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

SPONSOR Boitano

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/20/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE School Elections With General Elections

SJR 19

ANALYST Aguilar

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates HJR 3

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Public Education Department (PED)

Secretary of State (SOS)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Resolution 19 provides that after January 1, 2010, regular elections of school

districts with a population greater than 300,000 shall be held in conjunction with a general

election.

SJR 19 also provides for the Legislature to enact such laws prior to the general election of 2010

as are necessary to effectuate the provision of the joint amendment.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The joint resolution does not contain an appropriation, however by holding regular school district

elections concurrently with the general election, school districts and counties may realize an

overall cost savings.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

It appears that the only school district this will affect is the Albuquerque Public Schools.

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