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

SPONSOR Begaye

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/20/06

HB 14

SHORT TITLE San Juan County Indigent Youth Program

SB

ANALYST Earp

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$100.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

Children Youth & Families Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 14 appropriates $100,000 from the general fund to the Higher Education Department

(HED) to provide operating expenses for a golfing program for indigent youth residing in San

Juan County. The bill contains the emergency clause and specifies that the funding is non-

reverting.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Approval of this legislation with the emergency clause would enable funds to be utilized begin-

ning in fiscal year 2006. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance will not revert to the gen-

eral fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

This proposal was not submitted to the Higher Education Department (HED) for consideration

during the annual funding recommendation development process. Consequently, no recommend

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dation for this purpose is included in the higher education funding recommendations for fiscal

year 2007.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

As drafted, this bill would require HED to administer the appropriation. Information provided

by HED indicates that San Juan College has served as administrative agent for the existing pro-

gram that provides these services. HED would likely transfer the appropriation to San Juan Col-

lege if the current administrative arrangement can be continued.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

Information provided by HED indicates that the First Tee Chapter of San Juan County is an edu-

cational program that began in 2004. The goal of the program is to provide a solid character

building program for the youth of San Juan County, with a primary focus on underprivileged

children. The youth golf program focuses on teaching nine core values that include life skills,

character, and confidence building to make children aware of the decisions they make on a daily

basis and how those decisions impact their futures. San Juan College serves as a partner and fis-

cal agent for the program. The program uses San Juan College’s 501-C3 status to operate the

program and to purchase insurance for the program.

ALTERNATIVES

Consideration could be given to appropriating the requested funding directly to San Juan Col-

lege. Appropriating the funds to HED when San Juan College has served as fiscal agent for the

program appears to add an unnecessary step in the administrative process.

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