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SPONSOR: |
Robinson |
DATE TYPED: |
02/07/02 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
UNM Office of International Cooperation |
SB |
318 |
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ANALYST: |
Fernandez |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY02 |
FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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$215.0 |
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Recurring |
General Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates
to HB 249
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 318 appropriates $215.0 from the
general fund to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to continue the work and
increase programs of the Office of International Technical Cooperation.
Significant
Issues
Both the CHE and LFC did not recommend continued
funding for the Office of International
Cooperation (OITEC) in FY03. Per
CHE regulation 5 NMAC 3.5, section 12.4.2, all line item programs designated a
s special projects are subject to evaluation by the commission. The evaluation process was developed as a
response to the requirements of the Accountability in Government Act.
The CHE recommended the reduction or elimination
of funding for any program receiving a “opportunities for improvement” rating,
for two consecutive years. The OITEC
program received this rating in FY00 and FY01, thus the recommendation for
elimination of funding. After the
rating in FY00, the program was given one year to improve but failed so show
improvement.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $215.0 contained in this
bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered
balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall revert to the general fund.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
This bill relates to HB249 which also
appropriates $250.0 for OITEC in FY03.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
This program was not
included in UNM’s budget request to the UNM Board of Regents, and thus was not
submitted by UNM to the CHE for review.
The CHE did not recommend funding this program or a program expansion.
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