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

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DATE TYPED 1/31/05

HB 480

SHORT TITLE Corrections Community Supervision Fund

SB

ANALYST Peery

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

See Narrative

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

REVENUE

Estimated Revenue

Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

See Narrative

Recurring

Corrections Department

Community Supervision Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Response Received From

New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD)

No Response

State Treasurer (ST)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 480 creates a “Corrections Department Community Supervision Fund” to replace the

“Corrections Department Intensive Supervision Fund”. The new fund is to be overseen by the

State Treasurer that would require all probation and parole supervision fees collected by the New

Mexico Corrections Department be placed into this fund. The proposed legislation states the

fees collected are to be used to help fund and operate all of the Department’s supervision pro-

grams.

House Bill 480 -- Page 2

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

NMCD reports the proposed legislation could improve the performance of the probation and pa-

role supervision programs by giving the Department flexibility to use the community supervision

fund to fund and operate all supervision programs.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

NMCD states there could be a minimal increase in yearly revenue if the proposed bill were to

cause the probation and parole officers not working in intensive supervision to have more of an

incentive to collect probation and parole supervision fees from all their probationers and parol-

ees.

Continuing Appropriations

This bill creates a new fund to replace a fund and provides for continuing appropriations. The

LFC is concerned about including continuing appropriation language in the statutory provisions

for newly created funds. Earmarking reduces the ability of the legislature to establish spending

priorities.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

NMCD states the proposed legislation gives the Department flexibility to use the fund to help

fund, operate and administer all of its probation and parole supervision programs, and not just its

intensive supervision programs.

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