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

SPONSOR Sanchez

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/22/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Health Education Cultural Competence Task Force SB 62

ANALYST Cox

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$60.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Department of Health (DOH)

New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED)

Health Education Cultural Task Force (HECTF)

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED)

Health Education Cultural Task Force (HECTF)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 62 appropriates $60,000.00 (sixty thousand dollars) from the general fund to the

Higher Education Department to continue the task force on cultural competence in health

education offered in post secondary schools. This Bill contemplates that the Health Education

Cultural Task Force (HECTF) will administer this continuing study.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $60,000 (sixty thousand dollars) contained in this bill is a recurring expense

to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal

year 2009 shall revert to the general fund.

Senate Bill 62 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

HED states that the goal of this Bill is to facilitate closing of the current gap on health disparities,

related to the Departments Health and Racial Health Disparities Report Card.

This Bill continues the work of the 2007 Session SB 600, signed by the Governor on March 30,

2007.

This request was not submitted to the HED for review and is not included in the Departments

funding recommendations for FY 09.

HED states there will be a hindrance to the above-mentioned Task Force, if the Bill is not

passed.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

HED states that the Bill provides for per-diem and travel, but does not provide money for staff

and writing.

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