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SPONSOR |
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DATE TYPED |
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HB |
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SHORT
TITLE |
UNM FOCUS Programs |
SB |
288 |
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ANALYST |
Baca |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY04 |
FY05 |
FY04 |
FY05 |
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$652.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Relates
to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
LFC Files
Commission on Higher Education Funding
Recommendations for FY05 (CHE)
Responses
Received From
CHE
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 288
appropriates $652 thousand from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the
University of New Mexico (UNM) to administer the FOCUS programs.
Significant Issues
The FOCUS programs are conducted in the UNM
School of Medicine. These programs
address drug and alcohol abuse issues and serve teen parents and adults. During FY03, FOCUS programs served an
estimated 250 families.
The CHE reports the programs have been operative
for nearly 14 years and have received an estimated $11 million in federal
funds. More recently, a grant of $77
thousand was received from the Department of Children, Youth and Families
(CYFD), and one of more than $20
thousand from the Department of Health.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $652
thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY05 shall revert to
the general fund.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
This request was not
among those submitted by the UNM Board of Regents to the CHE. Consequently, the Commission did not review
it.
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