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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Campos
DATE TYPED 2-8-05
HB
SHORT TITLE Geography Education
SB 5
ANALYST Segura
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
$500.0
Rec
GF
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 5 appropriates $500.0 to PED to contract geography education in New Mexico Public
Schools.
Significant Issues
According to PED, the New Mexico Geographic Alliance (NMGA) received funding from the
Legislature and grants from New Mexico Education 2000. In 2001, the Alliance was unsuccess-
ful in securing state or other grant funds and did not qualify for matching funds from the Na-
tional Geographic Society (NGS). PED indicates that the NGS will match the $500.0 state ap-
propriation and pay all administrative costs to help create a permanent, self-sustaining fund that
will support NMGA activities throughout the state.