needs of students
with a home language other than English. Since 1973, the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act
has provided financial support for Bilingual Education programs in New Mexico’s public
schools.
For the 2004-2005 academic school year, there are 60 districts with 460 schools implementing
Bilingual Education programs. A total of 57,965 students are participating in the program. West
Las Vegas Public Schools currently has nine schools implementing approved state Bilingual
Education programs and serves 1,772 students.