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SPONSOR: |
Gonzales |
DATE TYPED: |
02/18/03 |
HB |
489 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Taos “Youthbuild” Program |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Padilla |
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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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$40.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to House Capital Outlay Requests 142 and
781
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Department
of Finance and Administration
State
Department of Public Education
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill appropriates $40.0 from the general
fund to DFA’s Local Government Division for the purpose of funding
“Youthbuild,” a private, non-profit youth development program for affordable
housing construction in Taos County.
The bill states that the funds would be used to hire trainees for the
program.
Significant
Issues
YouthBuild is a private,
non-profit organization that offers job training, education, counseling and
leadership development opportunities to low income, out-of-school youths, ages
16-24.
Taos County recently received a
$400.0 Youthbuild grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The grant will be used for 28 participants as they work to rehabilitate and
build three new homes. The Youthbuild
program is targeted to high school dropout and disadvantaged youth ages 16-24.
The program addresses the issues of youth unemployment, high drop-out rates,
poverty, homelessness, and youth violence by providing educational assistance
as well as on-the-job training in the construction trades. Students participate
in GED/SAT/Diploma activities.
DFA points out that the Local
Government Division does not usually administer funds for training programs and
suggests that the appropriation would be better directed to the Department of
Labor.
FISCAL
IMPLICATIONS
The
appropriation of $40.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the
general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
fiscal year 04 shall revert to the general fund.
As
noted above, the Youthbuild program recently received a $400.0 federal grant.
ADMINISTRATIVE
IMPLICATIONS
As noted above,
DFA believes the appropriation in this bill would be better handled by the Department
of Labor as it relates to worker training.
RELATIONSHIP
Two
house capital outlay requests, HC 142 and HC 781, each request $105.0 for the
purchase of materials and equipment for “Youthbuild.”
POSSIBLE
QUESTIONS
Should this bill
be amended so that, per DFA’s recommendation, this appropriation go to the
Department of Labor?
LP/njw