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SPONSOR: |
Tinnin |
DATE TYPED: |
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HB |
389 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
San Juan College Oil & Gas Field Training |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
L. Baca |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$300.0 |
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Recurring |
GF |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates
to Appropriation for
Responses
Received From
Commission
on Higher Education (CHE)
Energy,
Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 389
appropriates $300.0 from the general fund to the Governing Board of San Juan
College (SJC) to expand and operate oil and gas field training, including
certification and training for well, pipeline and drilling technicians and for
field workers.
Significant
Issues
The EMNRD analysis cites the cyclical nature of
the oil and gas industry, and states that the need for trained workers is
linked to the boom and bust nature of the industry. Workers leave the industry during economic
downturns and do not return; this creates a need to provide training for their
potential replacements. This bill seeks
to supplement the existing pool of certified workers and provide in-service
training for those already employed in the industry.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$300.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining
at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to the CHE,
this proposal was submitted by SJC to the CHE and ranked #4 among
the 4 expansion
requests submitted. The CHE did not
recommend this program for expansion.
The SJC’s request for
this program was for $150.0 and partially justified with the budget shown
below:
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Proposed
Budget for |
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Salaries |
$90,000 |
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Fringe |
27,000 |
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Supplies/Expenses |
15,000 |
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Equipment |
18,000 |
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Total |
$150,000 |
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AMENDMENTS
The CHE suggests adding the following language for all new recurring higher education programs (assuming that funding will continue beyond 2003-2004):
“A plan for a program
evaluation, including specific program goals and criteria for assessing program
effectiveness, shall be submitted to the Legislative Finance Committee and the
Commission on Higher Education by