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

SPONSOR Sanchez, B

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/13/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE

Albuquerque Youth Digital Media Training

SB 598

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$100.0

Recurring

General fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NM Department of Higher Education (NMDHE)

Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 598 appropriates $100,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of the

University of New Mexico (UNM) for expenditure in FY08 for the Department of Media Arts to

provide digital media training and outreach for youth in Albuquerque.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the general

fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Department of Media Arts is dedicated to the study and practice of film and video as art. To

better understand the role of film and video in the modern world, the program offers the student a

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broad foundation in the purposes of art and culture. Although one may study film and video for

commercial purposes with little commitment to artistic and cultural standards, in the Department

of Media Arts film and video are studied as aesthetic form. The Bachelor of Arts degree in

Media Arts provides a liberal arts background which will enable the student to pursue further

education and professional training.

Media Arts students establish ties to disciplines in Arts and Sciences as well as in Fine Arts. One

reason is that a number of disciplines contribute to current practices in the history, criticism, and

theory of the media arts. These disciplines include cultural and literary theory, critical analysis of

the visual and performing arts, philosophy, psychology, and political theory.

Furthermore, the Department of Media Arts fosters an outlook that is international as well as

interdisciplinary. The Media Arts curriculum includes courses devoted to various national and

regional cinemas. The Department of Media Arts seeks to collaborate with other academic units

that have strong transcultural interests.

The Department of Media Arts is recruiting 4 teachers from 8 schools located in economically

disadvantaged areas, for the purpose of bringing their high school students to a ilm boot camp

which will be located on the campus of UNM. The students will be housed for 8 days and 7

nights in dormitories and be involved in creative media projects 14 hours/day. In addition to

learning the technology of film-making, such as, editing, production, camera equipment, sound,

lighting, and script-writing, the students will also be exposed to a comprehensive program of

team-building, career information, college preparation and other topics which will develop their

interest in staying in school and applying for college.

This request was not submitted by UNM to HED for review, is not specifically referenced under

the description "digital media training and outreach," and is not included in the HED’s funding

recommendation for FY08

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