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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gardner
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/15/07
HB 1132
SHORT TITLE ENMU Supplemental Instruction Program
SB
ANALYST Moser
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$ 98.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates: SB 661
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 1132 appropriates $98 thousand from the general fund to the board of regents of
eastern New Mexico University for the purpose of a supplemental instruction program to provide
advanced tutoring to students in high-risk courses.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $98 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the
general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program according to HED is an academic enrichment
program that is offered in traditionally difficult courses such as math, physics, chemistry etc.
Trained student SI leaders who have completed and passed the course facilitate discussion and