STUDY CYFD FUNDS & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO CONVENE A
WORKING GROUP TO STUDY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS ADMINISTERED
BY THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN NEW MEXICO.
WHEREAS, domestic violence, also referred to as intimate
partner violence, remains a significant public safety and
public health issue in New Mexico, and the children, youth
and families department administers and distributes state and
federal funds intended to support domestic violence services
across the state; and
WHEREAS, transparency and accountability in the use of
public funds requires a clear understanding of how such funds
are administered and distributed, including who receives the
funds and for what purposes; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence providers across New Mexico
continue to report unmet needs and insufficient resources to
meet survivors' services demands;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative finance committee be
requested to convene a working group, including
representation from the department of finance and
administration, the legislative finance committee, domestic
violence providers from around New Mexico and the New Mexico
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coalition against domestic violence, to study all state and
federal funds administered by the children, youth and
families department for the purpose of supporting domestic
violence services in New Mexico; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, at a minimum, the study
include:
A. an accounting of the state and federal
domestic-violence-related funds administered by the children,
youth and families department;
B. an examination of how those funds are
administered and distributed, including administrative
structures, pass-through arrangements and time lines;
C. identification of entities that receive such
funds and the amounts each entity receives; and
D. a recommendation regarding what level of
funding is needed to fully fund domestic violence support
services statewide with a focus on funding support being
directed to domestic violence providers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the legislative finance committee, the
secretary of finance and administration and the secretary of
children, youth and families.