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

SPONSOR Salazar

DATE TYPED 2/24/05

HB 810

SHORT TITLE Northern NM Summer Enrichment Programs

SB

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION

(in $000s)

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$23.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 810 appropriates $23,000 from the general fund to the Department of Finance and

Administration (DFA) in FY06 to contract for provision of summer enrichment programming for

youth in the communities of Truchas, Ojo Sarco and Cordova.

Significant Issues

DFA indicates the appropriation in this bill will be used for staff, materials, supplies, field trips

and other activities for a summer enrichment program that would be administered by Mountain

View Elementary School faculty. The program will provide services to youth ages 6 to 13 and

will provide activities for reading, art, dance, music and physical activities.

The Public Education Department (PED) noted this bill provides opportunities for students,

teachers, parents and community members

that to benefit from arts and other performance-based

events and programs that may not otherwise be available. According to PED, the program would

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include childcare, weaving and flamenco dancing, reading, swimming and other outdoor activi-

ties. The summer program would provide supervised activities with a ratio of 6 to 1 children to

adults and include meals at noon. These events can bring families and communities together to

share in learning experiences and promote a larger dialogue about education, culture and prepar-

ing children and youths for the future with a spotlight on building and maintaining self-esteem.

Funding available through this initiative, if enacted, would allow the development of learning

through the arts, culture and heritage in those communities. Learning through experiences such

as these can make unique contributions to education, culture, society and the lives of individuals

.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $23,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 would revert to the

general fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

DFA indicated that its Local Government Division cannot administer the appropriation as pro-

posed and does not possess the staff required to provide the oversight of a contract for youth ser-

vices. DFA noted that PED currently overseas contracts dealing with youth services and could

provide the oversight required for such a contract.

ALTERNATIVES

It may be preferable to appropriate the funds to PED, which has more extensive background in

providing youth services. This would also facilitate implementation of the proposed program, as

the public schools already have mechanisms in place to implement this appropriation.

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