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





SPONSOR: Aragon DATE TYPED: 02/11/01 HB
SHORT TITLE: UNM Job Training Courses SB 505
ANALYST: Gilbert


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01 FY02 FY01 FY02
$ 543.0 Recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates HB 428

Relates to HB 186, HJM 30, and HJM 12



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC Files

Commission on Higher Education (CHE)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Bill 505 appropriates $543.0 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico (UNM) to provide workforce development in the Barelas, South Valley, and downtown areas of Albuquerque.



Significant Issues



Workforce development for the Barelas, South Valley and downtown areas of Albuquerque would be provided through the UNM Division of Continuing Education.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The appropriation of $543.0 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.



RELATIONSHIP



House Bill 186 appropriates $2.0 million to the State Department of Education (SDE) for high school-to-workforce transitional counseling services .



HB186 requires the State Department of Education to ensure that counseling services include:



(1) career selection and other skills useful to students preparing to enter the workforce;

(2) rehabilitation counseling and services for students with disabilities; and

(3) individual counseling services to assist high-need students in completing high school graduation requirements."



House Joint Memorial 12 requests the Commission on Higher Education, in cooperation with post-secondary institutions, to study the feasibility of funding certain non-credit courses that support needed workforce training. The study is to be completed no later than November 1, 2001.



House Joint Memorial 30 requests the Commission on Higher Education, in cooperation with post-secondary institutions, to study the feasibility of funding certain non-credit courses that support needed workforce training. The study is to be completed no later than November 1, 2001.



OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES



The following is provided for information only. It is intended as a commentary on the merits of the program/project:



This funding was not included in UNM's budget request and was not submitted to the UNM Board of Regents or to the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) for consideration or approval. The CHE did not recommend funding this request.



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