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SPONSOR: |
Stell |
DATE TYPED: |
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HB |
749 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Promote |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
L. Baca |
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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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$15.0 |
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Recurring |
GF |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates
to Appropriation for
Responses
Received From
Commission
Higher Education (CHE)
Economic
Development Department (EDD)
New
Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 743
appropriates $15.0 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New Mexico
State University (NMSU) to support the New Mexico Department of Agriculture
(NMDA) in conducting a cooperative program with the New Mexico Wheat Growers
Association to market and promote
Significant
Issues
The NMDA reports that wheat is one of the
state’s major agricultural commodities ranking 12th in total cash
receipts valued at slightly more than $22 million in 2001. The NMDA is requesting $15,000 to participate
in national promotions and marketing activities.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$15.0 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.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
This request was not included in NMSU’s budget request from the Board of Regents, and thus was not included in the list of priority projects submitted to by NMSU to the CHE for review.
The CHE suggests adding the following language for all new recurring higher education programs (assuming that funding will continue beyond 2003-2004):
“A plan for a program
evaluation, including specific program goals and criteria for assessing program
effectiveness, shall be submitted to the Legislative Finance Committee and the
Commission on Higher Education by
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1.
Is a general fund appropriation the only
way the NMDA can participate in national promotional and marketing activities?
2.
What percent, or dollar amount, does NMDA
presently devote to marketing and promotion of
LRB/prr