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

SPONSOR Sandoval

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/20/06

HB HJM 19

SHORT TITLE New Mexico Mesa Day

SB

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Memorial 19, entitled “New Mexico Mesa Day,” establishes January 30

th

, 2006 as

“New Mexico Mesa Day” in the Legislature.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

No fiscal impact for this joint memorial.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

New Mexico MESA, an incorporated non-profit organization is part of a national initiative pro-

moting educational enrichment for pre-college students from historically under-represented eth-

nic groups. The MESA program provides career and mentoring support throughout the year for

middle, junior and high school students. Other activities that are supported through MESA in-

clude tutoring, independent study, university and career counseling, field trips, and competitive

and leadership building workshops and events.

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