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

SPONSOR Rawson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/26/07

HB

SHORT TITLE NM Mounted Patrol In-Service Training

SB 302

ANALYST Peery-Galon

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NA

$50.0 Non-recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Response Received From

Department of Public Safety (DPS)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 302 appropriates $50.0 from the general fund to Department of Public Safety for the

purpose of a program to be developed and implemented by the board of directors of the New

Mexico mounted patrol for in-service law enforcement training of New Mexico mounted patrol

members.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50.0 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert

to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

DPS reports the board of directors of the NM mounted patrol require 22 hours of in-service train-

ing annually. This training is mandated by the Department of Public Safety for commissioned

officers in accordance with Title 10, Chapter 29, Part 7, NMAC. DPS reports the members of

the NM mounted patrol exceed the Law Enforcement Academy requirement of 40 hours of in-

service training every two years. DPS notes there is no statutory requirement for the NM

mounted patrol members to attend in-service training.

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