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| SPONSOR: | King | DATE TYPED: | 02/19/99 | HB | 716 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Effective Reading Techniques | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Fernandez | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 40.0 | Recurring | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB344. SB242, SB169, HJM51, HM11, HM3, SM4 and SB110
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
State Department of Public Education (SDE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 716 appropriates $40.0 to SDE for the purpose of providing professional development programs for teachers in Torrance and Santa Fe counties to train with professional instructors in the Rio Rancho School District to learn how to each effective reading techniques to students in the early grades.
Significant Issues
The purpose of the training is for teachers to learn how to teach effective reading techniques to students in the early grades who are having difficulty in their reading and writing literacy skills.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
House Bill 716 appropriates $40.0 from the general fund to SDE for expenditure in fiscal year 2000. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
SDE indicates that current staff can handle this project, however, if a significant number of special projects be approved, the agency would require additional staff.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
This bill relates to other reading and literacy bills such as: HB 344; SB 242; SB 169; HJM 51; HM 11; HM 3; SM 4 and SB 110.
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