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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-22-2007

HB 1263

SHORT TITLE Multicultural Bilingual Theater Production

SB

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$150.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 1263 appropriates $150 thousand from the general fund for expenditure in FY08 to

the Arts division of the Cultural Affairs department to contract with an Albuquerque-based youth

focused multicultural bilingual theater company. The contractor will be required to produce

plays written by New Mexican playwrights, and to perform these within underserved

communities in the State.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $150 thousand contained in House Bill 1263 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.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

According to PED, “storytelling, reading, writing, acting, inventing, computing, valuing one’s

own and other’s cultures and problem solving can be enhanced through Arts Education.

House Bill 1263 – Page

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Integrated curriculum developed to enhance student learning through middle and high school

levels and tied to New Mexico Standards and Benchmarks and selected measurable Performance

Standards can capture middle and high school students’ beliefs and imaginations and greatly

enhance their learning at this level.

The New Mexico Content Standards for the Arts makes a foundation for this learning along with

other Content Standards through:

• Demonstration of an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process.

• Observation, discussion, analysis and making critical judgments about artistic

works.

• Increased awareness of cultural diversity.

• Knowledge about how invention and innovation have historically influenced

artists.

• Connections and parallels among the arts, health and physical education

disciplines as well as all other content areas, Science, Math, Language Arts,

Social Studies, Modern, Classical and Native Languages and Career Technology."

PD/csd