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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gonzales
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/9/2007
HB 718
SHORT TITLE School Library DVD Placement
SB
ANALYST Aguilar
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$25.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to appropriations contained in the General Appropriations Act.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 718 appropriates $25 thousand from the general fund to the Public Education
Department for the purpose of purchasing and distributing the “Nuestras Acequias" DVD to
public school libraries.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $25 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall
revert to the general fund.
Annual funding for school library materials including DVD’s is contained in the School Library
Materials Fund and funded as a categorical item in Public School Support.
The LFC remains concerned with funding initiatives outside of the funding formula as it tends to
disequalize school funding and diverts funding away from core educational needs.
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