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

SPONSOR Sanchez, B.

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/24/05

HB

SHORT TITLE School Drug Demand Reduction Program

SB 154

ANALYST Peery

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$200.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Military Affairs (DMA)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 154 appropriates $200.0 from the general fund to the Department of Military Affairs

for the purpose of providing for a drug demand reduction program through the Civil Air Patrol

Cadet program for at-risk middle and high school students.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $200.0 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.

PED reports that the schools would receive the program, but not the funding due to the Depart-

ment of Military Affairs being the fiscal agent.

Senate Bill 154 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

PED reports the program has been in six schools (five middle schools and one high school) in-

volving 215 students. PED states the additional funding would expand the program to include 7

more schools that would bring the number of students served to around 500.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

PED reports current substance abuse prevention research does not identify the civil air patrol

program as an effective intervention for preventing substance use among adolescents. The de-

partment cites Prevention Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research Guide for

Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, National Institute of Health/U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, October 2003.

PED states the impact of the program is determined by tracking grades and discipline referral

rates. PED reports at this time no data is available to determine the impact of the program.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

DMA reports the agency and the Civil Air Patrol are configured to administer the expansion of

the program.

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