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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Romero

 

DATE TYPED:

02/11/02

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Literacy Day

 

SB

SJM-77

 

 

ANALYST:

Segura

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC Files

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Joint Memorial 77 requests the Legislature declare February 1, “Literacy Day at the Legislature”.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The New Mexico coalition for literacy has existed for fifteen years. During that time approximately eighteen thousand volunteer tutors have received training from the New Mexico coalition for literacy and those tutors have provided approximately one million two hundred thousand hours of instruction.  In addition, approximately forty-five thousand adult students have been served by volunteer literacy programs statewide.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

No Fiscal Impact.

 

RS/ar


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