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





SPONSOR: Wilson DATE TYPED: 2/26/99 HB
SHORT TITLE: Create Dental Career Ladder Program SB 44/aSPAC
ANALYST: Pacheco-Perez


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY99 FY2000 FY99 FY2000
$ 200.0 $unknown Recurring GF



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)



Relates to SB120



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Commission on Higher Education (CHE)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Amendment



This amendment changes the Commission on Higher Education to San Juan College as the beneficiary of the appropriation. Emphasis is also added to providing training in under-served areas of the state and to welfare-to-work clients and other non-traditional students.



Synopsis of Bill



This bill appropriates $200.0 to the Commission on Higher Education to establish a statewide, coordinated dental education career ladder program among various post-secondary educational institutions. The goal is to prepare graduates to perform as dental administrative aides, dental assistants and dental hygienists.



Significant Issues



The CHE has not reviewed the project proposed in this bill and estimates considerable additional impact to the agency relative to program development and oversight workload.





FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The appropriation of $200.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY00 shall revert to the general fund. Additionally, the CHE expects the implementation of additional laboratory-based educational programs will have an on-going impact on the higher education funding formula.



ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS



The CHE estimates the need for an FTE during the first year of implementation with as much as an additional .5 FTE for subsequent years to perform oversight functions.



CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP



This bill relates to Senate Bill 120.



OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES



The CHE has reviewed a related proposal as that contained in this bill from San Juan College (SJC) on behalf of a consortium of associate degree granting institutions for the development on one and two-year dental career ladder training programs. The proposal required the addition of 2.00 FTE and SJC ranked this project 2nd of two research and public service project requests.



The CHE offers the following amendment: to specify coordination by the CHE with dental education career ladder programs by educators and oral health professionals in the interest of wide acceptance of the program throughout the state.

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