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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR R.J. Gonzales
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/31/07
HB 714
SHORT TITLE TAOS COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICES SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$30.0
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 714 appropriates $30.0 from the General Fund to provide volunteer household
assistance, transportation, organized activities and other services for Taos County senior citizens.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $30.0 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
DFA notes that a non-denominational program located in Taos County would like to improve the
quality of life for senior citizens of Taos County and enhance their ability to stay in their own
homes by providing volunteer household assistance, transportation and organized activities for
seniors. The program conducted a needs assessment survey of the senior population of Taos
County in 2005 and as a result of the survey discovered many of the gaps in services for the
seniors of the Taos community. The program hopes to fill some of these gaps.