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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Altamirano
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/22/2007
HB
SHORT TITLE WNMU INSTRUCTIONAL T.V. CENTER
SB 142
ANALYST McOlash
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$120.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
New Mexico Department of Higher Education (HED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 142 appropriates $120,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of West-
ern New Mexico University (WNMU) for expenditure in FY 2008 and FY 2009 to fund instruc-
tional television needs.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $120,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2009 shall revert to the
General Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
A public service proposal was submitted by WNMU to the New Mexico HED for review in the
amount of $118,600. The Department’s recommendation for SB142 is in the amount of
$126,100 for FY08. WNMU received $126,100 in recurring funding for FY07 and $123,200 in
FY06.