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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/30/08

HB 554

SHORT TITLE Bernalillo County NM Youth Day Holiday

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$100.0

Non-Rec

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 554, making an Appropriation for the New Mexico Youth Day Holiday in Bernalillo

County, appropriates $100.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA a Youth Day holiday.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100.0 thousand contained in this bill is a non-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

PED notes that during the 2005 Legislature, SJM 49 was passed declaring August 1, 2005 as

Youth Day. The intent of the day is to encourage parents and guardians to spend time with their

children. Governor Richardson signed a proclamation declaring this. In addition, $20.0 was

appropriated to the PED for the first annual Youth Day. PED contracted with Prime Time for the

development and implementation of this initiative. During the 2006 Legislature, SJM 17 passed

recognizing August 5, 2006 as the second annual Youth Day in New Mexico.

House Bill No. 554 – Page

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Research in the Family Involvement in Children’s Education shows the following (Family

Involvement, ND):

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Family involvement is a powerful influence on children's achievement in school.

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When families are involved in their children's education, children earn higher grades and

receive higher scores on tests, attend school more regularly, complete more homework,

demonstrate more positive attitudes and behaviors, graduate from high school at higher

rates and are more likely to enroll in higher education than students with less involved

families.

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Increasing family involvement in the education of their children is an important goal for

schools, particularly those serving low-income and other students at risk of failure.

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Increasing family involvement in children's education is also an important goal of Title I

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which is designed to enable

schools to provide opportunities for low-income and low-achieving children to acquire

knowledge and skills contained in challenging standards developed for all children.

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Title I is the largest federal program supporting elementary and secondary education.

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