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SPONSOR: |
Miera |
DATE TYPED: |
2/25/03 |
HB |
724 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Definition of “Instructional Material” |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
L. Baca |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
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Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Responses
Received From
State
Department of Education (SDE)
Commission
on Higher Education (CHE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 724 Section
22-15-2 NMSA, 1978, and expands the definition of instructional materials by
adding on-line resources, distance learning media and productivity software to
the list of materials eligible for purchase form the Instructional Materials
Fund.
Significant
Issues
Enactment of this bill will allow school
districts use the funds appropriated for instructional
materials to purchase on-line resources. As a consequence, students will have greater
access to contemporary materials within the resources available to the School
district.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
This bill has no
fiscal impact, but expanding the list materials eligible for placement on the
adopted instructional materials list could lead to a need for additional
funding to enable school districts to make these materials available to
students. Currently, school districts
use limited funds available through the Educational Technology Fund,
competitive grant funds or operational funds to purchase on-line and
productivity instructional materials.
This bill adds one more funding option available to school districts.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
SDE reports that 94%
of classrooms in New Mexico public schools have access to the internet by at
least one computer.