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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/9/06

2/13/06 HB

SHORT TITLE

NMHU Wrestling Program

SB 550

ANALYST Hoffmann

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$100.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to SB 415.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 550 appropriates $100.0 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of New Mex-

ico Highlands University (NMHU) for a men’s wrestling program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

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

to the general fund.

Senate Bill 550 – Page

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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

This request was not on the list of priority projects submitted by NMHU to the Higher Education

Department for review and was not included in the Department’s funding recommendation for

fiscal year 2007.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

According to the Higher Education Department, NMHU reintroduced the Wrestling Program and

currently supports the coach and activities associated with the program.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Senate Bill 415 “State Agency Expenditures” includes $100,000 for the same purpose as this bill.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

According to the Higher Education Department, for the FY05-06 Academic year, there are 17

students participating in NMHU's Wrestling Program.

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