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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Robinson
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/2/06
HB
SHORT TITLE Dept. of Health Film Project
SB 672
ANALYST Lewis
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
50.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Response Received From
Department of Health (DOH)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 672 appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the Department of Health for a
film project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $50,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert
to the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to the Department of Health (DOH), DOH’s Office of School Health within DOH has
undertaken two film projects in the past two years as part of a larger youth mental health anti-
stigma campaign. People with mental illness often do not seek treatment because of the stigma
associated with mental illness. Funds for a film project could be used for public information and
educative measures aimed at selected target groups to improve the public’s knowledge regarding