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

SPONSOR SEC

DATE TYPED 03/04/05 HB

SHORT TITLE Public Peace, Health, Safety and Welfare

SB 1078/SECS

ANALYST Baca

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$1,200.0

Recurring General Fund

Duplicates SB972

Relates to SM9 and HB3

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 1078 appropriates $1.2 million from the general fund to for expenditure in FY06 to

support ENLACE programs:

$400 thousand to the Board if Regents of the University of New Mexico,

$400 thousand to the Board of Regents of New Mexico State University, and

$400 thousand to the Commission on Higher Education for Santa Fe Community

College.

Significant Issues

The PED notes:

ENLACE stands for “Engaging Latino Communities for Education.” ENLACE New

Mexico was established with the assistance of a grant awarded by the W.K. Kellogg

Foundation as part of a national initiative to improve the educational participation and

graduation rates of Latino students through enhanced community involvement.

The PED also cites data showing a significant achievement gap between Latino Students and

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other groups in New Mexico schools as well as dropout rate higher than other student popula-

tions in New Mexico. The PED further notes that Educational research has shown that, in order

to reduce this gap, efforts must come from different educational entities, parents and community

groups (Source: Baca and Cervantes, 1998; Bridglall and Gordon, 2003; Gregory, 2000; and

Krashen, S.1996. •

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $1.2 million contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 shall revert to the gen-

eral fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The post-secondary institutions receiving the appropriations will administer the programs.

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