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





SPONSOR: Miera DATE TYPED: 02/16/99 HB 294/HCPAC
SHORT TITLE: Ethnomusicology Educational Training SB
ANALYST: Hadwiger


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY99 FY2000 FY99 FY2000
$ 200.0 $ 50.0 Recurring GF



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC Files

Office of Cultural Affairs

State Department of Education



SUMMARY



Synopsis of HCPAC Amendment



The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee amendment increases the appropriation in the bill from $100.0 to $200.0.



Synopsis of Bill



The bill would appropriate $100.0 general fund in FY2000 to the Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) to fund an ethnomusicology educational training program. Unexpended balances at the end of FY2000 would revert to the general fund.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The OCA anticipates need for one additional FTE (a planner II) to administer this program.



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