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

SPONSOR B. Lujan

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/02/2007

HB 306

SHORT TITLE Center Diverse Population Study and Education

SB

ANALYST McOlash

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$650.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to SB 252.

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 306 appropriates $650,000 from the General Fund to the Regents of NMHU for

expenditure in FY 2008 for the Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations

(CESDP) to provide technical assistance and training for schools and school districts, training in

data-driven decision-making and data analysis, training in best practices for standards-based

instruction and sheltered English instructional strategies.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $650,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2008 shall revert to the

General Fund.

House Bill 306 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The CESDP was established by the New Mexico legislature in 1993, under the auspices of New

Mexico Highlands University, to provide technical assistance, distribute research findings, offer

resources, and promote quality in New Mexico's public schools. The CESDP sponsors five

initiatives:

1.

Rural Education

2.

School Reform

3.

Language and Culture

4.

Literacy Development

5.

Teacher Quality

This proposal for additional funding was submitted to the New Mexico Higher Education

Department by NMHU for review, but is not included in the Department’s funding

recommendation for FY08.

House Bill 306 requested appropriation is for $650,000, whereas NMHU's proposed amount was

$99,300 (HED Agency Bill Analysis). The Higher Education Department recommends that this

program be funded at the FY07 recurring level of $218,800, with no additional funding for

FY08

.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

SB 252 appropriates $170,000 to NMHU in FY 2008 for “the center for education and study of

diverse populations" with no future specification.

The General Appropriation Act (HB 7/SB 2) appropriates $218,800 from the General Fund,

$422,500 in Other State Funds, and $1,052,400 in Federal Funds for the CESDP.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1.

What is data-driven decision-making.

2.

Standards-based instruction.

3.

Sheltered English instruction.

BM/csd