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

SPONSOR Trujillo

DATE TYPED 2/22/05

HB 612

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe School National Defense Cadet Corps

SB

ANALYST Hanika-Ortiz

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$211.7

Recurring General Fund

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 612 appropriates $211.7 thousand from the general fund to the Public Education De-

partment (PED) for FY05 and FY06 to establish a National Defense Cadet Corps at Capital high

school in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Significant Issues

The National Defense Cadet Corps is a program of instruction at secondary schools that do not

have Reserve Officers' Training Corps training, to provide military training that will be of benefit

to the student and of value to the Army if one should become a member.

HB 612 has an emergency clause.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation is contingent upon receipt by Capital high school of an evaluation graded

“successful” by the National Defense Cadet Corps on the school’s complete capability and

readiness to initiate such a program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $211.7 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

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fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 shall revert to the

general fund.

The appropriation requested was not part of the PED’s budget request submitted for review to

the LFC in 2004. In the review, the Committee suggests the agency concentrate on stabilizing

current program areas by improving oversight activities for the 89 districts, including data as-

sessment, reporting, and financial accountability; and closing the achievement gap. This needs to

be accomplished with available resources and might require the redirection of resources and pri-

oritizing programs.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Relates to Appropriation for the PED in the General Appropriation Act.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The bill title is confusing as it suggests Santa Fe High School. Suggest either adding the word

‘district’ after the word ‘school’, or replacing the words ‘Santa Fe’ with the words ‘Capital

High’.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

PED data reported for 2001 to 2002 on graduating Santa Fe school district seniors applying to

post secondary institutions:

graduating seniors four year institution two year institution

621 296/47.7% 125/20%

According to the PED’s Quick Stats for 2002 – 2003, the total percentage of New Mexico grade

10 students passing the High School Competency Exam was 69%. The ethnic breakdown is as

follows:

Total % passing 69.0%

African American 58.2%

Anglos 84.5%

Asians 84.3%

Hispanics 61.4%

Native Americans 49.7%

AHO/yr