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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

2/12/07

HB

SHORT TITLE UNM Digital Media Outreach Program

SB 863

ANALYST Leger

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$200.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to, SB 379 SB 384 SB 757 SB 758

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 863 appropriates $200 thousand from the general fund to the board of regents of the

university of New Mexico for the film and digital media program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $200 thousand contained in this bill 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

According to HED it appears there is currently not a digital and media youth outreach program in

place at UNM. The university however does have a digital and media outreach program.

The Film and Digital Media Program will allow UNM to realize four educational and research

Senate Bill 863 – Page

2

objectives for the State of New Mexico:

1.

Integrate Filmmaking and Digital Media: develop a systematically integrated

interdisciplinary program that brings together usually distinct film schools and digital

media labs;

2.

Build a Native New Mexican Hollywood: an integrated film and digital media industry

that serves the unique cultural diversity of New Mexico, with particular attention to

Native American and Hispanic peoples;

3.

Train the citizens of New Mexico: Phase 1: Establish BFA/BS program starting with 50+

students annually majoring in film and digital media; Phase 2: Establish MFA/MS

program starting with 20+ students annually earning graduate degrees in film and digital

media;

4.

Foster Research: generate sponsored research in partnership with the film and digital

media industry starting annually with 3M+

It is unknown how the appropriation in SB 863 will be utilized. UNM provided to contact

person for this information.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

SB 379 appropriates $50 thousand to EDD to promote film and media enterprises in NM.

SB 384 appropriates $500 thousand to HED to support film and media employment training and

student productions.

SB 757 appropriates $700 thousand to UNM for the film and digital media program.

SB 758 appropriates $500 thousand to EDD to support film and media employment training and

student productions.

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