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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Taylor, J.G.
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/19/2007
2/21/2007 HB
SHORT TITLE School Students at semi Pro Basketball Games
SB 1132/aSPAC
ANALYST Aguilar
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$100.0 Nonrecurring
General fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates HB-1159
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SPAC Amendment
The Senate Public Affairs Committee amendment to Senate Bill 1132 changes the appropriation
from the Public Education Department to the New Mexico Sports Authority. The amendment
also changes the focus of the bill from semiprofessional basketball games to professional
basketball games.
Synopsis of Original Bill
Senate Bill 1132 appropriates $ 100 thousand from the general fund to the Public Education
Department for the purpose of purchasing and distributing tickets to school students for
semiprofessional basketball games.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $100 thousand contained in this bill is a nonrecurring expense to the
general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year
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2008 shall revert to the general fund.
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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