SENATE BILL 496

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2006

INTRODUCED BY

Mary Kay Papen

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE AGING AND LONG-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR A STATEWIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TASK FORCE AND PROGRAM.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--Four hundred sixty-two thousand dollars ($462,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the aging and long-term services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2007 to fund project management and operating expenses of the existing 211 information and referral system, expansion into new areas of the state, a statewide information and referral task force, development of a strategic plan and certified operator and data entry training. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.