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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Rodriguez

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-10-2007

HB

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Summer Day Camps

SB 199

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$600.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)

FY07

FY08

FY09 3 Year

Total Cost

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

Total

$2.0

$2.0

$4.0 Recurring General

Fund

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 199 appropriates $600 thousand from the general fund for expenditure in FY08 to the

Public Education department for expenses for Santa Fe summer day camps.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $600 thousand contained in Senate Bill 199 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.

Senate Bill 199 – Page

2

The LFC remains concerned with funding initiatives outside of the funding formula as it tends to

dis-equalize school funding and diverts funding away from core educational needs.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Summer Camp in Santa Fe initiative provides children in the Santa Fe community with day

care when school is not in session. The program will provide a summer camp for children with

an emphasis on school readiness. Emphasis is stated to be on providing literacy/language

development, arts, science and physical education.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The Public Education department states that the program will improve or provide:

•

School administrations’ relationship with bilingual parents.

•

A nutritional breakfast, lunch and snack

•

Collaborative efforts with community organizations.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The public Education department has estimated administrative overhead in conjunction with this

appropriation at approximately $2,000 (two-thousand dollars).

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The Public Education department does not provide criteria on how participants would be

selected, their respective age groups, or which schools or districts are impacted.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

If not enacted, the Santa Fe summer day camp will not be funded through the State General

Fund.

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