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

SPONSOR M. H. Garcia

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/27/2007

HB 137

SHORT TITLE Expand NMSU NCAA Programs

SB

ANALYST McOlash

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$270.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to the NMSU Athletic Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

New Mexico State University (NMSU)

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 137 appropriates $270,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of NMSU

for expenditure in FY 2008 to expand the programs approved by the National Collegiate Athletic

Association (NCAA).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $270,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2008 shall revert to the

General Fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

In July 2006, NMSU Athletics assumed responsibility for the academic support program for

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student-athletes at NMSU in order to ensure compliance with the NCAA’s new measurement for

academic success, the Academic Progress Report (APR). This funding will allow NMSU

Athletics to provide student-athletes with the best opportunity to succeed academically. And, the

funding for the women’s programs will allow NMSU Athletics to support the department’s

objective of having an equitable, diverse and competitive athletics program.

The Higher Education Department reports his allocation would fund two additional positions; an

Academic Athletic Advisor and a Life Skills Coordinator, along with operational expenses

associated with both positions. Remaining funds would support four additional FTE for

women’s track, basketball and volleyball, as well as men’s and women’s golf. The goal of this

expansion is to meet the academic athletic requirements set by the NCAA.

This proposal was submitted to the HED by NMSU but was not included in the Department’s

funding recommendation for FY08.

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