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





SPONSOR: Fidel DATE TYPED: 03/05/01 HB
SHORT TITLE: Executive Officers' Residency Requirement SB SJR 31
ANALYST: Burch


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY01 FY02 FY01 FY02
** ** Non-recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



** Please see Fiscal Implications section of this report.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Secretary of State

Commissioner of Public Lands



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Joint Resolution 31 proposes to amend Article 5, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to remove the requirements that officers of the executive department reside in Santa Fe. Such officers include:



The lieutenant governor is the only executive officer excluded from this requirement.









FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



If passed, this question would appear on the ballot in the November 2002 general election. The Secretary of State reports it costs $30.0 to place an item on the ballot. Included in the cost is: (1) the publishing of constitutional amendments in English and Spanish for four consecutive weeks in one newspaper in each county of the state; (2) the oral translation and radio broadcast into the Native American languages of Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Keres, Zuni, Mescalero Apache, Jicarilla Apache and Navajo; and (3) the printing of amendments booklets in English and Spanish (including Spanish language translation cost) and distribution to all county clerks (100,000 booklets were printed for 2000 general election). Therefore, there would be a nonrecurring cost to the general fund of $30.0 in FY03. This legislation does not include the appropriation necessary to fund these costs



POSSIBLE QUESTIONS



1. Since the governor is responsible for most of the executive state government functions administered by agencies that are, for the most part, centrally located in Sante Fe, should he/she reside at the seat of government to enhance managerial effectiveness, especially in emergency situations?



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