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

SPONSOR Kernan

DATE TYPED 3-11-05

HB

SHORT TITLE Participation in International Education

SB 1012

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$50.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

REVENUE

Estimated Revenue

Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 1012 appropriates $50.0 to fund New Mexico’s participation in a multi-state collabo-

rative to advance international education and respect for citizens of other ethnicities, nationali-

ties, and countries.

Significant Issues

According to PED, New Mexico has been a leader in the nation in providing funds to public

school districts for implementing Bilingual and Multicultural Education Programs. For the 2004-

2005 academic school years, there are 60 districts with 460 schools implementing Bilingual and

Senate Bill 1012 -- Page 2

Multicultural Education Programs.

In addition, PED indicates that:

•

The state’s Bilingual and Multicultural Education Programs assist students to be-

come proficient in two languages and learn the culture and history of New Mex-

ico and other cultures in the world.

•

The proposed World-Class Education program pulls together many efforts of

communities, agencies, businesses, universities and teachers across the United

States and also with other countries.

•

The main goal of this program is to foster greater understanding of world cultures

and to prepare K-12 students to succeed in a global economy.

•

The International Education Programs will be integrated with the state’s content

standards-based curriculum and Bilingual Multicultural Education Programs.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

Senate Bill 1012 would impact a core performance measure that assesses students in grades 3 to

9 on achieving proficiency or above on the New Mexico Criterion-Referenced Assessments in

Reading/Language Arts and Math.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Senate Bill 1012 appropriates $50.0 from the general fund and is recurring. Any unexpended or

unencumbered balance remaining at the end and FY06 shall revert to the general fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

PED would monitor the program and the distribution of the appropriation.

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