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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:

02/18/05

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

African American Affairs Office Conferences

 

SB

580

 

 

ANALYST:

Kehoe

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$75.0

 

 

Recurring

General Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

 

REVENUE

 

Estimated Revenue

Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Legislative Finance Committee Files (LFC)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 580 appropriates $75,000 from the general fund to the Office of African American Affairs for the purpose of supporting conferences relating to domestic violence, diabetes and high blood pressure.

 

     Significant Issues

 

Senate Bill 580 provides funding to the Office of African American Affairs to support the agency’s effort and vision to provide universal access to the necessary and effective health care to all New Mexicans, with a primary focus on people of African descent in New Mexico. 

 

Statewide conferences would provide a means for the Office of African American Affairs to disseminate information statewide about local and state resources available that are designed to assist citizens in addressing domestic violence, diabetes and high blood pressure.   The information and method of outreach to citizens will empower citizens to participate in their health care decisions and planning. 

 

According to statistics provided by the Office of African American Affairs, people of African descent experience disparate health status from other New Mexicans.  Between 1997 and 1999, more deaths occurred among African Americans due to heart disease, cancer and strokes than any other race or ethnicity in New Mexico.  The number of deaths due to diabetes among African Americans was second to deaths caused by diabetes among Native Americans.  

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $75,000 contained in this bill is a 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.

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

The General Appropriation Act currently under consideration by the Legislature contains a $100,000 appropriation from the general fund recommended by both the Executive and Legislative Finance Committee for funding the operational expenses of the Office of African American Affairs.  

 

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