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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Tsosie
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/7/06
SHORT TITLE Study How To Provide For “E-Rate” Program
SJM 19
ANALYST Aguilar
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY06
FY07
FY08 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total
Minimal
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Senate Joint Memorial
Senate Joint Memorial 19 requests PED study the procurement code and other applicable statutes
to determine how to best provide the required state match for school districts under the federal e-
rate program in order to ensure that public schools have affordable access to advances telecom-
munications.
SJM-19 further requests the department report its findings and recommendations to the LESC by
October 1, 2006.