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

SPONSOR:	Cisneros		DATE TYPED:	02/06/01		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Taos Media Employment & Education Initiative				SB	310
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

$ 75.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Economic Development Department

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 310 appropriates $75.0 from the general fund to the Economic Development Department for the purpose of contracting for services to support a media employment and media education initiative to reach middle school and high school students in Taos county.

Significant Issues

The bill provides that the media employment and media education initiative will:

Offer students the tools to understand how mass media functions, with a strong focus on the effects on youth of violence in the media;

Train teachers in media education issues;

Motivate at-risk students to be active participants in their education and career development;

Provide training and support in media production to students; and

Encourage student involvement in media issues and facilitate connections between youth creators and the film industry.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $75.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2002 shall revert to the general fund.

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