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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Lopez
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/12/07
HB
SHORT TITLE YOUTH DAY TALENT SEARCH
SB 977
ANALYST Propst
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
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 977 appropriates $100.0 for the New Mexico youth day statewide talent search for
the New Mexico youth day concert in Bernalillo County. SB 977 contains an emergency clause.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $100.0 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 977 will provide $100.0 to help finance costs associated with finding students around the
state to participate in the New Mexico Youth Day concert, performed during the New Mexico
Youth Day Holiday on Saturday, August 4, 2007 at the Los Vecinos Community Center in
Tijeras. Prime Time for Kids is a 501(c) (3) community-based program that reaches out to at-risk
children. The target population is middle and high school students. The goals of Prime Time are
to keep children active when they are not is school and to keep children in school. To participate
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in Prime Time activities, a child must either be in school or actively pursuing a GED.
Prime Time for Kids will be going to several cities around New Mexico holding auditions for the
talent show during the Youth Day event. The funding in HB 1034 will help cover the costs of
the statewide talent search. Each year during the Youth Day Holiday event, a free concert is
provided using youth from around the state.
The Youth Day will bring in over 3,000 students from around the state. In addition to the free
concert, there will be a youth rodeo, basketball games, a car show, a spelling bee, and a
skateboard competition among many other activities.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
Duplicates HB 1034. Relates to HB 885, HB 363, SB 626, and SB 786.
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