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

SPONSOR Altamirano

DATE TYPED 3/5/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Grant County Youth Mentoring Program

SB 836

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION

(in $000s)

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$10.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 836 appropriates $10,000 from the general fund to the Department of Finance and

Administration for the purpose of supporting a mentoring program for young men and women in

Grant County.

Significant Issues

The Public Education Department (PED) highlighted the following benefits of mentoring pro-

grams for young people that would be advanced through this appropriation:

•

Research shows adult role models, supportive relationship with three or more other adults

and adults in community valuing youth as essential to youths’ health and well-being

•

Researchers working from within a risk and resilience framework have repeatedly called

attention to the protective influence of supportive relationships with adults. Other re-

search highlighted the importance of one good relationship, and showed the importance

of significant adults in promoting healthy development of highly stressed youths.

•

Mentoring relationships can positively influence a range of outcomes, including im-

provements in peer and parental relationships, academic achievement and self-concept, as

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well as lower recidivism rates among juvenile delinquents and reductions in substance

abuse.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $10,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 would revert to the

general fund.

DH/yr