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

SPONSOR Robinson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/04/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Colfax County Youth Track and Field Program

SB 680

ANALYST Earnest

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$50.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

Response Not Received From

Sports Authority (SA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 680 appropriates $50 thousand from the general found to the Sports Authority to

support a youth track and field program in Colfax county.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50 thousand 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 680 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The legislation does not specify whether this appropriation will support a school, county or local

track and field program.

The Public Education Department reports a number of benefits to increased physical activity

among children, including:

•

lower likely of obesity;

•

lower mortality rates and reduces the chances of developing chronic diseases;

•

improved academic performance; and

•

increased attendance rates.

BE/nt