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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Steinborn
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
02/10/07
HB HM 22
SHORT TITLE Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Mentoring Day
SB
ANALYST Hanika Ortiz
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Memorial 22 declares Tuesday, February 13, 2007, “Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth
Mentoring Day" at the New Mexico House of Representatives.
The Memorial provides the following statements about the Big Brothers Big Sisters programs:
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More boys and girls in New Mexico than ever before grow up in circumstances that place
them at severe risk of dropping out of school, youth crime and violence, drug and alcohol
abuse and teen pregnancy.
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The Big Brothers Big Sisters mission is to bring caring adults into the lives of young
people in order to prevent destructive behavior and instill positive values and life skills.
•
Science-based research has shown that a young person who is matched with a Big
Brother or Big Sister volunteer is:
o
forty-six percent less likely to start using illegal drugs;
o
twenty-seven percent less likely to start drinking;
o
fifty-two percent less likely to skip a day of school;
o
thirty-seven percent less likely to skip a class; and
o
less likely to engage in violence.