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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Salazar
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/08
HB 282
SHORT TITLE Taos County At-risk Youth Training and Education SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$215.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 282, Making an Appropriation for Training and Education for At-risk Youth and
Young Adults in Taos County, appropriates $215.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA to
provide at-risk youth and young adults with training and education.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $215.0 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall revert to the
general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
DFA notes that the 2005 US Bureau of Census estimates the poverty rate in Taos County at
20.9% while the national rate is estimated at 12.4%. The unemployment rate of 16-19 year olds
is 10.6% and of 20-24 years olds is 14.2%. The national unemployment average is 6.9%. Taos
County had the fifth highest unemployment ranking in the state. The number of 18-24 years olds
without a high school diploma in Taos County is at 29% while the national average is at 19.6%.
HB 282 would appropriate $215.0 thousand to provide at-risk youth and young adults from 16 to
24 training to obtain general educational development certificates, training in leadership and job