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

SPONSOR Sandoval

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/26/08

1/30/08 HB 449a/HLC

SHORT TITLE

Employment Opportunities for Persons with

Disabilities

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$60.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

General Services Department (GSD)

Department of Health (DOH)

Public Education Department (PED)

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Amendment

On page 1, line 16, after “to" insert “the purchasing division of".

Synopsis of Original Bill

House Bill 449, Making an Appropriation to Expand Employment Opportunities for Persons

with Disabilities, appropriates $60.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA for the purpose of a

full-time employee to implement the State Use Act program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $60.0 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall not revert to

the general fund.

House Bill 449a/HLC – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

GSD notes that

•

The bill does not appropriate the funding to a specific division within the general services

department, but is consistent with the statutory authority of the Purchasing Division.

•

The position is designed to promote the State Use Act with state agencies and local

public bodies and to monitor contracts issued by state agencies for services to ensure

compliance with the Act.

•

This bill is supported by the Association of Developmental Disability Community

Providers.

DOH notes that the State Use Act was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor

as a result of the 2005 Legislative Session. The State Use Act created a New Mexico Council

that has the authority to establish “fair market" prices for goods and services provided by non-

profit Community Rehabilitation Programs serving people with disabilities. The Council was

charged with establishing a procedure for the approval and monitoring contracts with non-profit

agencies.

As the State Use Act relates to individuals with developmental disabilities, currently, Department

of Health (DOH) initiatives promote individual business ownership as well as inclusive

community employment at competitive wages.

AMENDMENTS

GSD suggests that to clarify which organization unit in GSD is responsible for implementing the

State Use Act, the following amendment could be offered:

•

On page 1, line 16, after “to" insert “the purchasing division of"

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