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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Sandoval
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
02/06/06
HB 544
SHORT TITLE
RESTORE INDEPENDENT LIVING
PROGRAMS
SB
ANALYST Weber
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
$136.4
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB 480, HB 599, SB 355
Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 544 appropriates $136.4 thousand from the general fund to the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation of the Public education Department for the purpose of restoring independent
living programs.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $136.4 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 shall revert to the(general
fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Independent living is a non-medical model of services that enables people with disabilities to
achieve the highest level of self-sufficiency and control over their own lives. Centers for
Independent Living in New Mexico have a potential client base of approximately 300,000 adults.
25% of adults surveyed in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveys of 1998-
2000 identified themselves as having disabilities (Department of Health Office of Disability and