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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 2/21/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Correct Educational Technology Deficiencies

SB 613

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$21,000.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY TASKFORCE

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 613 appropriates $21,000.0 to the education technology bureau of the PED, for iden-

tifying and correcting educational technology deficiencies in public schools.

Significant Issues

The bill provides funding for fiscal years FY05 and FY06 although the bill does not provide for

an emergency provision.

PED states education technology includes all components of informational technology which is a

complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization for

analyzing problems, and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to prob-

lems.

Senate Bill 613 -- Page 2

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Senate Bill 613 appropriates $21,000.0 from the general fund for FY05 and FY06 and is recur-

ring.

PED states the Council of Technology in Education recommends $21 million be appropriated for

education technology deficiencies.

This bill relates to HB-511 which creates a new fund and provides for continuing appropriations.

The LFC objects to including continuing appropriation language in the statutory provisions for

newly created funds. Earmarking reduces the ability of the legislature to establish spending pri-

orities.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

Senate Bill 613 does not specify how the funding would be distributed to the 89 districts and if

the funding would be available to charter schools.

If Senate Bill 613 is enacted, House Bill-511 would need to be passed and signed in order for the

accountability of the funds and that the development and implementation of education technol-

ogy standards are in place to ensure the mandates of both bills are meet and a program is estab-

lished to be monitored by the PED.

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