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

SPONSOR Campos

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/30/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE Las Vegas Youth Commission, In Recognition

SB SM 4

ANALYST Schuss

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Memorial 4 recognizes the Las Vegas Youth Commission as a model youth participation

project in local government.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Las Vegas Youth Commission was formed in 1998 by the Las Vegas City Council to

encourage young people to take a more active and constructive role in city government; and they

have acted as a powerful voice for young people in Las Vegas and San Miguel County. The Las

Vegas Youth Commission functions as a chartered advisory group to the mayor, city council,

city government employees and other commissions and committees on all matters affecting

young people.

The Las Vegas Youth Commission deals with issues as diverse as building a healthier

community, combating violence, conducting public forums and developing substance abuse

programming, as well as historic preservation, city regulation of scooters, roller skates and

skateboards, underage drinking and litter. The Las Vegas Youth Commission has been

recognized nationally for its performance by the Communities that Care Program as one of the

nation’s outstanding youth projects and, most recently, by the New Mexico Civic Engagement

Project as one of New Mexico’s most outstanding youth civic organizations. The Las Vegas

Youth Commission has a proven track record of developing young leaders, inspiring youth to

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become more involved in their community and improving the quality of community life in Las

Vegas and the surrounding area.

Senate Memorial 4 requests that the Las Vegas Youth Commission and its sponsor, the Las

Vegas City Council, be recognized and endorsed for their accomplishments and for the example

that the commission sets as a positive youth development organization. The Las Vegas Youth

Commission is encouraged to form a partnership with New Mexico Highlands University and the

New Mexico Civic Engagement Project to host a statewide summit on the role of youth in local

government and the establishment of a model youth commission as a tool for increasing youth

involvement in civic affairs, local government and community improvement. The memorial

requests that youth boards, youth commissions and other organizations that encourage the next

generation to become more involved in civic affairs, as well as in local and state government, be

viewed as an asset to the people and communities of New Mexico, to the future of the state and

to the development of more active and informed residents.

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