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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Komadina
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/09/06 HB
SHORT TITLE
IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
DISABLED
SB 584
ANALYST Weber
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
$500.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Governor’s Commission on Disability
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 584 appropriates $500 thousand from the general fund to the Indian Affairs
Department for the purpose of improving quality of life for persons with disabilities.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $500 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 shall revert to
the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Governor’s Commission on disability reports:
•
There are over 400,000 people who self report having a disability in the state of New
Mexico, about 22 percent of the population
•
300,000 voting age people in New Mexico report having a disability