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

SPONSOR Barela

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/25/08

HB 405

SHORT TITLE Valencia County Emergency Services Training

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$50.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 405, Making an Appropriation for Emergence Services Training and Professional

Development in Valencia County, appropriates $50.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA for

the purpose of a sex offender housing program in Bernalillo County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50.0 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

DOH notes that, Valencia County is a rural and suburban county that is served by a volunteer fire

department, a private career EMS service, and career law enforcement services. The closest

hospital facilities are in Albuquerque. Emergency medical service agencies, both private and

public, have historically been underfunded in regards to training and operational costs. Funding

to support emergency medical services in Valencia County is needed, but it is unclear how the

appropriation would be distributed to the various fire, law and health services.

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