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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/25/08

HB 354

SHORT TITLE Sports Events for People with Special Needs

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$152.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Governor’s Commission on Disability (GCD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 354, Making and Appropriation to Support the Participation in Sports Events by

People with Special Needs, appropriates $152.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA for the

purpose supporting participation in sports events by people with special needs from San Miguel

County..

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $152.0 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

GCD notes that the Special Olympics is an unprecedented global movement which, through

quality sports training and competition, improves the lives of people with disabilities and, in

turn, the lives of everyone they touch. Special Olympics empower people with disabilities to

realize their full potential and develop their skills through year-round sports training and

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competition. As a result, Special Olympics athletes become fulfilled and productive members of

their families and the communities in which they live. Special Olympics provide an experience

that is energizing, healthy, skillful, welcoming and inclusive.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

GCD notes that the bill should be amended on line 19 to read “people with disabilities" instead

of “people with special needs." Last year the Legislature updated statute to be current. This

amendment shows the New Mexico Legislature is current on disability issues.

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