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

SPONSOR Nava

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/27/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE NMSU Alliance for Advancement of Teaching

SB 25

ANALYST McOlash

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$200.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates HB 138.

Relates to SB 42.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

New Mexico State University (NMSU)

Public Education Department (PED)

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 25 appropriates $200,000 from the General Fund to the Board of regents of NMSU

for expenditure in FY 2008 to pay for the P-20 Alliance for the Advancement of Teaching.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $200,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general Fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2008 shall revert to the

General Fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The P-20 Alliance for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (the Alliance) is requesting

$200,000 to fund a reading and assessment project coordinator, administrative assistant,

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instructors, equipment, materials and supplies, as well as travel. This funding will be used to

provide professional development and extension resources for border and rural schools in

reading and assessment, in order to comply with No Child Left Behind standards and

requirements. The goal of these efforts is to reach a minimum of 200 teachers, non-teacher

professionals and educational administrators.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

SB 42 - appropriates $150,000 for the P-20 alliance.

Relates to the Executive recommendation of $2,500.0 for the Teacher Professional

Development Fund.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The Alliance was established in 2003 by the NMSU College of Education and partner school

districts and regional educational centers to facilitate access to expertise for the improvement of

teaching and learning. The Alliance focuses on serving the needs of rural and border districts in

southern New Mexico through coordination in assessment and support for the implementation of

quality science, mathematics, and reading programs. This project will focus on reading and

assessment in P-20.

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