NOTE: As provided in LFC policy, this report is intended for use by the standing finance committees of the legislature. The Legislative Finance Committee does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information in this report when used in any other situation.
The LFC is only preparing FIRs on bills referred to the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Ways and Means Committee, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee and the House Taxation and Revenue Committee. The chief clerks are responsible for preparing and issuing all other bill analyses.
Only the most recent FIR version, excluding attachments, is available on the Intranet. Previously issued FIRs and attachments may be obtained from the LFC office in Room 416 of the State Capitol Building.
| SPONSOR: | Nava | DATE TYPED: | 2/02/99 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Re:Learning Program | SB | 156 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Pacheco-Perez | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 1,000.0 | Recurring | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Duplicates HB89
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
State Department of Education (SDE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
This bill appropriates $1,000.0 to the Board of Regents of Eastern New Mexico University to fund the Re:Learning education program to support school improvement in all grades of public school.
Significant Issues
According to the CHE, the project proposed in this bill was not submitted in the special project request made by the institution.
According to the SDE, this project is included in the base budget request for public school support by the State Board of Education. Although funding for this project has been appropriated to the SDE in the past, ENMU serves as the fiscal agent through a joint powers agreement with the SDE.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $1,000.0 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.
DUPLICATION
This bill duplicates House Bill 89.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to the SDE, Re:Learning has been implemented since 1988 and has leveraged other funds in the past. Through this program, assistance is provided to 190 schools, impacting more than 17,000 teaching staff and 110,000 students. Students participating in this program, most notably Hispanic students, have increased test scores.
APP/njw