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Commissioners weigh summer internship funding as state budget uncertainty persists
Summary
Doña Ana County administration told commissioners the state’s summer internship line in HB2 remains unsigned, creating a timing risk for 2025 SEIP programming and prompting discussion of local options to support students.
Doña Ana County administration briefed commissioners on the Summer Enrichment Internship Program (SEIP), explaining the program’s budget uncertainty at the state level and seeking guidance on next steps to support school-district participation if state funds do not materialize.
Stephen Lopez, Assistant County Manager, said the program had been funded previously with ARPA money and was in HB2 as a $10,000,000 statewide line item; as of the work session the bill had not been signed and the line-item risked being delayed until the statutory July 1 start of the fiscal year. "The challenges are a, it is specific to summer internship, and b, the state budget doesn't fund until July 1. And at that point…
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