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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR	Marquardt		DATE TYPED	02/3/04		HB	280
SHORT TITLE		Otero County Arts Education Program				SB
					ANALYST		Gilbert

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05
	$35.0			Recurring	General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to: HB 69 SB 304

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From:

Department of Public Education (DPE)

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 280 appropriates $35 thousand from the general fund to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) to implement and operate a visual and performing arts education program for primary, secondary, and post-secondary students in Otero County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The $35 appropriation contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund and any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2005 shall revert to the general fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The Local Government Division of DFA will administer this appropriation as project manager and will execute a grant agreement with Otero County.

According to DFA, the county would implement a request for proposals process to ensure compliance with the State Procurement Code. DFA also states that this appropriation may be administered as a sole source purchase for the county.

RELATIONSHIP

HB 69 appropriates $75 thousand from the general fund to the Office of Cultural Affairs for expenditure in fiscal year 2005 to contract for children’s performing arts program services with a nonprofit performing arts program that annually performs at least five plays by and for children.

Senate Bill 304 appropriates $200 thousand from the general fund to the Office of Cultural Affairs to implement and operate a youth education program in the performing arts, including staging, lighting, sound production, technical production and participation in dance performances, orchestral performances, theatrical performances, opera performances and small ensemble performances. This will be conducted in a year-round performing arts center located in Santa Fe.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The legislation provides opportunities for students, teachers, parents and community members to benefit from arts visual and performing arts events that might not otherwise be available. These events can bring families and communities together to share in arts experiences and promote a larger dialogue about education, the arts and preparing children and youth for the future.

According to the Department of Public Education (DPE), this bill would assist Santa Fe in developing enhanced learning experiences by addressing the recent finding from “Gaining the Arts Advantage” (2000), a national study to examine district-wide arts education, that identified critical factors that include “a community actively engaged in the arts and the instructional programs of the district: inside and outside the schools.”

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