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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gardner
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/18/07
HB 1028
SHORT TITLE Chaves County Youth Leadership Program
SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$150.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 1028 appropriates $150,000 to the Local Government Division of the Department of
Finance and Administration for a youth leadership program in Chaves County.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $150.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the
General Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
CYFD reports that the intent of the bill is to implement a youth leadership program aimed toward
breaking the cycle of violence for high-risk youth in Chaves County. Gang violence in Chaves
County has received considerable media coverage in the past five years.
Currently in Chaves County, the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) funds a regional
juvenile justice continuum board for $88,750 that addresses juvenile justice system issues,