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| SPONSOR: | Pinto | DATE TYPED: | 2/24/99 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Self-Sufficient Living for Veterans | SB | 610/aSIAC | ||||
| ANALYST: | L. Kehoe | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 150.0 | Recurring | General Fund | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
| Subsequent
Years Impact |
Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||
| FY99 | FY2000 | |||
| NFI | NFI | NFI | N/A | N/A |
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to Senate Bills 203 and 206 and various capital requests.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of Indian Affairs
Veterans' Service Commission
Synopsis of SIAC Amendment
Senate Indian and Cultural Affairs Committee amendments to Senate Bill 610 adds San Juan County and Sandoval County as surrounding areas of Gallup to receive self-sufficient living training and services for veterans and their families.
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 610 appropriates $150,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs to contract to provide self-sufficient living training and services for veterans and their families in Gallup, New Mexico.
Significant Issues
The proposed bill does not define "self-sufficient living training," therefore, it is difficult to determine if the appropriation would provide services to disabled veterans, recently returned veterans, or all veterans. The bill does not clarify the type of services to be provided. Would the services include scholarships, license plates, tax exemptions, disability claims assistance, educational opportunities, etc.?
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The Veterans' Service Commission currently maintains Native American service officers in Gallup and in their rural program. The commission has the personnel, expertise and other operating essentials to provide services to veterans. The appropriation contained in Senate Bill 610 may duplicate services already being provided by the Veterans' Service Commission. It may be more practical to appropriate the funds to the commission to expand their services for providing self-sufficient living training and services for veterans and their families.
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