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Duplicates HB 584

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Office of Cultural Affairs

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SPAC Amendment

The amendment substitutes the word "ethnomusicology" for "mariachi."

Synopsis of Bill

The bill would appropriate $75.0 general fund in FY2000 to the Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) to provide equipment, teaching materials and supplies, instructional assistance and travel for the Hispanic folklore dance workshops at the annual international mariachi conference in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Unexpended balances remaining at the end of FY2000 would revert to the general fund.

Significant Issues

The bill would help support Hispanic folklore dance workshops at the annual international ethnomusicology conference in Las Cruces. These workshops would help preserve and share Hispanic cultural traditions.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The OCA anticipates no additional costs to administer these funds.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The OCA anticipates no substantial administrative impact to administer these funds.

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

Duplicates HB 584.

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