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

SPONSOR:	Vigil		DATE TYPED:	3-13-01		HB	541
SHORT TITLE:		East Las Vegas One-Stop Youth Career Center				SB
					ANALYST:		Taylor

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

$ 85.0

Recurring

General Fund

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

New Mexico Labor Department

New Mexico State Department of Education

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 540 appropriates $85 thousand from the General Fund for the purpose of contracting for assistance for the East Las Vegas school district to establish a one-stop youth career center. The center will provide career and post secondary educational information, work permits, career preparation workshops and industry-recognized information technology training to prepare students for information technology jobs.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

Suggested performance measures:

Number of Students participating (explanatory);
Number of students completing the program (output);
Number of students who find an information technology jobs within six-months of completing training (outcome);
Cost per student trained (efficiency).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $85.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY02 shall revert to the General Fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The Labor Department reports that if they are to administer the program, they will need one additional FTE. However, the bill states that the appropriation is for a contract. The Labor Department's role would be restricted to contract management.

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

House Bill 540 makes an identical appropriation to the West Las Vegas Schools; House Bill 2/aSFC includes $50 thousand for the purposes proposed in this bill.

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