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SPONSOR: | Varela | DATE TYPED: | 02/10/00 | HB | 315 | ||
SHORT TITLE: | Navajo Nation Matching Funds | SB | |||||
ANALYST: | Taylor |
Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
$ 4,500.0 | Recurring | General Fund |
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to None
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Human Services Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 315 was introduced on behalf of the Welfare Reform Oversight Committee. It appropriates $4.5 million from the general fund to the human services department for expenditure in FY00 and FY01 for the purpose of providing state matching funds to the Navajo nation for their TANF program.
The appropriation is contingent upon:
The bill carries an emergency clause, making it effective upon passage.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The bill appropriates $4.5 million in general fund dollars that can be counted by the state for purposes of maintenance of effort for the state TANF grant. It is not certain whether this should be additional maintenance of effort spending, or if state spending for maintenance of effort in other categories should be transferred to this purpose. The state is required to spend $39.9 million per year as maintenance of effort for its TANF grant. The human services department reports that the Navajo share of FY94 state expenditures was approximately $2 million. (FY94 is the baseline year used to determine maintenance of effort requirements.)
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
HSD will have to develop a contract with the Navajo nation and monitor it for compliance with the provisions of the bill.
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
BT/njw