HOUSE BILL 215

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2019

INTRODUCED BY

Linda M. Trujillo and Andrea Romero

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A YOUTH DANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME, AT-RISK CHILDREN.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for expenditure in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to provide low-income, at-risk children statewide with access to a best-practice, character-building youth dance program, in partnership with school districts statewide, that supports student achievement, improves health and quality of life and increases community engagement. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2021 shall revert to the general fund.

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