HOUSE BILL 641

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2006

INTRODUCED BY

Sheryl Williams Stapleton

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--

          A. One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for the African American studies department for:

                (1) programs for high school students and university freshmen to help them bridge the academic achievement gap and prepare them for university coursework in the field of African American studies;

                (2) fellowships and assistantships for graduate and postdoctoral students; and

                (3) a distinguished lecture series in African American studies.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.

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