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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Robinson
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/18/2007
HB
SHORT TITLE UNM Statewide Language Teacher Development
SB 1143
ANALYST McOlash
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$1,500.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB 1195.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Higher Education Department (HED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 1143 appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Fund to the UNM Regents for
expenditure in FY 2008 to support statewide language teacher professional development in the
use of educational content for Hispanic or Native American English language learners.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $1.5 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
The Higher Education Department identifies the UNM College of Education’s, Language,
Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) as the responsible entity for this program.
LLSS is a multidisciplinary department, within the University of New Mexico College of
Education, that supports the professional development of New Mexico K-12 educators and
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postsecondary teacher educators and is committed to
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The study of the social and political contexts of education.
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Scholarly inquiry using qualitative, critical, and innovative research methodology
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Valuing differences of class, race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation,
disability and age as sources of leadership and expertise.
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Creating a community of educators devoted to social justice
The Master of Arts degree program seeks to contribute the professional development of
educators. MA students can choose one of the following concentrations:
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American Indian Education
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Bilingual Education
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Education Thought and Sociocultural Studies
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English as a Second Language
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Literacy, Language Arts, and Reading
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Social Studies
The doctoral program prepares students for college teaching, research, and other leadership
positions in education and social services. PhD students can choose an emphasis in one of the
following:
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Bilingual Education
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Language Arts/Literacy
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Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies
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English as a Second Language
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Educational Linguistics
According to the UNM website, LLSS attempts to:
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Identify and address the educational needs of a community that contains wide
diversity with regard to class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
disability, and age, by providing leadership, resources, and expertise necessary
to create programs that foster the collaborative creation and sharing of new
knowledge, pedagogies, and programs.
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Facilitate the study of culture, language and literacy in conjunction with the
study of cultural, social, and political context in which educational events and
practices are embedded
This proposal was not submitted to the HED by UNM and was not included in the Department’s
funding recommendation for FY08.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
SB 1143 (UNM Statewide Language Teacher Development) and HB 1195 (UNM Language
Teacher Development) are duplicates, except for title.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1.
How does LLSS address the use of educational content for Hispanic or Native
American language learners at the present time.
2.
Is this not part of the LLSS mission as outlined by the department.
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