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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Romero

 

DATE TYPED:

02/04/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

NM Symphony Orchestra Educational Programs

 

SB

184

 

 

ANALYST:

Gonzales

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$50.0

 

 

Non-Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Duplicate of a portion of HB234

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC Files

 

Responses Received From

Office of Cultural Affairs

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 184 appropriates $50.0 from the general fund to the Office of Cultural Affairs for the purpose of providing educational services by the New Mexico symphony orchestra for the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

 

     Significant Issues

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $50.0 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

OCA indicates there would be modest staff time required for the RFP process, contract review, processing and implementation, planning, set-up, delivery and evaluation of program services.

 

DUPLICATION

 

This bill duplicates a portion of House Bill 234, which appropriates $50.0 for the same purpose; however, House Bill 234 does not specifically mention that the education services would be provided by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra as specified in Senate Bill 184. (See substantive issues below.)

 

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

 

Although the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra is expected to provide the services proposed in this bill, the State Procurement Code and anti-donation laws would require OCA to follow the RFP process to contract for the education services proposed.  The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, however, could submit a proposal along with any other interested vendors for these services.

 

JMG/prr