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

SPONSOR Vigil

DATE TYPED 02/26/05 HB 941

SHORT TITLE Highlands Native American & Hispanic Students

SB

ANALYST Woods

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$652.2

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to the appropriation for New Mexico Highlands University in the General Appropriations Act.

Duplicates SB739

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

New Mexico Commission on Higher Education (CHE)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 941 – Making an Appropriation to the Board of Regents of New Mexico Highlands

University for Access and Retention Programs for Native American and Hispanic Students – ap-

propriates $652,194 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New Mexico Highlands

University for expenditure in FY06 for Native American and Hispanic student access and reten-

tion programs at New Mexico Highlands University. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance

remaining at the end of FY06 shall revert to the general fund.

Significant Issues

CHE indicates that this legislation is an expansion request to the current Native American Access

and Retention Program funded within the overall general fund recommendation for Research and

Public Service Projects at New Mexico Highlands University that presently supports solely Na-

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tive American students.

CHE adds that this request was approved by New Mexico Highlands University Board of Re-

gents in the amount of $52,194 – an increase of $8,394 over FY05 – that was submitted to the

commission for review. While the program was not recommended for expansion by the CHE at

this time; the commission did recommend FY06 recurring funding at the FY05 level of $43,800.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $652,194 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 gen-

eral fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

New Mexico Highlands University will retain oversight of this appropriation.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Relates to the appropriation for New Mexico Highlands University in the General Appropriations Act.

Duplicates SB739 in that SB739 also seeks to appropriate appropriates $652,194 from the gen-

eral fund to the Board of Regents of New Mexico Highlands University for expenditure in FY06

for Native American and Hispanic student access and retention programs at New Mexico High-

lands University.

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