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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
1-31-06
HB 349
SHORT TITLE LAS VEGAS SPORTS ACTIVITIES
SB
ANALYST Hadwiger
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
$70.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 349 appropriates $70 thousand from the general fund to the Local Government Divi-
sion (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) in FY07 for sports activi-
ties for the City of Las Vegas and West Las Vegas and Las Vegas city public school districts
utilizing school and community members.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $70 thousand 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
According to DFA, this appropriation will assist in upgrading the safety environment for the city
youth program in collaboration with the two public schools and the community. The main focus
is to upgrade safety equipment for the Young American Football League (YAFL). Currently, the
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recreation department has a limited supply on safety equipment for this program, in which the
city is forced to limit the number of participants. The city would like to upgrade all safety
equipment for all their programs.
The Public Education Department highlighted the following benefits from increased support for
youth athletics:
•
Poor nutrition and physical inactivity increase the chances of children being at risk of be-
ing overweight or obese, both of which are risk factors for chronic diseases like asthma,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, etc.
•
Kids who aren’t physically active are more likely to become overweight or obese
•
Since the 1970s the prevalence of overweight among children has doubled for children
ages 2-5 and 12-19, and tripled for children 6-11
•
Regular physical activity, even at moderate levels, is associated with lower mortality
rates and reduces the chances of developing chronic diseases. Increasing physical ac-
tivity will increase levels of physical fitness, and higher levels of physical fitness are as-
sociated with improved academic performance
•
The West Las Vegas and Las Vegas City Schools did not make AYP for school year ’05-
’06
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
PED noted that increased and improved sport activities may increase physical activity, reduce
chronic health risks and improve academic performance.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
LGD/DFA and the city of Las Vegas will enter into a grant agreement rendering services speci-
fied in this bill. The project will be assigned to a project manager in the Community Develop-
ment Bureau.
DH/yr