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





SPONSOR: Nava DATE TYPED: 3-3-01 HB
SHORT TITLE: Increase Adult Basic Ed. Workload Formula SB 460
ANALYST: Segura


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY99 FY2000 FY99 FY2000
$ 850.0 Rec GF



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



State Department of Education (SDE)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Bill 460 appropriates $850.0 to the SDE to increase the adult basic education workload formula.



Significant Issues



The bill would provide funding in the adult basic education workload formula and distributed proportionately to the twenty-two administrative sites across the state.





FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



Senate Bill 460 appropriates $850.0 from the general fund and is recurring.



ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS



The program is administered by the SDE.





OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES



According to SDE, there has not been an inflationary increase to the Adult Basic Education workload formula since 1996. The department indicates that the increased funding would allow ABE services to meet the current demand.



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