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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:

2/10/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Align Early Childhood Programs

 

SB

SJM 2

 

 

ANALYST:

L. Baca

 

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Duplicates HJM12

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

 

State Department of Education (SDE)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Joint Memorial 2 requests that the Interagency Coordinating Group (ICG) study the alignment of early care education programs in New Mexico, establish a framework for a statewide comprehensive and universal system of preschool programs and fully delineate the procedures and methodology necessary to implement such a framework; and that the group report its finding to the Legislative Education Study Committee by November 2003.

 

This bill was introduced for the Legislative Education Study Committee.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The ICG was created within the Department of Children, Youth and Families in 1992.  It is comprised of the Secretary of Finance and Administration, the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chairman of the Joint Interim Legislative Health and Human Services Committee and a member of the Governor’s office. This memorial requests that the ICG implement the provisions of the 1992 law, and bring coordination and focus to the nearly $250.0 million expended annually in New Mexico for early childhood education programs.

 

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