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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 2-28-05

HB

SHORT TITLE Examine School Social Studies Curricula

SJM 29

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to: HB- 139, 268, 280, SB- 5, 277, 305, 383

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 29 requests PED to assess the alignment of school districts’ social studies

curricula to the social studies standards over the past five years with emphasis on civics and gov-

ernment.

The PED will also provide a report to address current social studies programs and specific indi-

cators of student learning related to civics and government and provide recommendations for

improvement and possible initiatives to ensure compliance prior to the second session of the 47

th

Legislature.

Significant Issues

The PED reinstated the “Educational Plan for Student Success”(EPSS) process. The PED EPSS

review includes collecting evidence of curriculum alignment in core areas to the adopted stan-

dards. The PED will work with districts to ensure congruence between standards and the deliv-

ered curriculum in the schools.

Senate Joint Memorial 29 -- Page 2

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

No impact to the current public school performance measures.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Senate Joint Memorial 29 does not contain appropriation.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

According to PED, school districts would need to provide documentation of their aligned social

studies curriculum with particular reference to civics and government to the PED.

The PED would need to provide an evaluation system for all districts/schools/charter schools to

collect data that would address the memorial’s issues. To determine pertinent information, stu-

dent data from grades 9-12 or K-12 would need to be gathered and aligned to appropriate items

in the evaluation system.

RS/yr