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

SPONSOR SPAC

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/8/07

3/13/07 HB

SHORT TITLE STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES SB 94/SPACS

ANALYST Lucero

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$735.3

$1,764.7

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HB378 “STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS"; SB0083

“STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS"

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Defender Department (PDD)

Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 94 appropriates two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) from the

general fund to Children, Youth and Families Department to contract with a New Mexico

coalition of domestic violence for programs statewide to provide shelter care, child and

adolescent counseling, family counseling and crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence

and their children. This bill declares for the public peace, health and safety that this act takes

effect immediately; declaring an emergency.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) contained in this

bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance

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remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund. This bill declares an

emergency.

The appropriation in this bill is not part of the Children, Youth and Families Department‘s

request and is not included in the Executive recommendation of the Children, Youth and

Families Department. CYFD estimates $735.3 will be spend in 2007 and $1,764.7 will be spent

in 2008. The Children Youth and Families Department requested twelve million five hundred

forty two thousand two hundred dollars ($12,542,200) for domestic violence contracts in the

base budget request.

None for the Public Defender Department.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Executive recommendation for Children, Youth and Families Department contains $98.3 for

domestic violence programming oversight and 2 FTE.

The bill provides $2,500,000 for a New Mexico coalition of domestic violence programs

statewide to provide shelter care, children and adolescent counseling, family counseling and

crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence and their children. The bill does not specify

whether the funds are to be made available to all domestic violence providers or only those that

are members of the statewide coalition. There is only one statewide domestic violence coalition.

This bill also limits types of service that can be offered to victims and their children.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

CYFD states, this bill, as written, would positively affect existing CYFD performance outcome

measures concerning “Percent of adult victims receiving domestic violence services who are

living in a safer, more stable environment as measured by the Domestic Violence Assessment

Tool" and “Percent of adult victims receiving domestic violence services who show improved

client competencies in social living, coping and thinking skills as measured by the Domestic

Violence Assessment Tool".

Early intervention might reduce the workload of the Public Defender Department.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

CYFD states, that passage of this bill will have a long-term administrative effect on CYFD by

increasing contract generation and monitoring costs. Passage of the bill will require additional

resources (FTE).

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Relates to SB0083 “STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS"; HB378

“STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES".

TECHNICAL ISSUES

As an emergency, this bill includes FY07, as well as FY08.

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OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

CYFD allocates and administrates funding to domestic violence programs and is also responsible

for monitoring contracts. CYFD will be required to conduct a competitive bid for the $2,500,000

and monitor the contract. As per the procurement code any contract over thirty thousand dollars

must be let through competitive procurement process and this bill limits the funding to a

coalition.

According to data from New Mexico Voices for Children’s New Mexico Kids Count Data book:

“New Mexico women, in every category of ethnicity and educational level, are more likely to

experience domestic violence than American women in general. Violence harms all parties:

victim, perpetrator and witness. Without adequate intervention, children who experience or

witness violence often continue these destructive patterns into adulthood. In fact, 59% of adult

victims and 70% of perpetrators of domestic violence in New Mexico report having been abused

as children. Fifteen cases of domestic violence occur for every 1,000 residents. In 2004, 27,000

cases of domestic violence were reported to the police. However, research shows that only half

of all victims actually report their abuse to the authorities. “

ALTERNATIVES

Allocate the funding to CYFD and have it distributed through the normal procurement process,

available to all domestic violence providers in the state.

The sponsor might consider striking reference to the statewide coalition to assure a broader

access to all domestic violence providers, regardless of an agency’s membership or affiliation

with the coalition.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

Status Quo

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