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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Varela
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/1/07
HB 647
SHORT TITLE Santa Fe County Teen Court
SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$85.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 647 appropriates $85,000 in General Fund for a teen court program in Santa Fe
County.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $85.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the General
Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
According to the Department of Finance and Administration, Santa Fe County currently has an
existing teen court program, which operates as Teen Court of Santa Fe County. Teen Court of
Santa Fe County works with youth in areas such as DWI prevention, substance abuse prevention
and counseling. The program offers alternatives such as community service for youth that have
committed misdemeanor crimes. Family involvement is encouraged. The program is funded
mostly through legislative appropriations, with a partial match from Santa Fe County.