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



SPONSOR: Madalena DATE TYPED: 01/27/00 HB 209
SHORT TITLE: Services For Incarcerated Native Americans SB
ANALYST: Trujillo

APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
$ 145.0 Recurring GF



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Companion to SB 204



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC Files.

Corrections Department



Did not receive responses from:

Office of Indian Affairs

Adult Parole Board

Children Youth and Families



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



SB209 appropriates $145.0 in general fund to the Corrections Department (CD) to provide counselors and advisors for spiritual counsel of Native American juveniles and adults incarcerated in state facilities.



Significant Issues

CD reports the appropriation does not specify whether the counseling is only for juveniles within adult facilities or whether it also includes counseling for those juveniles under the supervision of Children Youth and Families.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



SB 204 appropriates $145.0 in general fund. CD reports the appropriation should provide for services to adequately contract for the necessary counselors to meet the provisions of the bill.



ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS



CD reports the administrative impact to the agency would be minimal.



CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP



HB209 is a companion to SB204



TECHNICAL ISSUES



HB 209 should specify what juveniles are to be served by the bill.



OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES



According to CD, because the CD has no authority over juveniles being supervised by Children, Youth and Families Department, the CD would have no way of implementing counseling for juveniles outside from adult facilities.



CD suggests CD only be responsible for those juveniles who are incarcerated in the department's correctional facilities and not those juveniles supervised by the Children, Youth and Families Department.



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