Friday, 15 March 2013

NM Legislative Update for March 14 - UNM Today | The University of ...

Con?tin?u?ing our review of House action,?NM Rep?re?sen?ta?tives passed the sev?er?ance tax bond bill, SB 60, by a vote of 66 ? 0.?UNM has more than $10 mil?lion in projects in that bill.?It now goes to the Governor.?

This morn?ing House Appro?pri?a?tions gave a do pass rec?om?men?da?tion to SB 115, which is the ERB sol?vency plan, after fur?ther amend?ing?it.

You?ll recall the bill, as it came out of the Sen?ate, had reduced COLAs for cur?rent and future retirees ? an aver?age 1.8 per?cent COLA for those get?ting pen?sions under the median of $1500 a month and who worked for the full 25 years. For every?one else, the COLA is reduced to an aver?age 1.6 percent.

The amend?ment put on today, which was cham?pi?oned by Speaker Ken Mar?tinez, stip?u?lates that once the fund reaches 90 per?cent sol?vency, the COLA reduc?tions will drop in half to approx. 1.9 per?cent and 1.8 per?cent respec?tively. This will be in place until the fund reaches its 100.7 per?cent solvency.

It was men?tioned that 90 per?cent sol?vency may not be reached for another 26 years, but that the con?ces?sion does have an impor?tant psy?cho?log?i?cal effect for retirees.

HAFC Deputy Chair Lucky Varela (D-Santa Fe), refer?ring to the increased con?tri?bu?tions com?ing from employ?ees, used the oppor?tu?nity to call on the Gov?er?nor to refrain from veto?ing the one per?cent pay increase found in the state bud?get now sit?ting on her?desk.

The bill, once it gets through the full House, will have to go back to the Sen?ate for con?cur?rence, but its spon?sor, Sen. Stu?art Ingle (R-Portales) is con?fi?dent that will hap?pen. There are two days and change left to get this?done.

HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

11. HOUSE MEMORIAL 75. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TO CREATE THE J.PAUL TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TASK FORCE
AS AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION AMONG EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS, TO BETTER IDENTIFY CHILDREN AT RISK OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, TO DEVELOP AN EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PLAN AND TO IMPROVE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES SYSTEM AND PROMOTE EVIDENCE? AND COMMUNITY-BASED EARLYCHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE?STATE.

19. HOUSE MEMORIAL 94, as amended. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THAT THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EXAMINE STATE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND ACCOMPANYING BUDGET AND FUNDING PROCESSES,TO IDENTIFY WHERE TRIBAL COLLEGES ARE EXCLUDED.

26. HOUSE MEMORIAL 101. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO FORM A WORK GROUP TO STUDY THE SOLVENCY OF THE LOTTERY TUITION FUND AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.

42. SENATE BILL 349. AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; RAISING THE CAP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ATTORNEY LOAN REPAYMENTS.

47. SENATE BILL 416, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR; RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.53. SENATE BILL 587, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; CREATING A STATE SCHOOL GRADES COUNCIL TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON SCHOOL GRADING; PROVIDING A TEMPORARY SCHEMA THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE VALID AND RELIABLE FACTORS IN DETERMINING SCHOOL GRADES; AMENDING A SECTION OF LAW TO ELIMINATE REFERENCE TO SCHOOL GRADING; REPEALING THE A-B-C-D-F SCHOOLS RATING ACT.

64. SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 310, as amended, with emer?gency clause. AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; CHANGING ELIGIBILITY AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE K-3 PLUS PROGRAM; USING TENTH? DAY ENROLLMENT DATA FOR FUNDING; CLARIFYING NOTICE OF APPLICATION DEADLINES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

67. SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 422, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROHIBITING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FROM REQUESTING OR REQUIRING A STUDENT, APPLICANT OR POTENTIAL APPLICANT FOR ADMISSION TO PROVIDE A PASSWORD OR ACCESS TO THE SOCIAL NETWORKING ACCOUNT OF THE STUDENT OR APPLICANT FOR ADMISSION.

HOUSE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ? HENRY ?KIKI? SAAVEDRA, CHAIRMAN
Thurs?day, March 14, 2013 ??Room 307
TO BE ANNOUNCED
We under?stand HAFC will meet at 8:30 a.m.? with SB 115a on the agenda.

HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ? ELISEO LEE ALCON, CHAIRMAN
Thurs?day, March 14, 2013 ? 1:30 PM or imme?di?ately after floor ses?sion ? Room 315
SB 403 /a HEALTH ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE TASK FORCE (LOPEZ)
SJM 1 FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE TASK FORCE?(RUE)

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ? GAIL CHASEY, CHAIRWOMAN
Thurs?day, March 14, 2013 ? 8:30 a.m. ? Room 317
SB 266 ARCHITECTURE MULTIPLE SOURCE CONTRACTS (GRIEGO)
SB 313 /a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ACT (O?NEILL)

Mean?while.?

While we wait to see what the House does with ERB sol?vency, the Sen?ate has a mega-agenda to get through ?153 items not count?ing the busi?ness on the President?s table. Sen?a?tors worked late and are sched?uled back on the floor at 10:30?a.m.

SENATE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION:

(13) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (MU?OZ)
SENATE BILL 71 RETIREE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS

(14) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (BEFFORT)
SENATE BILL 86 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE AVERAGE SALARY CALCULATIONS

(51) SENATE MEMORIAL 63/a TOBACCO-FREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES/SRC AMENDED (CERVANTES)

(74) HOUSE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (EASLEY)
HOUSE BILL 171 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES

(102) HOUSE BILL 204/a NURSE EDUCATOR HIGHER DEGREE FUNDING/ (MCMILLAN)
HEC AMENDED

(105) HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (GARCIA, MH)
HOUSE BILL 424 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS

(126) HOUSE BILL 260/aa ORIENTAL MEDICINE DOCTOR IMAGING LICENSURE/ (KANE)
HHGIC AMENDED/SPAC AMENDED

(129) HOUSE BILL 416 ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT SUPERVISION (CHASEY)

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

FINANCE COMMITTEE ? Sen?a?tor John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Thurs?day, March 14, 2013
At the Call of the Chair ? Room?322

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ? Sen?a?tor Ger?ald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman
Thurs?day, March 14, 2013 ? 8:30 a.m. ? Room 321
HJM 19 J. PAUL TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TASK FORCE (CHASEY)

RULES COMMITTEE ? Sen?a?tor Linda M. Lopez, Chair?man
At the Call of the Chair ? TBA
HB 339 ANNUAL EDUCATOR ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT DATE (MIERA)
HJM 29 LESC A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM STUDY (STEWART)

Bills Acted on: March 13,?2013

HB 2 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2013? Henry Kiki Saave?dra
PASS [2] HAFC [28] DNP-CS/DP [30] PASSED/H (53?16) [21] SFC [40] DP/a ? PASSED/S (42?0) [50] h/cncrd

HB 20 EQUITY INVESTMENTS FOR COLLEGE ENDOWMENTS? Roberto ?Bobby? J. Gon?za?les
Tim?o?thy M.Keller SFC HPREF [2] HEC/HAFC-HEC [22] DP/a-HAFC [32] DP [34] PASSED/H (62?0) [23] SEC/SFC-SEC [44] DP-SFC

HB 130 MOVE BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND? Larry A. Lar?ra?aga
SCal [2] HHGIC/HAFC-HHGIC [17] DP-HAFC [30] DP [31] PASSED/H (62?0) [22] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [44] DP-SFC? w/drn

HB 171 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES? Stephen Easley
SCal [5] HHGIC/HBIC-HHGIC [21] DP-HBIC [39] DNP-CS/DP ? PASSED/H (67?0) [40] SJC [44]?DP

HB 260 ORIENTAL MEDICINE DOCTOR IMAGING LICENSURE? Emily Kane
SJC [7] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [26] DP/a-HJC [36] DP ? PASSED/H (64?0) [24] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [44] DP/a-SJC

HB 310 K-3 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY? Mimi Stew?art
WilliamSoules HCal [10] HEC [26] DP [29] PASSED/H (63?0) [21] SEC/SPAC-SEC [24] DNP-CS/DP-SPAC [38] DP [40] PASSED/S (39?0) [50] HEC??DP/a

HB 541 TEACHER LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY & COUNCIL? Rick Miera
PASS [21] HEC [36] DP ? PASSED/H (37?30) [24] SEC [40] DP [44] PASSED/S (27?11)

HB 562 CREATE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE? Stephanie Gar?cia Richard
SCal [22] HBIC/HEC-HBIC [36] DP-HEC [39] DP ? PASSED/H (65?3) [40] SEC [44]?DP

HM 101 LOTTERY TUITION FUND SOLVENCY WORK GROUP? Mimi Stew?art
HCal [50] HEC??DP

SB 27 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CHANGES? George K. Munoz
Luciano ?Lucky?Varela PASS SPREF [1] SJC/SFC-SJC [14] DP/a-SFC [23] DNP-CS/DP/a [32] PASSED/S (38?4) [39] HLC/HAFC-HLC? DP-HAFC? DP [50] PASSED/H (48?17)

SB 39 COLLEGE DISTRICT BONDS FOR HARD & SOFTWARE? Sander Rue
PASS SPREF [1] SEC/SFC-SEC [12] DP-SFC [14] DP [18] PASSED/S (39?1) [28] HBIC/HTRC-HBIC [39] DP-HTRC [50] DP ? PASSED/H (68?0)

*SB 60 SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROJECTS? Car?los R. Cis?neros
PASS SPREF [1] SFC [38] DNP-CS/DP [40] PASSED/S (42?0) [39] HTRC [50] DP ? PASSED/H (66?0)

SB 69 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE? Ger?ald Ortiz y Pino
SCNR SPREF [1] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [4] w/o rec-SJC [14] DNP-CS/DP ? PASSED/S (37?0) [22] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [36] DP/a-HJC [39] DP/a [50] fl/a? PASSED/H (68?0)

SB 115 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES? Stu?art Ingle
HAFC [1] SEC/SFC-SEC [12] DP-SFC [38] DP/a [40] PASSED/S (41?0) [39] HLC/HAFC-HLC [50] DP-HAFC

SB 313 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ACT? Bill B. O?Neill
HJC [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [14] DNP-CS/DP-SJC [24] DP/a ? PASSED/S (23?16) [39] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [50] DP-HJC

SB 422 NO COLLEGE REQUESTS FOR STUDENT SOCIAL MEDIA? Jacob Can?de?laria
HCal [8] SEC/SJC-SEC [23] DP-SJC [40] DNP-CS/DP ? fl/a? PASSED/S (29?13) [39] HEC [50]?DP/a

SB 588 TEACHER & PRINCIPAL EVALUATION SYSTEM COUNCIL? Howie C. Morales
HCal [14] SRC/SEC-SRC [24] DP-SEC [40] DP ? fl/aa? PASSED/S (21?18) [50] HEC??DP/a

*SB 608 PHYSICIAN CONTRACT NOT TO COMPETE COVENANTS? Stu?art Ingle
SJC [14] not prntd-SFC [44] DNP-CS/w/o rec ? ref SJC-SJC

SB 632 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING? Michael S. Sanchez
SFC [14] not prntd-SJC [44] DNP-CS/w/o rec ? ref SFC-SFC

SJM 34 STUDY A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM? Howie C. Morales
HEC [13] SRC/SEC-SRC [23] DP-SEC [32] DP/a [44] PASSED/S (31?5) [50]?HEC

SM 72 TRUANCY & DROPOUT PREVENTION TASK FORCE? Gay G. Ker?nan
PASS [22] SRC/SEC-SRC [24] DP-SEC [40] DP [44] PASSED/S (38?0).

SM 101 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND SOLVENCY WORK GROUP? Michael S. Sanchez
SEC [44]?SEC

Susan McK?in?sey, Office of Gov?ern?ment and Com?mu?nity Relations

Source: http://news.unm.edu/2013/03/nm-legislative-update-for-march-14/

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