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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Griego
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2-10-06
HB
SHORT TITLE San Miguel Violence Prevention Program
SB 562
ANALYST Segura
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
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Senate Bill 562 appropriates general fund to PED to support the violence prevention program in
the West Las Vegas Public Schools in San Miguel County.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Senate Bill 562 appropriates $90.0 from the general fund and is recurring. Any unexpended or
unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to PED, from the Safe Schools Report for New Mexico Schools 2003-2004, the West
Las Vegas Public Schools reported a total of 47 incidents. In the 2004-2005 total reports in-
creased to 262. These incidents include; vandalism, illegal substance and violence.
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
PED indicates that if SB 562 is enacted it would increase the safety of the students in West Las
Vegas Public Schools.