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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Robinson
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
01/31/07
HB
SHORT TITLE Department of Health Film Project
SB 380
ANALYST Hanika Ortiz
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$50.0
Non-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
$5.0
Non-recurring General
Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Health (DOH)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 380 appropriates $50 thousand from the general fund to DOH for the purpose of a
film project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $50 thousand contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the
general fund.
DOH reports that the appropriation was not in the Executive Budget Request for FY08. The
administrative cost to administer the program is estimated at 10% of 1 FTE for a program
coordinator.
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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
DOH has the following comments:
Films represent a cost effective key delivery system, reaching a wide audience in a short time
period about public health issues. While films are costly upfront, they reach thousands and are
an appropriate delivery channel for a population-based intervention.
There have been past collaborative efforts between state agencies and private entities to create
educational films about a specific issue. One example is the teen suicide and depression
prevention project “Coming Back" that was funded in part by the Children, Youth and Families
Department; Department of Health; Human Services Department and Public Education
Department.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Has DOH chosen a topic for the film project. Who is the expected target audience.
AHO/csd