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

SPONSOR:	Sanchez		DATE TYPED:	2-5-02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		UNM Access to Legal Research for Incarcerated				SB	411
					ANALYST:		Baca

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

$200.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in The General Appropriation Act

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 411 appropriates $200.0 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico (UNM) for expenditure in FY2003 to support access to legal research by state inmates incarcerated in New Mexico correctional facilities through the UNM School of Law.

Significant Issues

The following is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended as commentary on the merits of the bill:

This proposal was not included in the budget request submitted by the UNM Board of Regents to CHE. Consequently, CHE did not review nor recommend it.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $300.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY2003 shall revert to the to the general fund.

RELATIONSHIP

Senate Bill 411 relates to House Bill 2, the General Appropriation Act that includes the appropriation for UNM.

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