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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Garcia, M.H.
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/19/06
1/20/06 HB 170
SHORT TITLE NMSU Underrepresented Students Alliance
SB
ANALYST Lewis
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
328.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates SB 40
Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED)
New Mexico State University (NMSU)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 170 appropriates $328,000 from the general fund to Board of Regents of New Mexico
State University (NMSU) to expand support for the Alliance for Underrepresented Students
(AUS). According to NMSU the alliance supports student development at New Mexico institu-
tions of higher education for the purpose of increasing retention and graduation of students (in-
cluding minorities and students with disabilities) who are underrepresented in the Science, Math,
Engineering, and Technology (STEM) disciplines.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $328,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert
to the general fund.
According to the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED), this appropriation du-