45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2002

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--

A. One million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the children, youth and families department for expenditure in fiscal year 2003 to provide or contract for early childhood services and programs that address the total development needs of children, including physical, cognitive, social and emotional, as well as health care, nutrition, safety and multi-cultural family needs and coordination with other family services programs, in the following amounts for the following purposes:

(1) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to the office of child development for various community-based, in-home and school programs to include family support services, education and home visiting for special needs children, strong parental involvement requirements, staff development components and a monitoring and evaluation process by the office of child development; and

(2) six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to the office of child development to fund aim high daycare programs, including early childhood training and technical assistance and on-going business management training for child care providers.

B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall revert to the general fund.