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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

2-3-06

HB

SHORT TITLE BERNALILLO COMPUTER CLUBHOUSES

SB 351

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$100.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HB323.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 351 appropriates $100 thousand from the general fund to the Local Government Di-

vision (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) in FY07 for staffing and

operational expenses for computer clubhouses in Bernalillo County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 would revert to

the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

DFA explained that, in 1999, Intel, the National Museum of Science in Boston Massachusetts,

and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT) funded and established approximately 100

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Computer Clubhouses world wide. The intent of the clubhouses was to bridge the technology

gap in low income minority areas and to provide services to children from age six to nineteen.

These organizations partnered with community based organizations--Youth Development Incor-

porated etc.-- to deliver services providing computer skills and literacy skills and have estab-

lished approximately six centers statewide. In 2003, funding provided by Intel, MIT and the Na-

tional Museum of Science was terminated. This was stipulated in the agreement with each

community based organization. The agreement stated that after five years the Computer Club-

houses would have to fund staffing and operating costs on there own. Since this time, 90 per-

cent of the funding has come from legislative appropriations and 10 percent from private founda-

tions. Intel and the other partners continue to provide technical support to the Computer Club-

houses.

DFA noted that the number of children serviced by each Computer Clubhouse varies; however

the number of children served in Bernalillo County is about 250 to 500 per year.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Relates to HB323, which appropriates $900 thousand for computer clubhouses in Bernalillo,

Dona Ana, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties.

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