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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

SPONSOR:

Rodriguez

 

DATE TYPED:

2/21/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Half-Staff Flags Upon Death of Law Enforcement

 

SB

SJM 74

 

 

ANALYST:

Maloy

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

NFI

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

Department of Public Safety

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Joint Memorial 74 to requests the Governor to order all United States and New Mexico flags to be lowered to half-staff upon the death of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty.

 

     Significant Issues

 

1.                  Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day.

 

2.                  Law enforcement officers selflessly protect and serve others, usually for wages that are not commensurate with the risks of their duties.

 

3.                  119 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty in New Mexico.

 

4.                  Each death represents the ultimate sacrifice that one person can make in the service of another, and it should be recognized by all New Mexicans.

 

SJM/ls/njw