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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Rodriguez
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/6/2006
2/7/06 HB
SHORT TITLE Study Political Access for Deaf persons
SB SJM 15/aSRC
ANALYST McOlash
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
None
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
NM Commission for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
SUMMARY
Synopsis of the SRC Amendment
The Senate Rules Committee amendment does the following on page 2, lines 20 - 21:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study determine how to
provide more interpreters communication access at political events
and closed captioning on political television advertisements; and
Synopsis of Original Bill
Senate Joint Memorial 15 requests collaboration between the NM Commission for Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing and the Secretary of State to conduct a study to establish a mechanism to en-
courage communication access to ensure full participation in the Democratic Process by all deaf
and hard-of-hearing citizens. The memorial requests that the study attempt to determine how to
provide more interpreters at political events and closed captioning on television advertising.
.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
According to the NM Commission for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, there are no fiscal implications