CYFD COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

SB 300 appropriates $5 million from the general fund to New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) for fiscal year 2027 to upgrade computer hardware and software used in child welfare cases. The funds must be used for systems compatible with the national child welfare data management system operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Unspent funds at year-end would revert to the general fund. This bill directly affects CYFD's technology infrastructure for managing child welfare cases, with no new policy requirements beyond the funding allocation.