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| SPONSOR: | Townsend | DATE TYPED: | 2/12/99 | HB | 420 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Dulce Retention Success Rates | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | L. Kehoe | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 75.0 | Recurring | General Fund | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates House Bill 267
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of Indian Affairs
Commission on Higher Education
Jicarilla Apache Tribe
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 420 appropriates $75,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs to provide support services to improve the success rate of students from Dulce entering or enrolled in college in Rio Arriba County.
Significant Issues
According to the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, the drop out rate for Jicarilla post-secondary students has fluctuated from 11 to 56 percent. Reports indicate that the number of students attending school has dropped from 125 to 55 this year. A majority of students at the elementary and mid-school level score below the 50 percentile on standardized tests, and ACT scores for Dulce are considerably low in comparison to other New Mexico schools. In 1997, only three of fifteen graduating seniors were able to pass the Course Placement Evaluation Test administered by Northern New Mexico College. The three that did pass were non-Jicarilla students.
The Jicarilla Apache Reservation which is located in north central New Mexico and is very rural in nature. Therefore, accessibility to post-secondary institutions is minimal and causes students to travel several hours either to Farmington or Espanola for post-secondary education.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There would be no additional impact to the Office of Indian Affairs or the Commission of Higher Education.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The Office of Indian Affairs would negotiate a Joint Powers Agreement with a recognized governmental entity, such as the Jicarilla Apache Tribe to provide the services proposed in House Bill 420.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
House Bill 420 duplicates House Bill 267.
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