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

SPONSOR Sanchez, B.

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/27/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Enlace Program

SB 418

ANALYST Hoffmann

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$1,400.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to appropriations in SB35 and HB169 (duplicates); it also relates to SB36 and HB209

(duplicates).

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED)

New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)

New Mexico State University (NMSU)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 418 appropriates $1.4 million from the general fund to New Mexico State University

for its Engaging Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE) program. No restrictions or ob-

jectives are given regarding the uses of the appropriation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $1.4 million contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 shall revert to the gen-

eral fund. The same appropriation request was contained in Senate Bill 972 in the 2005 Session,

which was funded at the level of $712.5 for 2006. The funding request from NMSU for this pro-

gram was included in the HED budget request at the level of $700.0.

Senate Bill 418 – Page

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RELATIONSHIP

Senate Bill 36 and House Bill 209 each appropriate $400.0 to New Mexico State University.

Senate Bill 35 and House Bill 169 also appropriate $300.0 to New Mexico State University, but

also appropriate the same amount to the University of New Mexico and the Santa Fe Community

College.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

ENLACE stands for “ENgaging LAtino Communities for Education.” ENLACE New Mexico

was established in 2000 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 New Mexico Higher Education Department notes that academic achievement and dropout

data show a significant gap between Latino students and other student groups in New Mexico

public schools. The ENLACE program seeks to increase the six-year graduation rate for His-

panic students and increase enrollment rates for Hispanic students at higher education institu-

tions.

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