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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
1/19/07
HB 60
SHORT TITLE New Mexico Sentencing Commission Membership SB
ANALYST Wilson
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 60 adds the secretary of the Public Education Department (PED) to the New Mexico
Sentencing Commission (NMSC).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
NFI. This bill has no fiscal impact on the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Juvenile justice and education are interrelated.
Truancy has become a major problem that negatively influences the future of our youth and costs
taxpayers thousands of dollars. Truancy is among the major problems facing our schools.
Schools interact with local and statewide juvenile justice agencies.
The PED Secretary will provide the NMSC with insight into education policy and issues. The