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

SPONSOR Lopez

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/31/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Brain Injury Clubhouse Operations

SB 426

ANALYST Geisler

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$75.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 426 appropriates $75,000 from the general fund to the Aging and Long Term

Services Department for expenditure in FY09 to contract for services for the operation of a

clubhouse for individuals with traumatic or acquired brain injuries. Any unexpended funds

remaining at the end of FY09 shall revert to the general fund.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

ALTSD notes that this request was not included in the ALTSD FY09 operating budget request.

The most likely recipient for this funding is the Brain Injury Clubhouse in Albuquerque. The

clubhouse has apparently not received prior state funding and the funds will be used to hire or

contract for staff. As the proposed funding exceeds the $50,000 cap on non-competitive

professional services, the services envisioned by the appropriation will need to be procured

through the RFP process.

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