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

SPONSOR Wirth

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1-19-2008

HB 53

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Performing Arts School Programs

SB

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$25.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 53 appropriates $25 thousand from the general fund to Cultural Affairs department to

fund children’s performing arts productions, children’s performing arts classes, educational

outreach for bilingual performing arts, and operational expenses for a performing arts theater in

Santa Fe County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $25 thousand contained in this House Bill 53 is a recurring expense to the

General Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall

revert to the General Fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

House Bill 53 stipulates that outreach programs have a bilingual component and that all

programs be conducted in Santa Fe County. Arts and cultural programming such as the

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initiatives funded through this legislation can have broad educational and quality of life impact

on children and New Mexico communities. NM educational content standards include:

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Demonstration of an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process.

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Observation, discussion, analysis and making critical judgments about artistic works.

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Increased awareness of diverse peoples through the performing arts.

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Connections and parallels among the arts, health and physical education disciplines as

well as science, math, language arts, social studies, modern, classical and native

languages and career technology.

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Contributions to the local community by sharing learning in music, movement,

theater/drama, dance and by impacting and participating in community activities.

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