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

SPONSOR Pinto

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/28/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Shiprock Women’s Shelter Coordinator

SB 348

ANALYST Lucero

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$40.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to: SB68 “Increase domestic violence penalties", SB155 “Statewide domestic violence

services", HB33 “Domestic violence treatment fund uses", HB312 “Uniform domestic violence

protection orders", and HB227 “Domestic abuse procedure changes".

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Children, Youth Families Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 348 appropriates forty thousand ($40,000) from the general fund to Children, Youth

and Families Department (CYFD) for expenditure in fiscal year 2009 for a shelter coordinator

position at the shelter for women and children in Shiprock..

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of forty thousand ($40,000) contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the

general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of 2009 shall

revert to the general fund.

This bill is not part of the CYFD’s request or the executive recommendation.

Senate Bill 348 – Page

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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Emergency shelters for women and children in domestic violence situations are a critical

component of the intervention and treatment process. The Shiprock Home for Women and

Children, established in 1978, serving the Navajo Reservation, is the only domestic violence

shelter in that area – the next nearest shelter is two and a half hours away in Crownpoint.

Through the Shiprock Home, women and children coming out of domestic violence situations

are provided primary services, linked with culturally competent support, and provided

wraparound services.

Shiprock Home clients are principally Native American and from rural areas of the state, both

populations considered at particular risk for domestic violence. Native American women, on

average, use shelter services at a rate 14 times more than the average for the rest of the state.

Annually, Shiprock Home serves 250 adult victims and 300 children. In 2004 the shelter

established a temporary housing unit as result of the high caseload.

According to data from New Mexico Voices for Children’s New Mexico Kids Count Data book:

“New Mexico women, in every category of ethnicity and educational level, are more likely to

experience domestic violence than American women in general. Violence harms all parties:

victim, perpetrator and witness. Without adequate intervention, children who experience or

witness violence often continue these destructive patterns into adulthood. In fact, 59% of adult

victims and 70% of perpetrators of domestic violence in New Mexico report having been abused

as children. Fifteen cases of domestic violence occur for every 1,000 residents. In 2004, 27,000

cases of domestic violence were reported to the police. However, research shows that only half

of all victims actually report their abuse to the authorities."

According to the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, there were 28,256 domestic

violence incidents reported to law enforcement in New Mexico in 2005, a 4.8 percent increase

over 2004. Of the 28,256 cases reported, 18,778 (66%) victims of domestic violence were

identified and of those, 13,422 (73.5%) were female.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation in this bill could positively affect existing CYFD performance outcome

measures concerning the “Percent of adult victims receiving domestic violence services who are

living in a safer, more stable environment as measured by the Domestic Violence Assessment

Tool", “Percent of adult victims receiving domestic violence services who show improved client

competencies in social living, coping and thinking skills as measured by the Domestic Violence

Assessment Tool", “Percent of adult victims or survivors receiving domestic violence services

who have an individualized safety plan", and “Percent of domestic violence offenders who

complete an abuser’s intervention program".

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Administrative management of this position would come from existing CYFD resources.

Senate Bill 348 – Page

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CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Relates to: SB68 “Increase domestic violence penalties", SB155 “Statewide domestic violence

services", HB33 “Domestic violence treatment fund uses", HB312 “Uniform domestic violence

protection orders", and HB227 “Domestic abuse procedure changes".

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

Domestic violence is a significant problem in New Mexico as the following statistics illustrate

(National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2005)

.

There were 26,940 domestic violence incidents reported to law enforcement in

New Mexico in 2004, a rate of 15.3 per 1,000.

.

75 percent of the 17,793 victims of domestic violence identified in 2004 were

female while 94 percent of the adult victims served by domestic violence service

providers were female.

.

20,564 new clients sought services with domestic violence service providers in

New Mexico in 2004.

.

In 2004, 4,463 children were present at the scene of family violence episodes in

New Mexico.

.

7,170 New Mexico children received services from domestic violence programs

in 2004, a 35 percent increase over 2003.

Dating violence (having been hit by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past 12 months) was reported

by 10 percent of New Mexico students (New Mexico Youth Risk & Resiliency Survey, 2005).

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