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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gardner
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/09/2007
HB 848
SHORT TITLE
Expand ENMU Child Care
SB
ANALYST Moser
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$150,000
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates: SB 590
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
NM Department of Higher Education (HED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 848 appropriates $150,000 from the General Fund to Eastern New Mexico University
(ENMU) for expenditure in FY08 to expand its child care operation that serves students,
university employees, and the community.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $150,000 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
The HED indicates that the Child Development Center at ENMU currently serves 40 children,
85% of whom are children of students at the university. Priority is given to children of students,
university employees, and lastly, community members. The Child Development Center is run by