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

SPONSOR Griego

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/12/07

HB

SHORT TITLE Northern NM Performing Arts Program

SB 915

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$50.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 915 appropriates $50.0 from the General Fund to the Local Government Division of

the Department of Finance and Administration to the City of Santa to support a performing arts

program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50.0 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

SB 915 supports a performing arts program that would serve approximately 5,000 children in

Northern New Mexico. The Santa Fe Performing Arts (SFPA) which operates as a 501(c) (3)

corporation foresees states that the majority of the funds would cover costs associated with

maintaining a 320-seat theater including but not limited to leasing fees, gas, electric, phone

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service, staffing, and general maintenance. In addition to the theater maintenance, these funds

will help defray traveling costs.

SFPA provides outreach programs to schools throughout northern New Mexico including teacher

training techniques, bilingual productions, as well as on-site programming for children of all

ages. A scholarship program is in place ensuring that children are not refused service due to the

inability to pay.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The Local Government Division of DFA would enter into a Grant Agreement with the City of

Santa Fe for the funding. The City of Santa Fe will serve as a fiscal agent for the Santa Fe

Performing Arts who is operating as a 501-C-3 corporation and whom currently has a lease and

operating agreement in place approved by the Department. The City would request

reimbursement for approved expenditures on behalf of Santa Fe Performing Arts to DFA.

RELATES TO

SB 903

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