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SPONSOR: |
Nava |
DATE TYPED: |
02/25/03 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Create Next Generation Council |
SB |
618 |
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ANALYST: |
Chabot |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$2,000.0 |
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Non-Recurring |
General
Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
REVENUE
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Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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$2,000.0 |
$2,000.0 |
Non-Recurring |
Next
Generation Fund |
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Children,
Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
Commission
on Higher Education (CHE)
Department
of Finance and Administration (DFA)
Economic
Development Department (EDD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 618
appropriates $2,000.0 from the general fund to the Next Generation Fund for the
purpose of funding programs of the Next Generation Council. CYFD, with the assistance of the council,
will establish grant assistance through a competitive proposal process to
communities, public schools, not-for-profits and post-secondary educational
institutions for youth development programs and activities. Priority will be given to proposals that
involve youth in positive physical and mental health activities, promote
community service, leadership and citizenship or provide training and assistance
to youth workers in the area of youth development.
The Next Generation
Council will consist of ten adults and five student members. One adult and one student enrolled at a
post-secondary education institution will be appointed each by the Governor and
by the Commission of Higher Education.
One adult and one high school student will be appointed each by the
Legislature (selected by the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore
of the Senate), Secretary of Health and the State Board of Education. Five adult members will be selected by CYFD
upon recommendation of the New Mexico Community Foundation.
Significant
Issues
CYFD and DFA indicate that the bill does not
specify if council members are entitled to mileage and per diem to attend
council meetings. Additionally, DFA
states that the term “adult” is not defined in the bill.
None of the responding agencies expressed an
opinion on whether they supported the provisions of the bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$2,000.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund for
the Next Generation Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at
the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. CYFD may use not more than three percent of
the money in the fund in any fiscal year for expenses in administering the
program.
Continuing Appropriations
This bill creates a
new fund and provides for continuing appropriations. The LFC objects to including continuing appropriation language in
the statutory provisions for newly created funds. Earmarking reduces the ability of the legislature to establish
spending priorities.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The amount that maybe used for administrative
expenses will be difficult to determine as the fund balance will vary
considerably during the fiscal year. It
is recommended that page 3, lines 14-16 be changed to read: “The department may use an amount equaling
up to three percent of the total expenditures from the fund in each fiscal year
for administrative purposes.”
There is no reporting required of how the funds
are allocated in grants and results from the grants. It is recommend that the following be added to page 2, line
25: “The department shall report on the
uses and results from expenditures from the next generation fund on a fiscal
year basis to the governor, the interim legislative health and human services
committee and the legislative education study committee not later than August
of each year.”
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
GAC/njw