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

SPONSOR Lovejoy

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/29/08 HB

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Summer Youth Film Program

SB 413

ANALYST Weber

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$15.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Indian Affairs Department (IAD)

Public Education Department (PED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 413 appropriates $15 thousand from the general fund to the Indian Affairs

Department to support a summer film program for Native American youth in Santa Fe.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $15 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

The bill would fund an American Indian summer film program in Santa Fe, NM. This program

would provide Native American youth the opportunity to gain skills and experience in film and

television production that may potentially lead to later careers in those industries. In addition, it

would also enable participating youth to express their stories and life experiences from their

cultural perspectives, which can further educate the public on the many Native American

cultures and traditions in New Mexico.

Senate Bill 413 – Page

2

Similar programs have been developed in other states to promote Native American youth

filmmaking and television production. The 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle, WA created the

program Native Lens to “dismantle Native American stereotypes and encourage youth to take on

the role of storytellers" that “educate and enlighten people about their tribe[s]."

1

Participating

youth learned collaboration, how to work under deadlines, and critical thinking skills as well as

film making and production techniques.

2

These youth eventually produced a public service

announcement that combated negative stereotypes about Native American youth and Native

culture.

MW/bb

1

Potterf, Tina. “Swinomish youth pick up cameras, tell their own stories." The Seattle Times, May 23, 2004.

Retrieved 1/25/08,

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2001933657_nativelens23.html

.

2

Ibid.