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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Martinez
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/19/08
HB 101
SHORT TITLE NMSU-Grants Fine Arts Laboratory
SB
ANALYST Kehoe, L.
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$50.0
Non-Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Higher Education Department (HED)
New Mexico State University-Grants
New Mexico State University-Grants Fine Arts Laboratory
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 101 appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New
Mexico State University for the purpose of equipping the fine arts laboratory at the Grants
campus.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $50,000 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of 2009 shall revert to the
general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to the analysis submitted by both the Higher Education Department and the New
Mexico State University in Grants, the request for funding in House Bill 101 is for start-up funds
for the development, implementation and plans for institutionalization of a fine arts program at
the Grants campus. NMSU-Grants currently offers courses required for the general education
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requirements for an Associate of Arts, but does not focus on fine arts. According to NMSU-
Grants, an Associate of Arts degree in fine arts program would concentrate in one of five
proposed areas of study: studio arts, theater, creative media, creative writing and music. An
associate program in fine arts will prepare students for either a career in the arts, or articulation
to a baccalaureate degree program at a four-year institution.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
As written, House Bill 101 appears to be requesting funds for capital outlay expenditure.
However, according to information provided by the New Mexico State University Grants
institution, the funds will be used for operational expenditures.
Proposed amendment: On page 1, line 18 of the bill, strike the words “equip fine arts
laboratories" and insert in lieu thereof the words “provide funding for planning and development
of a fine arts program".
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to NMSU-Grants, “the University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business and
Economic Research published an economic impact study of the arts and cultural industries in
Santa Fe County (2004) and a like study in Bernalillo County should be nearing completion.
This study provides documentation of the major impact of the arts to the economic development
of Santa Fe County. Although NMSU-Grants is located in Cibola County—two counties
removed from Santa Fe—some of the information provided by this study is relevant to
demonstrate the need for the establishment of a Fine Arts Program at NMSU-Grants which will
benefit the economic well being of Cibola County."
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