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

SPONSOR Salazar

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

02/05/06

HB 599

SHORT TITLE

NATIVE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT

LIVING ASSISTANCE

SB

ANALYST Weber

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$250.0

Recurring

General

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Aging and Long Term Services Department (ALTSD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 599 appropriates $250.0 thousand from the general fund to the Vocational

Rehabilitation Division of the Public Education Department for the purpose of removing

architectural barriers in homes and purchase adaptive equipment for elderly Native Americans or

Native Americans with disabilities.

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 shall revert to the general

fund.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

ALTSD will begin administration of a similar program known as GAP and unless the intent is to

augment vocational initiatives then consideration should be given to making the appropriation to

that agency.

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