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

SPONSOR Rodella

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/18/2008

HB 70

SHORT TITLE Student Progress Tracking System

SB

ANALYST Aguilar

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$58.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 70 appropriates $58 thousand from the general fund to the Public Education Depart-

ment for the purpose of developing a New Mexico standards-based student progress tracking

system model at four schools in Rio Arriba County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $58 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2009 shall

revert to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

It is unclear in the bill who is responsible for developing and implementing the model or if a pre-

existing model is to be used. If PED is the responsible agency, the appropriation may not be suf-

ficient to cover the costs of acquiring or developing the model and implementing it in schools.

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