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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Nava
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/6/06
HB
SHORT TITLE Education Related Testing Service Contracts
SB 110
ANALYST Aguilar
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
NONE
See Fiscal Implications
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates House Bill 208
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
General Services Department (GSD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 110 adds to the Procurement Code authorization for professional services contracts to
develop and implement standardized tests for students in kindergarten through 12
th
grade and for
teacher tests required to obtain professional licensure to be for periods of up to 12 years.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Developing assessments is a costly process. The current test which assesses New Mexico public
school students in grades 3-9 cost $17,683,453.00 in Federal funding (contract period 2003-
2007) as well as an additional $2,587,430.00 out of the general fund (contract period 2002-
2006). This cost is for development only, and does not include costs to school districts to admin-
ister the assessment. Reducing the number of times the Public Education Department is required
to contract for new test development will significantly reduce assessment costs that the Public
Education Department incurs over the next several years.