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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

2/3/2006

HB

SHORT TITLE Northern NM State School Youth Sports Program SB 696

ANALYST Earp

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$80.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Senate Bills 687, 688, 693, 694

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 696 appropriates $80,000 from the general fund to Northern New Mexico State

School for the school to participate in a national youth sports program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $80,000 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 Northern New Mexico Col-

lege to the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) for review and was not in-

cluded in the department’s fiscal year 2007 funding recommendation to the Legislature.

Senate Bill 696 – Page

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ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The administrative impact of this legislation would fall on Northern New Mexico State School

(now Northern New Mexico College).

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

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

to New Mexico Highlands University, Luna Community College, University of New Mexico and

New Mexico State University, respectively.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

Information provided by HED indicates that hundreds of area children ages 10-16 have taken

part in the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) over the past few years. NNMC is hosting

the NYSP for the16th consecutive year. The free recreational sports-training and enrichment

program also provides free lunch for participants. The program offers sports instruction in

swimming, tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball, softball, and touch football (flicker-

ball). An education component focuses on alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, nutrition,

personal health, career opportunities, job responsibilities, higher education, and community con-

cerns.

The National Youth Sports Program Fund (NYSP Fund), d.b.a. National Youth Sports Corpora-

tion (NYSC) is a nonprofit organization established to administer more than 200 NYSP nation-

wide projects. The NYSC receives a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Hu-

man 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 competition 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 medi-

cal screening, daily transportation, and nutritious meals.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

How has NNMC financed the cost of this program over the past 16 years.

Would the requested appropriation be used to contract for program delivery with National Youth

Sports Corporation, or would the funds be used to cover institutional costs related to program

delivery.

DKE/yr