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

SPONSOR Ryan

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/1/08

HB

SHORT TITLE

"Junior Achievement Day"

SM 3

ANALYST Shaya

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Memorial 3 recognizes Junior Achievement of New Mexico's service to the youth of the

state, and declares Tuesday, January 22, 2008 be declared "Junior Achievement Day" at the New

Mexico State Legislature.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

No Fiscal Impact.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Senate Memorial 3 makes the following statements about Junior Achievement of New Mexico's

service to the youth of the state;

•

Junior achievement of New Mexico is celebrating its fifteenth year of operation during

the 2008 calendar year; and

•

The organization is dedicated to educating students in kindergarten through twelfth grade

about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through hands-on programs;

and

•

Junior achievement of New Mexico has expanded its activities to include a variety of

classroom-based, after-school settings and capstone experiences, as well as special

initiatives for Native American and Hispanic students throughout the state; and

•

More than one hundred fifteen thousand students have benefited from the organization's

programs over the last fifteen years; and

•

Junior achievement of New Mexico volunteers inspire and empower students to believe

in themselves, showing them that they can make a difference in the world;

RS/mt