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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

2/9/2006

HB 840

SHORT TITLE UNM Young Children’s Hospital

SB

ANALYST McOlash

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$250.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NM Higher Education Department (NMHED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 840 appropriates $250,000 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the Uni-

versity of New Mexico for expenditure in FY 2007 to provide operational expenses for the UNM

Young Children’s Hospital

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund. .

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2007 shall revert to the

General Fund.

House Bill 840 - Page 2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES (NMHED)

This proposal was submitted by UNM Young Children’s Health Center to the New Mexico

Higher Education Department (NMHED). This request is considered a special project. Such pro-

jects are listed as Research and Public Service Projects (RPSPs) by colleges and universities,

where they appear as line items in the budget. These programs are in addition to any Instruction

and General (I&G) budget appropriations that a college or university receives. As such, institu-

tions will annually submit its RPSP priority lists to NMHED for consideration.

While universities may submit RPSP requests to the Department, the Governor’s Office will

make a final determination in approving these projects.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The YCHC is located in East Central Albuquerque at 306A San Pablo SE. YCHC provides ur-

gent and primary care, mental health assessments, and social services including counseling and

case management.

The bill should reference the Young Children’s Health Center instead of the “Young Children’s

Hospital”.

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