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





SPONSOR: Saavedra DATE TYPED: 01/30/01 HB 38
SHORT TITLE: UNM Newborn Intensive Care Funding SB
ANALYST: Gilbert


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY01 FY02 FY01 FY02
$ 1,370.9 Recurring GF



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates appropriations included in House Bill 120.

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

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LFC Files

Commission for Higher Education (CHE)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



House Bill 38 appropriates $1,370.9 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico (UNM) for the newborn intensive care and pediatrics programs at UNM. This bill includes an emergency clause.



Significant Issues



The appropriation in this bill will be allocated as follows:





According to the Commission on Higher Education (CHE), these funding requests were included in UNM's budget request to the UNM Board of Regents. However, the UNM Board of Regents approved total funding of $333.3 for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit as apposed to the $574.5 included in this bill. The CHE did not recommend funding for this program expansion.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The appropriation of $1,370.9 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY02 shall revert to the general fund.



CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP



Provisions of House Bill 120 duplicate the appropriation request in this bill as follows:



(2) two hundred forty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($241,200) for the newborn intensive care unit neonatal nurse practitioner salary adjustment and transport expenses;

(3) three hundred thirty-three thousand three hundred dollars ($333,300) for the newborn intensive care unit staff expansion;



The total appropriation in House Bill 120 is $1,826.4 and includes funding for programs not included in this bill.



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