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

SPONSOR Stapleton

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-8-06

HB 616

SHORT TITLE State Fair African-American Programs and Hall

SB

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$250.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

No response from State Fair Commission

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 616 appropriates $250.0 from the general fund to the State Fair Commission to de-

velop and implement cultural, historical fine arts and performing arts education programs and to

coordinate education activities at the African-American performing arts and exhibit hall.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

House Bill 616 appropriates $250.0 from the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered

balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund. The appropria-

tion is for FY07 and FY08.

House Bill 616 – Page 2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to PED, the legislation would provide for the development and implementation of cul-

tural teaching and learning activities including historical, fine arts and performing arts education

programs for activities at the African-American performing arts and exhibit hall at New Mexico

Expo.

The department indicates that educational outreach programs based upon learning through the

arts and culture promote creative, engaged, skilled and confident students for New Mexico.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

Because of the new building of the African-American performing arts center, this program is part

of the State fairs performance target to expand the utilization of the fair and its educational pro-

grams.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The State fair would administer the development and implementation of the program. No addi-

tional staff would be required.

RS/nt