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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

2/1/07

2/3/07 HB

SHORT TITLE

Grant County Teen Court

SB 637

ANALYST C.Sanchez

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$20.0

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HB 647, Santa Fe County Teen Court

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance Administration (DFA)

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 637 appropriates $20,000 from the general fund to the sixth judicial district court for

FY 08 to fund the Grant county teen court. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance

remaining at the end of FY 08 shall revert to the general fund.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The bill would appropriate $20.0 to the Sixth Judicial District Court and would increase the

Court’s budget.

Senate Bill 637 – Page

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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Teen Courts work with youth in areas such as DWI prevention, substance abuse prevention and

counseling. The program offers alternatives such as community service for youth that have

committed misdemeanor crimes. Family involvement is encouraged.

This budget request is not contained in the judiciary’s unified budget.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

Although there are approximately 20 teen courts in New Mexico, there are currently no standard

operating guidelines for running a teen court and no performance measures available by which to

measure their performance.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Relates to HB 647, Santa Fe County Teen Court

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

If SB 637 is not passed, programs that provide counseling and substance abuse prevention could

be at risk.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

How will the Grant County Teen Court function in comparison to other teen courts around the

state.

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