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

SPONSOR Anderson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/21/05

HB 249

SHORT TITLE Family Violence Prevention Program

SB

ANALYST McSherry

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$36.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

House Bill 249, “Family Violence Prevention Program” appropriates $36 thousand from the

general fund to the 2

nd

Judicial District Court for the purpose of funding two family violence

prevention programs: the “Say No to Abusing Power,” (SNAP) program and the “Program for

the Empowerment of Girls,” (PEG).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $36.0 thousand 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.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

It is not clear for what the requested funds would be used and what the expected outcomes of the

program are.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

This program is already operated at the 2

nd

Judicial District and does not have associated per-

formance measures.

Performance measures for the program expansion have not been proposed.

House Bill 249 – Page

2

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Increasing the funding for this program will increase the responsibilities for the oversight for this

program.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

Not enacting the bill will result the programs continuing as they are.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1.

For what specifically will the requested funds be used.

2.

What are the expected outcomes of the proposed funding increases for the SNAP and

PEG programs. How will these outcomes be determined.

3.

What have the outcomes been so far during the programs’ existence.

4.

Are there personnel associated with the requested funds. How many.

5.

What criteria will be used to determine whether to continue requesting funds for and/or

continue managing these programs.

6.

What, if any, other governmental agencies or community organizations are involved with

this program.

7.

Are the SNAP and PEG programs considered alternatives to juvenile detention or other

juvenile consequences.

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