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

SPONSOR Ruiz

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1-24-06

1-24-06 HB 120

SHORT TITLE Neutral Corner Program for Certain Children

SB

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$250.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 120 appropriates $250 thousand from the general fund to the Local Government Divi-

sion of the Department of Finance and Administration to support a neutral corner program that

provides a neutral visitation and transfer area for children of divorced and separated parents in

Bernalillo County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $250.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 would revert to the general

fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

No significant issues were identified with regard to this bill.

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