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Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to Relates to HB617

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Public Education (SDE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 665 appropriates $2,040.0 to SDE to fund school district implementation of the Accountability Data System (ADS).

Significant Issues

The bill requires SDE to develop and implement an application process requiring school districts to justify extreme need and year 2000 computer requirements to purchase software, hardware and professional services.

Districts are required to use the accountability data system to meet state and federal reporting requirements.

This bill carries an emergency clause.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

House Bill 665 appropriates $2,040.0 from the general fund to SDE for expenditure in fiscal years 1999 and 2000. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the general fund.

In September 1998, SDE surveyed school districts and asked how much each district would need for hardware, software, and personnel to fully implement the ADS by the 40^th day of 1999. Districts responded and estimated that they would require $5,971.6 for 1999 ADS implementation. The district estimates were reviewed by SDE staff and the amount was revised to $2,040.7

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

This bill relates to HB617. House Bill 617 appropriates $100.0 to SDE for the purpose of acquiring computer hardware and software to implement a student data collection system in the Santa Fe Public School District.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

This project is not included in HB2 or SB2 in section 7, as one of the Information Technology appropriations for fiscal year 2000; however, $175.0 in general fund is included for SDE to fund Phase 3 of the Accountability Data System.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

• Implementation of the Accountability Data System at the State Department of Public Education is currently in Phase 3. Why was the need for financial support for school districts not identified by SDE during the first phase of implementation of ADS?

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