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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Anderson
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/26/07
HB 544
SHORT TITLE High School Drug Demand Reduction Program
SB
ANALYST Peery-Galon
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NA
$100.0 Non-Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
HB 542 and SB 149 duplicates HB 544 except in title
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Response Received From
Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
No Response Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 544 appropriates $100.0 from the general fund to the Department of Military Affairs
– Crisis Response Program for the purpose of providing a drug demand reduction program
through the civil air patrol cadet program for at-risk middle and high school students.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $100.0 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert
to the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
DMA states lack of funding could jeopardize the future of an excellent civil air patrol cadet pro-
gram.