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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
02/07/08
HB
SHORT TITLE Youth Education in Visual Arts
SB 419
ANALYST Escudero
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$100.0
Recurring
General Fund
Relates to SB 245, HB 316, HB 38
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 419 appropriates $100.0 in FY 2009 to the Cultural Affairs Department to implement
and operate a program for youth education in the visual arts, including integrated arts education
curriculum that helps develop core learning skills in reading, math, science, language arts and
social studies, outreach workshops at schools, pueblos and community service organizations,
with accompanying professional development for teachers, ongoing weekend family programs
and a nationally recognized art and leadership program for boys and girls.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $100.0 contained in this bill 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.
There is no impact to the PED budget as these funds are appropriated to the Cultural Affairs
Department.
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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to PED, this legislation will support and encourage new social studies, humanities,
cultural, and arts skills and knowledge in the statewide community. History, culture and the arts
make unique contributions to education, culture and society. Students, teachers, parents and
community members would benefit from a creative visual arts-based curriculum that integrates
across basic core programs and that would support recognition and celebration of the diversity of
culture and learning in New Mexico
Design, digital and visual arts can enhance learning in reading, math, science, social studies and
language arts though integrated curriculum projects, outreach workshops, accompanying
professional development for teachers, family weekend programs along with nationally
recognized art and leadership programs for boys and girls. Learning through design, literacy and
the arts for students creates interest, discipline, focus and promotes learning and skill
development.
The NM Content Standards for the Arts make a foundation for this learning along with other
Content Standards through:
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Demonstration of an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process.
•
Observation, discussion, analysis and making critical judgments about artistic works.
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Increased awareness of diverse peoples through the visual arts.
•
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.
Contributions to the local community by sharing learning through design, the arts and culture
As the world moves from a logical, linear Information Age into an economy and society built on
the inventive capabilities of a Conceptual Age, creative design, symphony, empathy and
meaning* will emerge to be as valued as logical thinking and linear skills are now. (Pink, 2005).
As stated by DCA, this legislation is quite specific as it describes a proposed youth visual arts
education program. It mentions the creation of arts integration curriculum projects that assist
with core learning skills, as well as outreach workshops to be held at schools, Pueblos and other
organizations.
The bill also specifies professional development for teachers and ongoing weekend programs for
families. It requests a nationally recognized art and leadership program for young people.
Arts and cultural programming such as the initiatives funded through this legislation have broad
educational and quality of life impact on New Mexico’s young people. Therefore, the visual arts
programs outlined in this bill would be a strong investment in New Mexico’s youth.
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
There is no direct implication to the PED performance measures; however, these funds support
students attaining the New Mexico Content Standards, Benchmarks and Performance Standards.
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SB 449 could serve to support the Public School Support Performance Measures:
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Annual percent of highly qualified teachers in high-poverty schools, kindergarten through
twelfth grade
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Annual percent of core academic subjects taught by highly qualified teachers,
kindergarten through twelfth grade.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
As stated by PED, in alignment with the New Mexico Professional Development Framework
(6.65.2.1 NMAC) and the Legislative Education Study Committee’s Oct. 15, 2007, Staff Report
on Professional Development
, it is recommended that the Cultural Affairs Department ensure
that the appropriated funds and the resulting services and/or products align with the New Mexico
Professional Development Framework (PDF).
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
SB 245, HB 316, HB 38
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
The Cultural Affairs Department will be required to submit a report to the PED no later than
June 30, 2008 that:
Provides a listing of all professional development activities that were provided to
•
teachers, school administrators and/or instructional support providers
•
a summary of the professional development activities provided and by whom they were
provided
•
an evaluation component revealing the effectiveness of the activity relative to alignment with
the Professional Development Framework and any additional evaluation components
required by the PED, ENMU and/or the participating schools
.
WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
As stated by PED, the statewide program to operate a program for youth through the visual arts
including integrated arts education curriculum to enhance core learning skills in reading, math,
science, language arts and social studies; outreach workshops at schools, pueblos and community
service organizations; professional development for teachers; ongoing weekend family
programs; and a nationally recognized art and leadership program for boys and girls would need
to identify other sources of funding for children and their families
.
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