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| SPONSOR: | Jennings | DATE TYPED: | 02/08/99 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Southern New Mexico Rehabilitation Center | SB | 406 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Burkhart | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 2,790.3 | Recurring | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 406 appropriates 2,790.3 from the general fund to the Department of Health in FY 2000 for the purpose of funding the Southern New Mexico Rehabilitation Center at the FY 1998 and FY 1999m levels.
Significant Issues
The Southern New Mexico Rehabilitation Center has been trying to become financially viable over the recent past and has not been successful. In the recommendations of the Executive Branch and of the Legislative Finance Committee the center was scheduled to close. The enactment of this bill would provide another year for the center to remain open. At the present time, the regional hospital located in Roswell will begin offering in-patient and out-patient services for physical rehabilitation. There is concern that in-patient substance abuse beds are not going to be available if the center closes and thus the need to keep the facility open.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of these monies in addition to the general fund appropriations recommended in the executive or LFC recommendations will provide an appropriation level significantly higher than in previous years. If Senate Bill 406 is enacted, then the appropriations requests of both the executive branch and the Legislative Finance Committee should become zero.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Enactment of Senate Bill 406 will cause the Department of Health to significantly reduce expenditures during the coming fiscal year.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
General appropriations acts in both houses address the same issues .
TECHNICAL ISSUES
Care must be taken to assure which appropriations are approved to insure there is no duplication of appropriations.
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