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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gonzales
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/3/07
2/12/07 HB 930
SHORT TITLE Taos County Family Justice Center
SB
ANALYST Ortiz
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$300.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Eighth Judicial District Attorney
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 930, Making an Appropriation for the Taos County Family Justice Center,
appropriates $300 thousand from the GENERAL FUND to Eighth Judicial District Attorney for
the purpose of operating the Taos county family justice center.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $300 thousand contained in this bill is a RECURRING expense to the
GENERAL FUND. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FISCAL
YEAR 2008 shall revert to the GENERAL FUND.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Taos County Family Justice Center is a “one-stop" center for providing social service,
victim advocacy, family issues and other services to victims of crime and their families. The
center has historically been funded primarily by the Town of Taos and Taos County, while the
district attorney takes the lead on providing centralized services for families in Taos County.