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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

2/5/2006

HB

SHORT TITLE UNM National Youth Sports Program

SB 693

ANALYST Earp

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$95.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Senate Bills 687, 688, 694 and 696

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 693 appropriates $95,000 from the general fund to the University of New Mexico

(UNM) for the university to participate in a national youth sports program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $95,000 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.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

This request was not on the list of priority projects submitted by the UNM to the New Mexico

Higher Education Department (NMHED) for review and was not included in the department’s

fiscal year 2007 funding recommendation to the Legislature.

Senate Bill 693 – Page

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ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The administrative impact of this legislation would fall on UNM.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

This bill is related to Senate Bills 687, 688, 693, 694 and 696 which appropriate fund for this

program to New Mexico Highlands University, Luna Community College, New Mexico State

University and New Mexico State School, respectively.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

HED provided information indicating that hundreds of Albuquerque area children ages 10-16

have taken part in the National Youth Sports Program over the past few years. The program, held

at UNM's Johnson Center and administered by the UNM College of Education Division of

Physical Performance and Development, is free to all youngsters in the community whose par-

ents or guardians meet Department of Health and Human Services income guidelines. The pro-

gram offers sports instruction in swimming, tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball, and

touch football (flickerball). An education component focuses on alcohol and other drug abuse

prevention, nutrition, personal health, career opportunities, job responsibilities, higher education,

and community concerns. UNM College of Education Division of Physical Performance and

Development will be using the $95,000 appropriation to hire qualified staff for the Summer 2006

program as well as to rent additional facilities for program activities.

HED reports that the National Youth Sports Program Fund (NYSP Fund), d.b.a. National Youth

Sports Corporation (NYSC) is a nonprofit organization established to administer more than 200

NYSP nationwide projects. The NYSC receives a federal grant from the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, as well as support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the

NCAA. The NYSC distributes subgrants to selected institutions of higher education that provide

qualified personnel, facilities, and services necessary to instruction, skills training, and competi-

tion in a variety of sport activities designed to improve physical fitness and health habits, and

exposure to educational and career opportunities. In addition, participants receive, at no cost to

them, a medical screening, daily transportation, and nutritious meals.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

Has UNM contributed financially to the support of this program in previous years. If so, how

was it funded.

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