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





SPONSOR: Maes DATE TYPED: 1/24/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: School-Based Mentoring Programs SB SB14
ANALYST: Esquibel


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
$ 224.0 Recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Department of Health

Children, Youth and Families Department did not respond



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



The bill appropriates $224.0 to the Department of Health (DOH) to contract for school-based mentoring programs for at-risk children attending public schools in Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Taos counties.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The bill appropriates $224.0 in general fund in FY01 to DOH for a recurring program.



DOH indicates it could absorb the significant costs of administering this program. However, it indicates the program costs include training, coordination, administration and oversight and does not include paying the mentors.



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