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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gardner
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/15/07
HB 1132
SHORT TITLE ENMU Supplemental Instruction Program
SB
ANALYST Moser
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$ 98.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates: SB 661
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 1132 appropriates $98 thousand from the general fund to the board of regents of
eastern New Mexico University for the purpose of a supplemental instruction program to provide
advanced tutoring to students in high-risk courses.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $98 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the
general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program according to HED is an academic enrichment
program that is offered in traditionally difficult courses such as math, physics, chemistry etc.
Trained student SI leaders who have completed and passed the course facilitate discussion and
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review sessions. A list of eligible SI classes is complied by statistics based on the percentage of
students who failed or withdrew from the class. Based on student availability and faculty
support, classes are selected for the SI program. The goal of the program is to improve retention
of students in SI courses, improve pass rates and student learning.
The appropriation in SB 661 would be used as follows:
Coordinator (part-time) $25,000
Training for 30 faculty $15,000
SI Leaders ($6/hr, 40 classes/100 hrs)
40 classes (fall) $24,000
40 classes (spring) $24,000
Training materials budget $10,000
Total $98,000
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