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

SPONSOR Garcia

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/31/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Camino Nuevo Facility Life Skills Program

SB 123

ANALYST Peery

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$90.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD)

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC)

Adult Parole Board (APB)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 123 appropriates $90.0 from the general fund to the New Mexico Corrections De-

partment for the purpose of life skills and parenting skills programs at the Camino Nuevo facil-

ity.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $90.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the

general fund.

NMCD currently has submitted a Request for Proposals (RFP) on the operating of the Camino

Nuevo facility for security level one and two female inmates. The RFP includes in the per diem

life and parenting skills programming for the female inmates.

Senate Bill 123 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

NMSC states the proposed legislation will provide programming to help female inmates transi-

tion back to their communities and families following incarceration.

Adult Parole Board states the proposed legislation will provide for life and parenting skills, but it

does not identify the specifics of these programs. Adult Parole Board states the proposed legisla-

tion does not appear to arrange for training to occur in subsequent years.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

NMCD states effective life and parenting skills programs could result in a minimal decrease in

recidivism. NMCD also states effective life and parenting programs could have minimal impact

on inmate and correctional officer relations, which could make the correctional officers’ jobs less

difficult.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

NMCD states effective life and parenting skills programs could result in decrease staff work-

loads due to decreases in recidivism.

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