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

SPONSOR:	Taylor, JP		DATE TYPED:	01/28/02		HB	330
SHORT TITLE:		Albuquerque Homeless Youth Services				SB
					ANALYST:		Esquibel

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

$160.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates SB 84

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Responses Received

Department of Health (DOH)

Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 330 appropriates $160.0 from the general fund to DOH for the purpose of contracting for 24 hour-a-day staffing capability at the Albuquerque homeless youth drop-in center.

Significant Issues

DOH reports the Albuquerque Youth in Transition center (YIT) plans to remain a drop-in center and has no intention of serving as an overnight shelter.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $160.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

DOH questions whether the funding is sufficient in the bill to include liability insurance for both the property and anyone hurt or injured at the center.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

DOH reports the bill fails to define the age of youth that would be served by this homeless youth drop in-center, raising issues for both the Department of Education and the Children, Youth and Families Department with respect to services for youth.

Another issue regards local zoning issues concerning the geographical placement of a youth drop-in center as described in the bill.

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