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

SPONSOR:	Stewart		DATE TYPED:	02/03/02		HB	176
SHORT TITLE:		Alternative Schools Size Adjustment Units				SB
					ANALYST:		Gilbert

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

$ 8,100.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Response Received

NM State Department of Education (SDE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 176 amends § 22-8-23 of the Public School Finance Act to allow alternative schools to generate size adjustment program units. The bill also appropriates $8.1 million to the State Department of Education (SDE) for FY 2003 to fund any additional units generated.

Significant Issues

HB 176 would allow SDE-approved alternative schools with a MEM of less than 400 to generate elementary-junior high size units and senior high size units. Alternative programs within a traditional school, however, would not be eligible for size adjustment units.

According to the SDE, the appropriation in this bill is sufficient to cover the estimated additional units generated by alternative school size adjustment program units for FY 2003. (See attached spreadsheet.)

House Bill 176 – Page 2

MEM is the school membership including early childhood education full-time-equivalent membership, but excluding membership in class C and D programs and excluding full-time-equivalent membership in 3-year and 4-year-old developmentally disabled programs.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $8.1 million contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall revert to the general fund.

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