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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Rodella

 

DATE TYPED:

02/18/03

 

HB

541

 

SHORT TITLE:

Taos & Rio Arriba Senior Citizen Programs

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Weber

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$200.0

 

 

Recurring

General Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

Human Services Department

 

No Response From

Agency on Aging

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 541 appropriates $200,000 from the General Fund to the Human Services Department to establish a senior citizens social work program in Rio Arriba and Taos counties.

 

     Significant Issues

 

Programs serving seniors typically would be administered by the Agency on Aging. HSD would likely enter into an agreement with that Agency in order to carry out the purposes of this bill.

 

Human Services states it is unclear to the department what the intended purpose or expectation is of this appropriation.  It is not clear if HB541 is requesting social workers or case-workers to serve seniors or if this is an educational grant for social workers who are seniors to conduct social workers activities in Rio Arriba and Taos counties, or if it is intended to expand the Gold Mentor program to those counties.

 

Through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, HSD has given money to the Agency on Aging for their GOLD Mentor program.  GOLD Mentors are seniors who provide mentoring to TANF clients. HSD’s FY04 request includes $1 million for this program.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $200.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of Fiscal Year 2004 shall revert to the General Fund.

 

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