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SPONSOR: |
Beam |
DATE TYPED: |
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HB |
583 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Expand NM Safe House Network |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Fox-Young |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$140.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Responses
Received From
Children,
Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
Department
of Health (DOH)
Administrative
Office of the District Attorneys (AODA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 583
appropriates $140.0 from the general fund to the Administrative Office of the
District Attorneys (AODA) to expand the
Significant
Issues
AODA currently receives $160.0 for the safe house network and the Fifth Judicial District Attorney receives $105.0 to fund safe houses in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties. These amounts are reflected by the HAFC operating budget recommendation. It is unclear whether a portion of this appropriation would be distributed to safe houses funded through the budget of the Fifth DA.
DOH reports that there are currently there are eight full
safe house programs and one associate program, serving both rural and urban
areas.
The Department of Children, Youth and Families
(CYFD) notes that its Prevention and Intervention Division funds safe houses
throughout the state using general funds administered through community-based
services contracts.
DOH reports that thousands of children are
interviewed each year at
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$140.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining
at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.
JCF/njw