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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Romero

 

DATE TYPED:

01/28/02

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Statewide Performing Arts Touring Program

 

SB

47

 

 

ANALYST:

Gonzales

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

 

200.0

 

 

Non-Recurring

GF

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC Files

 

Responses received from

Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA), Arts Division

State Department of Education

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 47 appropriates $200.0 from the general fund to the Office of Cultural Affairs for a statewide performing arts touring program by major performing arts institutions.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The major performing arts institutions must have shown a significant and consistent history of and commitment to performing arts touring and must have provided performing arts services in two or more counties outside of their home communities during each of the last five years.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $200.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

Passage of this bill would require the Office of Cultural Affairs to conduct the request for proposal (RFP) process as required by the state procurement process and the anti-donation laws.  This process would require existing staff to spend some work time developing an RFP, publishing the RFP and reviewing and selecting eligible applicants and to oversee completion of the project.

 

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

 

The Office of Cultural Affairs expresses marginal concerns that the funds allocated may duplicate are services contracts already available to performing arts groups for touring and other research programs.  Generally, funds appropriated to the Office of Cultural Affairs are made available to any performing arts groups regardless of size.  The State Department of Education, however states there are very few programs like this available to the New Mexico community.

 

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