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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Papen
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/22/08
HB
SHORT TITLE Dona Ana Police Dispatchers
SB 91
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$50.0
Non-Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to SB 97 and SB 98
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 91, Making an Appropriation for Services to Police Dispatchers Responding to Calls
relating to the Mentally Ill in Dona Ana County, appropriates $50 thousand from the general
fund to DFA for the purpose of providing services to police dispatchers responding to calls
relating to the mentally ill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $50 thousand contained in this bill is a non-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 SB 91 appropriates $50.0 thousand to provide services to police dispatchers
responding to calls relating to the mentally ill in Dona Ana County. The bill does not identify
what services will be provided to police dispatchers responding to calls relating to the mentally
ill.