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

SPONSOR:	Dana		DATE TYPED:	02/15/99		HB	591
SHORT TITLE:		Chaves Senior Services				SB
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY99	FY2000	FY99	FY2000	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
	$ 243.6			Recurring	General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Agency on Aging

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 591 appropriates $243.6 from the general fund to provide increased and expanded services to senior citizens in Chaves County.

Significant Issues

According to the agency, the funds will serve between 300 and 500 additional individuals in Chaves County who are not currently being served due to the lack of funds. The funds will be for the following services:

•Two Case Managers for home assessments for Meals On Wheels programs;
•Four additional Homemakers for house cleaning and personal care services;
•Two part-time employees for health and physical fitness promotion;
•Contract with registered nurse for blood pressure, diabetes, and other illness screening; and
•Funding of a Breakfast Program for 5 days a week at the Senior Citizens Center in Chaves County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

This bill appropriates $243.6 from the general fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2000. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 will revert to the general fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The funds would be appropriated to the State Agency on Aging, who in turn would contract with the Eastern New Mexico Area Agency on Aging (ENMAAA). ENMAAA would then contract with Chaves County JOY Centers to administer the services.

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

These funds were not included in the Aging Network Legislative Request Package.

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