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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 2/19/05

HB 689

SHORT TITLE NMSU-Alamagordo Jazz Band

SB

ANALYST Hanika-Ortiz

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$35.0

Recurring

GF

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Commission on Higher Education (CHE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

HB 689 appropriates $35 thousand from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New Mex-

ico State University for expenditure in FY06 to expand and enhance the music department and

jazz band at the Alamogordo branch.

Significant Issues

The mission of New Mexico State University’s Music Department is:

•

to prepare students for careers in music education, business, and /or performance,

•

to give the student body opportunities to perform, study and experience music,

•

to enhance the cultural lives of our constituency by the performance of superior music,

•

to create an artistic environment which fosters personal growth essential to a healthy so-

ciety.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The request was not on the list of priority projects submitted by New Mexico State University to

the CHE for review. Consequently, this request was not included in the Commission’s funding

recommendation for FY06.

House Bill 689- Page 2

The appropriation of $35 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 shall revert to the

general fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The NMSU music department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Relates to Appropriation for the Commission on Higher Education in the General Appropriation

Act

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The NMSU hosts an annual Jazz Festival that is open to all public and private Middle School,

High School, University and Community Jazz Ensembles and combos.

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