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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Fox-Young
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
01/31/08
HB 529
SHORT TITLE
Tribal Community Youth Development
SB
ANALYST Hanika Ortiz
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$150.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
HB 529 duplicates SB 495, and SB 507
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Health (DOH)
Indian Affairs Department (IAD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 529 appropriates $150 thousand to IAD to establish youth development programs in
tribal communities that promote self-esteem, health and wellness through running.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $150 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General
Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall revert to
the General Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
IAD reports that the bill will establish youth development programs in New Mexico’s tribal
communities that promote self-esteem, health and wellness through running. Youth development
programs that use running or other extracurricular activities have been associated with higher
levels of academic achievement, improved self-esteem, and lower levels of substance abuse. This
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may be important in light of the fact that 35.5 percent of American Indian youth in New Mexico
used illicit drugs in 2005, the highest use rate among all races according to DOH.
Additionally,
seventeen percent of American Indian youth are overweight and 18 percent have Body Mass
Index results that put them at risk for being overweight in the future.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
HB 529 duplicates SB 495, and SB 507. All three bills appropriate funding to establish Tribal
community youth development programs.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
DOH reports the current physical activity recommendation for youth is to engage in at least 60
minutes of moderate activity preferably daily. In 2005, 57% of NM high school students reported
getting vigorous activity at least three days per week for 20 minutes, and 22% of students
reported getting moderate activity at least five days per week for 30 minutes.
Among New Mexico high school youth, American Indians have the highest rates of obesity
(17.4%) compared to their non-American Indian peers.
WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
Funding will not be provided through this legislation for youth development programs in tribal
communities.
AHO/mt