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

SPONSOR Smith

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/1/06

HB

SHORT TITLE NMSU 4-H Engagement in Youth Program

SB 151

ANALYST Earp

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$250.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates House Bill 339

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

New Mexico State University (NMSU)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 151 appropriates $250,000 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New

Mexico State University to support the 4-H Engagement in Youth and Education Program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $250,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

The program budget submitted by NMSU indicates that approximately $193,500 would support

three FTE staff positions to conduct programs throughout the state. The balance of the funding

would cover other operational costs associated with the program. Any unexpended or unencum-

bered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.

The sum of $76,000 was appropriated for this purpose in Chapter 34, Laws of 2005 (Senate Bill

190.) The Legislative Finance Committee funding recommendation for fiscal year 2007 has in-

cluded this amount as a component of a block-grant appropriation to NMSU for special project

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expansion. The Executive recommendation does not include funding for this item. Therefore,

depending on which recommendation is adopted, the appropriation in this bill will may result in

the augmentation of the funding contained in HB 2.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

NMSU is seeking an appropriation for 4-H youth development and educational programs which

forge partnerships between educational institutions, secondary education and local communities

to promote learning, academic performance and workforce preparation among vulnerable youth

in New Mexico.

This proposal was submitted to the Higher Education Department (HED) by NMSU as a compo-

nent of the university’s “K-12 Outreach Initiative” which was ranked #1 out of 9 requests for

special program expansion. However, this request was not included in HED’s fiscal year 2007

funding recommendations to the Legislature.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

NMSU would bear administrative responsibility for the program to be funded via this legislation.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Senate Bill 151 and House Bill 339 are duplicate measures.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

NMSU reports that the 4-H Engagement in Youth and Education initiative is a ten year plan with

a projected budget requirement of $10 million. The first four years of the After School Engage-

ment initiative have successfully focused on after school programs. Continued funding for the

after school initiative is being sought from local municipalities (city and county), school districts,

federal appropriations and contracts and grants. This funding request is for Engagement objec-

tive No. 2: Core Curriculum Enhancement to help vulnerable youth achieve higher level of aca-

demic and social performance and prepare for meaningful work or further education by adding

value to classroom time.

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