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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Papen
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/06
HB
SHORT TITLE EXPAND HOMELESS PROGRAMS & SERVICES SB 117
ANALYST Weber
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
$500.0
Recurring
General
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB 79, HB 239
Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Human Services Department
Department of Education
SUMMARY
Senate Bill 117 appropriates $500 thousand from the general fund to the Human Services
Department for the purpose of expanding access to programs and services for homeless persons.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $500 thousand 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.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to the The University of New Mexico Homelessness Awareness and
Advocacy Group about 35% of Albuquerque's homeless are chronically mentally ill or