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

SPONSOR Feldman

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/4/06

HB

SHORT TITLE NM Sentencing Commission Benefits & Salaries

SB 627

ANALYST Peery

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$80.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Response Received From

State Personnel Office (SPO)

No Response Received From

New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 627 appropriates $80.0 from the general fund to the New Mexico Sentencing Com-

mission for the purpose of employee benefits and salaries.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $80.0 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.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

SPO reports the University of New Mexico provides human resources administration to the New

Mexico Sentencing Commission. SPO reports they do not provide any human resource admini-

stration to the commission.

Senate Bill 627 – Page

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The New Mexico Sentencing Commission in its FY07 budget request for base expansion of re-

search capabilities included a $23,700 increase in the University of New Mexico (UNM) contract

to provide a three percent cost-of-living increase for staff for FY05, FY06 and FY07. NMSC

reported in FY05 and FY06 it had to absorb the cost-of-living increases for staff who are UNM

employees due to the agency not receiving an appropriation increase.

The New Mexico Sentencing Commission has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with

UNM that states what is mutually agreed to by the parties. The MOU states that staff of the

NMSC will be paid as UNM employees. The MOU does not address cost-of-living or pay in-

creases for staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The Memorandum of Understanding between the New Mexico Sentencing Commission and

University of New Mexico states the staff of the commission will be paid as UNM employees.

NMSC staff receives pay and benefits from UNM.

ALTERNATIVES

The Memorandum of Understanding could include cost-of-living or pay increases for staff of the

New Mexico Sentencing Commission.

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