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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Salazar
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/1/2007
HB
SHORT TITLE Expand Adult Basic Education Programs
SB 430
ANALYST McOlash
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$2,000.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Higher Education Department (HED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 430 appropriates $2.0 million from the General Fund to the Higher Education
Department for expenditure in FY 2008 to expand Adult Basic Education Programs across the
state, including English as a second language programs.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $2.0 million 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.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
In FY07, 28 local ABE programs around the state served 21,637 adult students at an annual state
cost of $270 per student. ESL students accounted for one-third of the total enrollment.