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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Lujan, B
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/30/06
2/2/06 HB 512/aHEC
SHORT TITLE Education Dept. Computerized Learning System
SB
ANALYST Aguilar
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
$4,500.0 Non-Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to House Bill 284
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY06 FY07
FY08 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring or
Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total
$5.7
Non-Recurring General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of HEC Amendment
The House Education Committee amendment to House Bill 512 makes a technical change to
language to identify that the computerized learning system align curriculum to the state stan-
dards.
Synopsis of Original Bill
House Bill 512 appropriates $4.4 million from the general fund to the Public Education Depart-
ment for the purpose of continuing implementation of a computerized learning system.