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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1-21-06

HB 0059

SHORT TITLE NM Boys and Girls Ranches

SB

ANALYST Lucero

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$25.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Children, Youth and Family Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

House Bill 59 appropriates $25.0 from the GENERAL FUND for expenditure in 2007 to Chil-

dren, Youth and Family for the purpose of for programs which aid abused or neglected boys and

girls at faith-based boys and girls ranches.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

This appropriation was not part of CYFD’s request and is not included in the executive recom-

mendation.

The appropriation of $25.0 contained in this bill is a RECURRING expense to the GENERAL

FUND. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of 2007 shall revert to

the GENERAL FUND.

House Bill 59 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The type of programming intended by the appropriation is not defined other than to say that the

appropriation would be used to aid abused or neglected children at the ranches. The Boys and

Girls ranches are identified in the bill as ‘faith-based’. This would indicate that state and federal

guidelines for faith-based organizations should be followed.

The contract with the eligible provider should specify and ensure state funds are not used for any

religious, sectarian or denominational purposes, instruction or material.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

None noted for CYFD.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Children, Youth and Families Department would absorb the administrative costs associated with

this additional funding.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

None at this time

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The contract with an eligible provider shall specify and ensure state funds are not used for any

religious, sectarian or denominational purposes, instruction or material.

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