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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2-12-2007
HB
SHORT TITLE Statewide Youth Music Competition
SB 729
ANALYST Dearing
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$25.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Cultural Affairs Department (CAD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 729 appropriates $25 thousand from the general fund for expenditure in FY08 to the
Cultural Affairs department to contract with a nonprofit music organization that organizes a
competition for NM children 12 and under.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $25 thousand contained in Senate Bill 729 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.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
There are few such music competition events currently offered in New Mexico. An example of
an existing successful music competition is the New Mexico Music Commission’s Talent Show-
case, held each year at Expo New Mexico at the State Fairgrounds. The statewide event – which
is not limited to youth – features performance competitions in several musical categories. Win-