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

SPONSOR Griego, P.

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/7/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Language and Culture Pilot Program

SB 178

ANALYST Hoffmann

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$200.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

No duplicates or related bills.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

Higher Education Department (HED)

Economic Development Department (EDD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 178 appropriates $200,000 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New

Mexico Highlands University to continue to design, develop and provide a pilot program to de-

liver a language and culture program that is integrated with professional development curricula

to prepare graduates for cross-border business and governmental opportunities.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $200,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

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

the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

This line-item proposal is not included in the Executive budget recommendation or in the LFC’s

appropriation recommendations.

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