HOUSE BILL 472

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2006

INTRODUCED BY

Rick Miera

FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE

AN ACT

RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEFICIENCY CORRECTION FUND; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO REPLACE FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE COMPUTERS AND NETWORK DEVICES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS--EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEFICIENCIES--UPGRADES.--

          A. Ninety-four million four hundred thousand dollars ($94,400,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the educational technology deficiency correction fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 and subsequent fiscal years for the purpose of making allocations to correct serious deficiencies in educational technology infrastructure pursuant to Section 22-15A-11 NMSA 1978. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. No allocation of this appropriation shall be made unless:

                (1) the method for prioritizing projects developed by the education technology bureau of the public education department has been reviewed and approved by the council on technology in education; and

                (2) the council on technology in education has approved the proposed allocations.

          B. Twenty-four million two hundred thousand dollars ($24,200,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the public education department for expenditure in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for the purpose of making distributions to school districts to replace functionally obsolete computers and network devices in accordance with the statewide plan for the integration of educational technology into the public schools. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund. No distribution of this appropriation shall be made to a school district unless:

                (1) the education technology bureau of the public education department, after requesting and obtaining the advice and approval of the council on technology in education, has approved the school district‛s technology plan pursuant to the Technology for Education Act; and

                (2) the school district has agreed to match the distribution with an amount determined pursuant to the procedures of Paragraph (5) of Subsection B of Section 22-24-5 NMSA 1978.

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