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

SPONSOR Carraro

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-6-2008

HB

SHORT TITLE Veterans’ Affairs Oversight Committee

SM 23

ANALYST Dearing

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)

FY08

FY09

FY10 3 Year

Total Cost

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

Total

*$.01

*$.01

*$.01 Recurring General

Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Veterans’ Services Department (VSD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Memorial 23 carries no appropriation. Senate Memorial 23 resolves that the New Mexico

Legislative Council create an interim Veterans’ Affairs Oversight Committee to review veterans’

issues among state agencies, review statute, review needs and trends and compare against

services provided by state, federal, and tribal governments. Lastly the memorial resolves that the

committee should make recommendations for legislative initiatives, including a preliminary

deliverable of legislative recommendations prior to November 30, 2008.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Senate Memorial 23 implies increased fiscal obligations due to per diem and travel costs of

interim members. The memorial does not identify the intended number of participating

legislative members, nor a minimum/maximum number of interim meetings. Due these

unknowns, the additional estimated budget impact is unknown and positive.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Creation of an interim Veterans’ Affairs Oversight Committee could increase legislative

coverage and understanding of timely veteran issues.

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