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UNM Completes Duck Pond Maintenance

March 15, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth
UNM Duck Pond

UNM Duck Pond

The ducks and tur­tles were enjoy­ing the sun and the newly cleaned duck pond area today. The UNM grounds crew spent spring break clean­ing and main­tain­ing the duck pond.

The clean­ing required the relo­ca­tion of ducks and fish while debris was removed from the pond, but the fish and wild ducks are now back.

The grounds crew has added a col­orant to the water to reduce algae growth. The col­orant was used, rather than chem­i­cals, so that the fish would not be harmed. The col­orant will dis­perse and the pond will return to its nor­mal color within a few days.

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NM Legislative Update for March 15

March 15, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

Good morn­ing.  It’s the Ides of March which may have some sig­nif­i­cance on this next to last day of the 2013 leg­isla­tive session.Though com­mit­tees con­tinue to meet, the major action at this late date has to be in the cham­bers.  In the House, which goes on the floor at 10 a.m., we’ll be focused on #50 on the agenda,  the ERB sol­vency plan as twice amended.  It needs to pass on the floor and go back to the Sen­ate for con­cur­rence before noon tomorrow.The Sen­ate is sched­uled to go back on the floor at 10:30 a.m., with an agenda of 147 items.  How­ever, they will con­cen­trate on the 80 or so House bills which still have a shot at mak­ing it through before adjournment.

HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

2. 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, 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. (CHASEY) (CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

10. 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. (CLAHCHISCHILLIAGE) (EDUCATION
AMENDED 10–0; 3E)

17. 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. (EDUCATION 12–0; 1E)

18. HOUSE MEMORIAL 103. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONSIDER REQUIRING NEW MEXICO HOSPITALS TO REPORT “NEVER EVENTS” TO THE DEPARTMENT AND; MAKING “NEVER EVENT” DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE.

SENATE BILL 115, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO PENSIONS; AMENDING THE EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT ACT; INCREASING CERTAIN MEMBERS’ CONTRIBUTION RATES; CHANGING THE BENEFITS FOR NEW MEMBERS BY IMPOSING A MINIMUM RETIREMENT AGE, DELAYING THE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ELIGIBILITY AND INCREASING THE AGE AND SERVICE RETIREMENT REQUIREMENTS. INGLE - ENDORSED BY THE INVESTMENTS AND PENSIONS OVERSIGHT (SENATE EDUCATION) (SENATE FINANCE AMENDED) (LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES 5–0; 4A) (APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE AMENDED 15–1; 2E)

69. SENATE BILL 448, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT; REVISING PROVISIONS RELATED TO DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION; INCLUDING CIVIL VIOLATIONS AS CAUSE FOR DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS ON CONTINUATION OF CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTING WITH DEBARRED OR SUSPENDED PARTIES. CERVANTES (SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION) (SENATE JUDICIARY AMENDED) (JUDICIARY AMENDED)

74. SENATE BILL 140, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH; CREATING THE NEW MEXICO POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER. (MOORES) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE FINANCE AMENDED) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS 10–0; 1E) (BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 7–0; 4E)

86. SENATE BILL 340. AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT; REMOVING THE TEN-MILLION-DOLLAR ($10,000,000) MINIMUM ON DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECTS. (INGLE) (SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION) (SENATE FINANCE) (BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 7–0; 4E)

HB 171 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES  Stephen Easley
PASS [5] HHGIC/HBIC-HHGIC [21] DP-HBIC [39] DNP-CS/DP — PASSED/H (67–0) [40] SJC [44] DP — fl/a– PASSED/S (41–1) [51] h/cncrd

HB 227 MOVE BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS  Gail Chasey
PASS [6] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [26] DP-HJC [36] DP — PASSED/H (65–0) [24] SPAC [44] DP — PASSED/S (39–0)

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

HB 310 K-3 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY  Mimi Stew­art
WilliamSoules SCNR [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 [51] PASSED/H (69–0)

HB 408 COUNTY PROCUREMENT CODE EXEMPTIONS  Larry A. Lar­rañaga
SCal [14] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP/a — PASSED/H (59–5) [40] SJC [44] DP/a

HB 416 ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT SUPERVISION  Gail Chasey
SCal [15] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP — PASSED/H (60–5) [40] SJC [44] DP

HM 103 CONSIDER REPORTING HOSPITAL “NEVER EVENTS”  Thomas A. Ander­son
HCal [50] HHGIC [51] DP

SB 115 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES  Stu­art Ingle
HCal [1] SEC/SFC-SEC [12] DP-SFC [38] DP/a [40] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HLC/HAFC-HLC [50] DP-HAFC [51] DP/a

SB 140 NM POISON & DRUG INFORMATION CENTER  Mark Moores
HCal [2] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [4] DP-SFC [18] DP/a — PASSED/S (38–0) [28] HHGIC/HBIC-HHGIC [36] DP-HBIC [51] DP

SB 249 STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS  Mary Kay Papen
HCal [2] SCORC/SPAC-SCORC [18] DP-SPAC [23] DP [24] fl/aaa– PASSED/S (37–0) [36] HBIC/HJC-HBIC [39] DP-HJC [51] DP

*SB 311 HIV TESTING DISCLOSURE  Phil A. Griego
HCal [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP/a-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (39–0) [39] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC– DP-HJC [51] DP

SB 334 UNEMPLOYMENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS & FORMULA  Stu­art Ingle
PASS [4] SCORC/SFC-SCORC [14] DP/a-SFC [24] DNP-CS/DP — PASSED/S (40–2) [36] HLC/HAFC-HLC [39] DP-HAFC– DP [51] PASSED/H (66–0)

SB 340 $10 MILLION MINIMUM DESIGN & BUILD PROJECTS  Stu­art Ingle
HCal [4] SCORC/SFC-SCORC [22] DP-SFC [24] DP — PASSED/S (37–0) [36] HBIC/HJC-HBIC [51] DP-HJC [52] w/drn

SB 341 BUILDING & REMODEL CONTRACT THRESHOLD AMOUNT  Stu­art Ingle
HCPAC [4] SCORC/SFC-SCORC [22] DP-SFC [24] DP — PASSED/S (38–0) [36] HBIC/HCPAC-HBIC [51] DP-HCPAC

SB 443 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS  Sander Rue
HJC [9] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [18] DP-SJC [23] DP [44] fl/aa– PASSED/S (36–0) [52] HJC

SB 448 PROCUREMENT DEBARING & SUSPENSION  Joseph Cer­vantes
HCal [9] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [23] DP-SJC [24] DP/a [38] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HJC [51] DP/a

SM 101 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND SOLVENCY WORK GROUP  Michael S. Sanchez
SCal [44] SEC– w/drn

Bills Acted on: March 14, 2013

HB 171 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES Stephen Easley
PASS [5] HHGIC/HBIC-HHGIC [21] DP-HBIC [39] DNP-CS/DP — PASSED/H (67–0) [40] SJC [44] DP — fl/a– PASSED/S (41–1) [51] h/cncrd

HB 227 MOVE BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS Gail Chasey
PASS [6] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [26] DP-HJC [36] DP — PASSED/H (65–0) [24] SPAC [44] DP — PASSED/S (39–0)

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

HB 310 K-3 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY Mimi Stew­art
WilliamSoules SCNR [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 [51] PASSED/H (69–0)

HB 408 COUNTY PROCUREMENT CODE EXEMPTIONS Larry A. Lar­rañaga
SCal [14] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP/a — PASSED/H (59–5) [40] SJC [44] DP/a

HB 416 ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT SUPERVISION Gail Chasey
SCal [15] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP — PASSED/H (60–5) [40] SJC [44] DP

HM 103 CONSIDER REPORTING HOSPITAL “NEVER EVENTS” Thomas A. Ander­son
HCal [50] HHGIC [51] DP

SB 115 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES Stu­art Ingle
HCal [1] SEC/SFC-SEC [12] DP-SFC [38] DP/a [40] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HLC/HAFC-HLC [50] DP-HAFC [51] DP/a

SB 140 NM POISON & DRUG INFORMATION CENTER Mark Moores
HCal [2] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [4] DP-SFC [18] DP/a — PASSED/S (38–0) [28] HHGIC/HBIC-HHGIC [36] DP-HBIC [51] DP

SB 249 STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS Mary Kay Papen
HCal [2] SCORC/SPAC-SCORC [18] DP-SPAC [23] DP [24] fl/aaa– PASSED/S (37–0) [36] HBIC/HJC-HBIC [39] DP-HJC [51] DP

*SB 311 HIV TESTING DISCLOSURE Phil A. Griego
HCal [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP/a-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (39–0) [39] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC– DP-HJC [51] DP

SB 334 UNEMPLOYMENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS & FORMULA Stu­art Ingle
PASS [4] SCORC/SFC-SCORC [14] DP/a-SFC [24] DNP-CS/DP — PASSED/S (40–2) [36] HLC/HAFC-HLC [39] DP-HAFC– DP [51] PASSED/H (66–0)

SB 340 $10 MILLION MINIMUM DESIGN & BUILD PROJECTS Stu­art Ingle
HCal [4] SCORC/SFC-SCORC [22] DP-SFC [24] DP — PASSED/S (37–0) [36] HBIC/HJC-HBIC [51] DP-HJC [52] w/drn

SB 341 BUILDING & REMODEL CONTRACT THRESHOLD AMOUNT Stu­art Ingle
HCPAC [4] SCORC/SFC-SCORC [22] DP-SFC [24] DP — PASSED/S (38–0) [36] HBIC/HCPAC-HBIC [51] DP-HCPAC

SB 443 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Sander Rue
HJC [9] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [18] DP-SJC [23] DP [44] fl/aa– PASSED/S (36–0) [52] HJC

SB 448 PROCUREMENT DEBARING & SUSPENSION Joseph Cer­vantes
HCal [9] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [23] DP-SJC [24] DP/a [38] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HJC [51] DP/a

SM 101 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND SOLVENCY WORK GROUP Michael S. Sanchez
SCal [44] SEC– w/drn

Until later,
Susan McK­in­sey
Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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NM Legislative Update for March 14

March 14, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

Con­tin­u­ing our review of House action, NM Rep­re­sen­ta­tives passed the sev­er­ance tax bond bill, SB 60, by a vote of 66 — 0. UNM has more than $10 mil­lion in projects in that bill. It now goes to the Governor. 

This morn­ing House Appro­pri­a­tions gave a do pass rec­om­men­da­tion to SB 115, which is the ERB sol­vency plan, after fur­ther amend­ing it.

You’ll recall the bill, as it came out of the Sen­ate, had reduced COLAs for cur­rent and future retirees — an aver­age 1.8 per­cent COLA for those get­ting pen­sions under the median of $1500 a month and who worked for the full 25 years. For every­one else, the COLA is reduced to an aver­age 1.6 percent.

The amend­ment put on today, which was cham­pi­oned by Speaker Ken Mar­tinez, stip­u­lates that once the fund reaches 90 per­cent sol­vency, the COLA reduc­tions will drop in half to approx. 1.9 per­cent and 1.8 per­cent respec­tively. This will be in place until the fund reaches its 100.7 per­cent solvency.

It was men­tioned that 90 per­cent sol­vency may not be reached for another 26 years, but that the con­ces­sion does have an impor­tant psy­cho­log­i­cal effect for retirees.

HAFC Deputy Chair Lucky Varela (D-Santa Fe), refer­ring to the increased con­tri­bu­tions com­ing from employ­ees, used the oppor­tu­nity to call on the Gov­er­nor to refrain from veto­ing the one per­cent pay increase found in the state bud­get now sit­ting on her desk.

The bill, once it gets through the full House, will have to go back to the Sen­ate for con­cur­rence, but its spon­sor, Sen. Stu­art Ingle (R-Portales) is con­fi­dent that will hap­pen. 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 emer­gency 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
Thurs­day, March 14, 2013 – Room 307
TO BE ANNOUNCED
We under­stand HAFC will meet at 8:30 a.m.  with SB 115a on the agenda.

HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — ELISEO LEE ALCON, CHAIRMAN
Thurs­day, March 14, 2013 — 1:30 PM or imme­di­ately after floor ses­sion — 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
Thurs­day, March 14, 2013 — 8:30 a.m. — Room 317
SB 266 ARCHITECTURE MULTIPLE SOURCE CONTRACTS (GRIEGO)
SB 313 /a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ACT (O’NEILL)

Mean­while.…

While we wait to see what the House does with ERB sol­vency, the Sen­ate has a mega-agenda to get through …153 items not count­ing the busi­ness on the President’s table. Sen­a­tors worked late and are sched­uled back on the floor at 10:30 a.m.

SENATE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION:

(13) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (MUÑOZ)
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 — Sen­a­tor John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Thurs­day, March 14, 2013
At the Call of the Chair — Room 322

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman
Thurs­day, March 14, 2013 – 8:30 a.m. — Room 321
HJM 19 J. PAUL TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TASK FORCE (CHASEY)

RULES COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Linda M. Lopez, Chair­man
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 Saave­dra
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. Gon­za­les
Tim­o­thy 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. Lar­rañaga
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 Stew­art
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 Gar­cia 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 Stew­art
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  Car­los R. Cis­neros
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  Ger­ald 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  Stu­art 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 Can­de­laria
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  Stu­art 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. Ker­nan
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 McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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Lottery Bill Pushed by UNM Students is Tabled

March 13, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

Hello. Keep­ing you informed on actions in the House:

Bud­get Con­cur­rence
It took Sen­a­tors less than 10 min­utes yes­ter­day to unan­i­mously approve the $5.9 bil­lion state bud­get. Today, House mem­bers took more than 75 min­utes to debate concurrence.

Repub­li­can mem­bers pointed to Sen­ate changes to pub­lic school fund­ing (con­vert­ing merit pay to stipends) as being unac­cept­able, among other issues, and called for a con­fer­ence com­mit­tee to work out what they termed minor dis­crep­an­cies. They sug­gested the Gov­er­nor would also find the bud­get unac­cept­able. Minor­ity floor leader Don­ald Brat­ton (R-Hobbs) called for the bud­get to be sent to the Gov­er­nor “in an expe­di­tious man­ner so we have time to address a veto should a veto happen.”

Major­ity floor leader Rick Miera echoed the sen­ti­ments of sev­eral other mem­bers, urg­ing con­cur­rence because the bud­get, though not per­fect, is good for all of the peo­ple of New Mexico.

The House voted 37 — 33 to vote for con­cur­rence, which means the bud­get will be on its way to Governor.

PERA Pen­sions
We keep an eye on what hap­pens with the Pub­lic Employ­ees Retire­ment sol­vency fix since it may inform what hap­pens to ERB sol­vency which now heads to House Appro­pri­a­tions. One of the PERA plan’s main sell­ing points is “shared sac­ri­fice,” but it only achieves 90 per­cent sol­vency in 30 years.

Mem­bers opposed to the bill pointed out the grow­ing dis­crep­an­cies between PERA and ERB, the reduc­tion in PERA employer con­tri­bu­tions and COLA reduc­tions. But pro­posed amend­ments were rejected, and part of the rea­son­ing is that changes at this late date could threaten the leg­is­la­tion. SB 27a, PERA sol­vency, passed the House 48 — 17 with­out fur­ther amend­ment. It now goes to the Governor.

Lot­tery Bill Tabled
The third time was not the charm for HB 586, which began life as a bill offered by UNM stu­dents as a fix for lot­tery schol­ar­ship sol­vency. It was tabled this morn­ing in House Edu­ca­tion, in its third appearence before that com­mit­tee, where it kept mor­ph­ing. Today, the com­mit­tee sub­sti­tute fea­tured a hybrid of GPA scores and a means test by expected fam­ily con­tri­bu­tions. The stu­dents were cred­ited for their efforts, but like many lot­tery fixes, 586 will go nowhere.

Given the best chance of pas­sage in the wan­ing days of the ses­sion is leg­is­la­tion cham­pi­oned by Sen. Michael Sanchez which pumps more money into the schol­ar­ship fund while a fix is crafted. House Memo­r­ial 101 calls for a work group to do just that.

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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NM Legislature Update for March 13

March 13, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

Here are per­ti­nent bills com­ing up on the floors of the House and Sen­ate today, which promises to be another long one.  Short version: most of the action will be in the House, where the bud­get awaits con­cur­rence, STBs await approval, PERA pen­sion in on the floor, ERB sol­vency is head­ing for HAFC, and lot­tery sol­vency will be dis­cussed in House Education.

ERB Sol­vency Bill
SB 115, which is the ERB sol­vency plan with COLA reduc­tions, came before House Labor last night.  Those COLA reduc­tions are the major point of con­tention.  Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Jan Good­win told the com­mit­tee that even with the pro­posed reduc­tions of  10 per­cent (1.8 per­cent of the aver­age COLA), retirees will still be get­ting approx­i­mately 97 per­cent of their total ben­e­fits.  Those with a COLA reduc­tion of  20 per­cent (1.6 per­cent), retirees will still be get­ting approx­i­mately 94 per­cent of their ben­e­fits.  That didn’t sway a num­ber of peo­ple who spoke against the COLA reduc­tions, many of them UNM retirees.

Bill spon­sor Stu­art Ingle (R-Portales) said they are try­ing to fix the fund as fast as they can.  It was also stated that the bill as amended is some­thing the Gov­er­nor would be will­ing to sup­port. And that fact didn’t sit well with some mem­bers of the com­mit­tee who feel the amend­ments are forced and peo­ple will be hurt.  And they weren’t happy with lan­guage in HB 2 that ties a sol­vency plan being enacted with employer fund­ing.  And they weren’t happy with the appar­ent greater sep­a­ra­tion of PERA and ERB benefits.

Speaker W. Ken Mar­tinez (D-Grants), try­ing not to hold the bill up, sug­gested amend­ments could be added in HAFC that  reduce the pain.  He promises to work with the spon­sor on those amend­ments.  House Labor gave the bill a do pass so it can get to House Appropriations.

State Bud­get Bill
Yes­ter­day the Sen­ate passed the state budget. Look for details in my pre­vi­ous report. Also thanks to those eagle-eyed Law school pro­fes­sors, the South­west Indian Law Clinic had a plus-up of $37, 400.  The final zero got dropped in the cut and paste.

What’s Planned for March 13

The House will be back on the floor at 10 a.m. with the Sen­ate going in at 11 a.m.

HOUSE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE — HENRY “KIKI” SAAVEDRA, CHAIRMAN
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. — Room 307
TO BE ANNOUNCED

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE — MIMI STEWART, CHAIRMAN
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 317
HB 586 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS (SMITH)

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE — GAIL CHASEY, CHAIRWOMAN
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 — 1:30 p.m. or 30 min­utes after the floor ses­sion -
Room 309
SB 448 /a PROCUREMENT DEBARING & SUSPENSION (CERVANTES)
CS/ SB 156 /a FORMULARY CHANGES IN HEALTH LAWS (CANDELARIA)
SB 311 /a HIV TESTING DISCLOSURE (GRIEGO)
SB 586 ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SOURCE PAYMENTS (GRIEGO)

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

FINANCE COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 — 10 a.m. — Room 322
C/HB 95 JUDICIAL RETIREMENT CHANGES (TRUJILLO, J.)
SB 98 SUPPLEMENTAL SEVERANCE TAX BONDS (CISNEROS)
SB 530 RETIREMENT IRREVOCABLE EXEMPTION TIME (CISNEROS)
SB 590 SCHOOL COUNSELOR LEVEL 3 LICENSURE (SAPIEN)

CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Phil A. Griego, Chair­man
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 — 2:00 p.m. or ½ hr. after ses­sion — Room 311
HB 22 AUTISM COVERAGE IN GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE (SMITH/O’NEILL)
C/C/HB 66 HEALTH CARE COVERAGE I.D. CARDS (McCAMLEY)

EDUCATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John M. Sapien, Chair­man
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 311
HB 562 CREATE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE (GARCIA RICHARD)
SM 81 STUDY 3RD GRADE/COLLEGE STUDENT MENTORING (LOPEZ)

RULES COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Linda M. Lopez, Chair­man
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 – At the Call of the Chair – Room 321
HB 339 ANNUAL EDUCATOR ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT DATE (MIERA)
HJM 29 LESC A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM STUDY (STEWART)

Bills Acted on: March 12, 2013

HB 2 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2013  Henry Kiki Saave­dra
HCNR [2] HAFC [28] DNP-CS/DP [30] PASSED/H (53–16) [21] SFC [40] DP/a — PASSED/S (42–0)

HB 130 MOVE BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND  Larry A. Lar­rañaga
SFC [2] HHGIC/HAFC-HHGIC [17] DP-HAFC [30] DP [31] PASSED/H (62–0) [22] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [44] DP-SFC

HB 227 MOVE BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS  Gail Chasey
SCal [6] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [26] DP-HJC [36] DP — PASSED/H (65–0) [24] SPAC [44] DP

HB 310 K-3 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY  Mimi Stew­art
WilliamSoules HEC [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

HB 481 EVIDENCE OF TEACHER COMPETENCY  Sheryl Williams Sta­ple­ton
PASS [18] HLC/HEC-HLC [31] w/o rec/a-HEC [36] DNP-CS/DP — PASSED/H (38–32) [24] SEC [40] DP — PASSED/S (24–17)

HM 101 LOTTERY TUITION FUND SOLVENCY WORK GROUP  Mimi Stew­art
HEC [50] HEC

SB 27 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CHANGES  George K. Munoz
Luciano “Lucky“Varela HCal 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

*SB 60 SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROJECTS  Car­los R. Cis­neros
HCal SPREF [1] SFC [38] DNP-CS/DP [40] PASSED/S (42–0) [39] HTRC [50] DP

SB 69 INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE  Ger­ald Ortiz y Pino
HCal 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

SB 134 QUALIFICATIONS-BASED PROCUREMENTS  Joseph Cer­vantes
DEAD [2] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [21] DP-SJC [24] DP [40] FAILED/S (19–19).

SB 342 NURSE-MIDWIFE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES  Howie C. Morales
PASS [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [14] DP-SJC [24] DP/a — PASSED/S (35–2) [36] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [39] DP/a-HJC– w/drn — PASSED/H (59–0) [40] s/cncrd

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

SJM 1 FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE TASK FORCE  Sander Rue
HCPAC SPREF [1] SRC/SPAC-SRC [4] DP-SPAC [14] DP [40] PASSED/S (33–0) [50] HCPAC

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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What the State Budget Holds for UNM

March 12, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

There is much to be said for work­ing out issues ahead of time. The Sen­ate unan­i­mously approved the state bud­get this after­noon fol­low­ing some time outs for cau­cus on both sides of the aisle. There was no debate and just one out-of-order amend­ment that was hastily withdrawn.

Sen­ate Finance chair­man John Arthur Smith (D-Deming) said, in con­sid­er­ing the bud­get that came over from House, that “we’re hop­ing for the best but prepar­ing for the worst.” He was refer­ring to the shadow of seques­tra­tion and its unknown con­se­quences. So the bud­get fea­tures a healthy reserve of 9.7 percent.

The $5.9 bil­lion bud­get also fea­tures a 3.8 per­cent increase for higher edu­ca­tion and fund­ing for a 1 per­cent salary increase for state, pub­lic school and higher edu­ca­tion employees.

The bud­get bill will now go back to the House to see if its mem­bers will con­cur with Sen­ate amendments.

This is what the bud­get con­tains for UNM, includ­ing amend­ments added on in House Appro­pri­a­tions and in Sen­ate Finance.

• I&G bud­get rec­om­men­da­tion starts from the FY 13 oper­at­ing base:
o Main Cam­pus $179,091,600, a 3.5 per­cent increase
o Health Sci­ences Cen­ter $59,949,700, a 2.3 per­cent increase
• No tuition credit or tuition waivers
• ERB Swap – Employer Swap of 1.5 per­cent is fully funded and the increase of 0.75 per­cent is funded at approx­i­mately 62 per­cent of total salaries based on the por­tion paid by I&G funds. The 0.75 per­cent is con­tin­gent on the pass­ing ERB sol­vency leg­is­la­tion.
• Research and Pub­lic Ser­vice Projects:
o Main Cam­pus $8,596,100
o Health Sci­ences Cen­ter $28,406,900
• No Equip­ment Renewal and Replace­ment (ER&R)
• HAFC FY14 Agency Adjust­ment Con­sid­er­a­tion:
o UNM Land Grant Stud­ies Pro­gram $100,000
o Pedi­atric Oncol­ogy at the UNM HSC $100,000
o For the School of Med­i­cine I&G $500,000
o South­west Indian Law Clinic $37,40
Estab­lish sep­a­rate line item appro­pri­a­tion for the OMI and NM Poi­son Con­trol
• SFC Adopted Amend­ments to HB2:
o UNM Minor­ity Stu­dent Ser­vices $175,000
o UNM Man­u­fac­tur­ing Engi­neer­ing $200,000
o KNME Edu­ca­tion Tele­vi­sion $100,000

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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NM Legislature Update for March 12

March 12, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

We should see the bud­get on the Sen­ate floor soon and ERB sol­vency is sched­uled in House Labor  tomor­row in a larger than usual com­mit­tee room. Sen­a­tors are due back on the floor at 11:30 a.m. The state bud­get bill is #76 on the agenda, but can be pulled for­ward for con­sid­er­a­tion at any time.

Both houses are get­ting a later than usual start on the floor because of the com­pacts meet­ing and a race against time to get through com­mit­tee agen­das.  Four and a half days and counting …

The com­mit­tee on com­pacts will also meet most of the morning.Senators are due back on the floor at 11:30 a.m. The state bud­get bill is #76 on the agenda, but can be pulled for­ward for con­sid­er­a­tion at any time.

Both houses are get­ting a later than usual start on the floor because of the com­pacts meet­ing and a race against time to get through com­mit­tee agen­das.  The House will recon­vene on the floor at noon.  Four and a half days and counting …

HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

1. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 325. AN ACT RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT; ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO REDUCE WORK HOURS OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN LIEU OF LAYOFFS; ALLOWING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN PROPORTION TO A REDUCTION IN WORK HOURS. (JUDICIARY 8–6; 2E)

12. HOUSE MEMORIAL 75. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TO CREATE THE JPAUL 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. (CHASEY) (CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 5–0)

20. 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. (CLAHCHISCHILLIAGE) (EDUCATION AMENDED 10–0; 3E)

23. HOUSE MEMORIAL 99. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO CONVENE A WORK GROUP TO PREPARE A REPORT ON THE HISTORICAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE OF THE RIO ABAJO VALLEY AND THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES IN THE VALLEY, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE AREA. (LARRANAGA) (AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES 7–0; 3E)

30. SENATE BILL 416, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR; RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE. (MARTINEZ) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION AMENDED) (SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT #1) (LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES AMENDED 5–3; 1E)

HOUSE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE — HENRY “KIKI” SAAVEDRA, CHAIRMAN
Tues­day, March 12, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. — Room 307
AGENDA TO BE ANNOUNCED

HOUSE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE — DEBBIE A. RODELLA, CHAIR
Tues­day, March 12, 2013 — AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR — Room 309
SB 140 /a NM POISON & DRUG INFORMATION CENTER (MOORES)
SB 340 $10 MILLION MINIMUM DESIGN & BUILD PROJECTS (INGLE)
SB 341 BUILDING & REMODEL CONTRACT THRESHOLD AMOUNT (INGLE)
CS/ SB 366 COMBINE PRESCRIPTION DRUG REFILLS (IVEY-SOTO)
SB 396 /a AMERICAN-MADE VEHICLES IN PROCUREMENT CODE (NEVILLE)

HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — ELISEO LEE ALCON, CHAIRMAN
Tues­day, March 12, 2013 — 1:30 p.m. — Room 315
CS/ SB 313 /a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ACT (O’NEILL)
SB 403 /a HEALTH ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE TASK FORCE (LOPEZ)

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE — GAIL CHASEY, CHAIRWOMAN
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 — 1:30 p.m. or 30 min­utes after the floor ses­sion -
Room 309
SB 448 /a PROCUREMENT DEBARING & SUSPENSION (CERVANTES)
CS/ SB 156 /a FORMULARY CHANGES IN HEALTH LAWS (CANDELARIA)
SB 173 STATE FINANCIAL REGULATION FUND (MOORES)
* SB 311 /a HIV TESTING DISCLOSURE

HOUSE LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — MIGUEL P. GARCIA, CHAIRMAN
Tues­day, March 12, 2013 — 1:30 P.M. — Room 317
CS/CS/ SB 25 /a JUDICIAL RETIREMENT CHANGES (MUNOZ)
SB 115 /a EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES (INGLE)
CS/ SB 402 /a FAIR PAY FOR WOMEN ACT  (LOPEZ)

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

EDUCATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John M. Sapien, Chairman
Wednes­day, March 13, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 311
HB 562 CREATE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE (GARCIA RICHARD)
SM 81 STUDY 3RD GRADE/COLLEGE STUDENT MENTORING (LOPEZ)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ortiz y Pino, Chair­man
Tues­day, March 12, 2013 – 8 a.m. — Room 321
HB 130 MOVE BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND (LARRAÑAGA)
HB 227 MOVE BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS (CHASEY)
HJM 25 SAFE INJECTION PRACTICES FOR HEALTH LICENSES (THOMSON)
HB 260 ORIENTAL MEDICINE DOCTOR IMAGING LICENSURE (KANE)
HJM 19 J. PAUL TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TASK FORCE (CHASEY)

RULES COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Linda M. Lopez, Chair­man
Tues­day, March 12, 2013 – At the Call of the Chair — TBA
SM 97 STUDY YOUTH SPORTS COMMISSION (SANCHEZ, M.)
HB 339 ANNUAL EDUCATOR ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT DATE (MIERA)

SENATE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

(8) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (MUÑOZ)
SENATE BILL 71 RETIREE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS
(16) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (BEFFORT)
SENATE BILL 86 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE AVERAGE SALARY CALCULATIONS
(23) SENATE BILL 134 QUALIFICATIONS-BASED PROCUREMENTS (CERVANTES)
(31) SENATE BILL 443 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS (RUE)
(46) SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34/a STUDY A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM/SEC AMENDED (MORALES)
(70) SENATE MEMORIAL 63/a TOBACCO-FREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES/SRC AMENDED (CERVANTES)
(76) HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (SAAVEDRA)HOUSE BILLS 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6/a
GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2013/SFC AMENDED
(78) HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (STAPLETON)
HOUSE BILL 481 EVIDENCE OF TEACHER COMPETENCY
(84) HOUSE BILL 541 TEACHER LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY & COUNCIL (MIERA)
(92) HOUSE BILL 204/a NURSE EDUCATOR HIGHER DEGREE FUNDING/ (MCMILLAN)
HEC AMENDED
(97) HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (GARCIA, MH)
HOUSE BILL 424 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS

Bills Acted on: March 11, 2013 

HB 2 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2013  Henry Kiki Saave­dra
SCal [2] HAFC [28] DNP-CS/DP [30] PASSED/H (53–16) [21] SFC [40] DP/a

HB 204 NURSE EDUCATOR HIGHER DEGREE FUNDING  Terry H. McMil­lan
SCal [6] HHGIC/HEC-HHGIC [24] DP-HEC [32] DP/a [34] PASSED/H (70–0) [23] SEC/SFC-SEC [40] DP-SFC– w/drn

HB 310 K-3 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY  Mimi Stew­art
WilliamSoules PASS [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)

HB 374 SAFE HAVEN FOR INFANTS SITE DEFINITION  Emily Kane
PASS [12] HJC [34] DP/a [35] PASSED/H (64–0) [24] SJC [40] DP — PASSED/S (38–0)

HB 408 COUNTY PROCUREMENT CODE EXEMPTIONS  Larry A. Lar­rañaga
SJC [14] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP/a — PASSED/H (59–5) [40] SJC

HB 424 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS  Mary Helen Gar­cia
SCal [15] HEC [32] DNP-CS/DP [35] PASSED/H (65–0) [24] SEC/SFC-SEC– DP-SFC [40] w/drn

HB 493 GEOSPATIAL DATA CLEARINGHOUSE AT UNM  Stephen Easley
PASS [20] HENRC/HEC-HENRC [25] DP-HEC [36] DP — PASSED/H (53–4) [24] SCONC [40] DP — PASSED/S (37–3)

HB 541 TEACHER LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY & COUNCIL  Rick Miera
SCal [21] HEC [36] DP — PASSED/H (37–30) [24] SEC [40] DP

SB 182 PROCUREMENT CODE CHANGES  Sander Rue
Luciano “Lucky“Varela PASS [2] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [8] DP-SJC [14] DP [23] PASSED/S (40–0) [33] HJC [39] DP — PASSED/H (61–0)

SB 183 REPLACE GED TERMS WITH EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA  Gay G. Ker­nan
PASS [2] SEC/SPAC-SEC [9] DP-SPAC [21] DP [23] fl/a– PASSED/S (41–0) [35] HEC/HHGIC-HEC [39] DP-HHGIC– DP — PASSED/H (58–0)

SB 198 HOSPITALS AS STEMI CENTERS  Howie C. Morales
Doreen Y.Gallegos PCH [2] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [8] DP/a-SJC [21] DP/a — PASSED/S (34–0) [31] HHGIC [36] DP [39] PASSED/H (68–0) [40] SGND (Mar.11) Ch.6.

SB 301 NM SCHOLARS ACT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY  Craig Brandt
PASS [3] SEC/SFC-SEC [14] DP-SFC [18] DP [19] PASSED/S (35–0) [29] HEC/HAFC-HEC [39] DP-HAFC– w/drn — PASSED/H (61–0)

SB 310 VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING & CONFIDENTIALITY  Phil A. Griego
PASS [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HHGIC– DP — PASSED/H (58–0)

SB 342 NURSE-MIDWIFE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES  Howie C. Morales
SCNR [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [14] DP-SJC [24] DP/a — PASSED/S (35–2) [36] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [39] DP/a-HJC– w/drn — PASSED/H (59–0)

SJM 1 FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE TASK FORCE  Sander Rue
HINT SPREF [1] SRC/SPAC-SRC [4] DP-SPAC [14] DP [40] PASSED/S (33–0)

SM 63 TOBACCO-FREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES  Joseph Cer­vantes
SCal [21] SRC/SEC-SRC [32] DP/a-SEC [40] DP

SM 72 TRUANCY & DROPOUT PREVENTION TASK FORCE  Gay G. Ker­nan
SCal [22] SRC/SEC-SRC [24] DP-SEC [40] DP

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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NM Legislature Update for March 11

March 11, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

Good morn­ing.

Both houses are due back on the floor at 10:30 a.m.

HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

2. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 325. AN ACT RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT; ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO REDUCE WORK HOURS OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN LIEU OF LAYOFFS; ALLOWING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN PROPORTION TO A REDUCTION IN WORK HOURS. (JUDICIARY 8–6; 2E)

4. HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 353, with emer­gency clause. AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; REAUTHORIZING OR REAPPROPRIATING BALANCES, EXPANDING OR CHANGING PURPOSES, EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIODS, CHANGING AGENCIES AND ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS FOR THE REVERSION OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE IN PRIOR YEARS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (TAXATION AND REVENUE 10–0; 5E)

19. HOUSE LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 627. AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; EXCEPTING INFORMATION THAT WOULD LIKELY REVEAL THE IDENTITY OR LOCATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM THE INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. (LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES 9–0) (JUDICIARY 11–0; 5E)

26. HOUSE MEMORIAL 75. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TO CREATE THE JPAUL 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. (CHASEY) (CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 5–0)

45. SENATE BILL 182. AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT; EXEMPTING FROM THE PROCUREMENT CODE PROCUREMENTS OTHERWISE EXEMPTED UNDER OTHER LAW; REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR SOLE SOURCE AND EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT; RESTRICTING WHO MAY MAKE EMERGENCY PROCUREMENTS; EXPANDING WHO MAY PROTEST A PROCUREMENT AWARD; INCREASING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE PROCUREMENT CODE. (RUE & REP. VARELA — ENDORSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE JUDICIARY) (JUDICIARY 9–0; 7E)

46. SENATE BILL 183, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; REPLACING THE TERMS “GENERAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA”, “GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA”, “GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE” AND “GED” WITH THE TERM “HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA”; RECONCILING MULTIPLE AMENDMENTS TO THE SAME SECTION OF LAW IN LAWS 2007. (KERNAN — FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE) (SENATE EDUCATION) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT #1) (EDUCATION 12–0; 1E) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS 6–0; 5E)

55. SENATE BILL 301. AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; INCREASING THE FAMILY INCOME FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NEW MEXICO SCHOLARS ACT SCHOLARSHIPS. (BRANDT) (SENATE EDUCATION) (SENATE FINANCE) (EDUCATION 9–0; 4E)

57. SENATE BILL 310. AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH; REPEALING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978 RELATING TO TESTING OF VIRAL HEPATITIS, CONFIDENTIALITY AND PENALTIES. (GRIEGO) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE JUDICIARY) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS 6–0; 5E)

58. SENATE BILL 321. AN ACT RELATING TO UTILITIES; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT TO EXEMPT FROM CHARGES BY A UTILITY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROCUREMENTS CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN ARTICLE 12, SECTION 11 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO IF THE INSTITUTION HAS CONSUMPTION EXCEEDING TWENTY MILLION KILOWATT-HOURS PER YEAR AT ANY SINGLE LOCATION OR FACILITY AND THAT OWNS RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION. (PAYNE) (SENATE CONSERVATION) (SENATE CORPORATIONS

60. SENATE BILL 342, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT TO PROVIDE LIMITED AUTHORIZATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES AND CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES TO PERFORM CERTAIN ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES. (MORALES) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE JUDICIARY AMENDED) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS AMENDED 10–0; 1E)

63. SENATE BILL 416, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR; RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE. (MARTINEZ) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION AMENDED) (SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT #1) (LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES AMENDED 5–3; 1E)

68. 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. (MORALES) (SENATE EDUCATION AMENDED) (SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT #1) (EDUCATION 6–4; 3E)

SENATE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION:

(2) SENATE BILL 588 TEACHER & PRINCIPAL EVALUATION SYSTEM COUNCIL (MORALES)

((14) SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (LOPEZ)
SENATE BILL 48 LARGE EMPLOYERS IN HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES’

(18) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (MUÑOZ)
SENATE BILL 71 RETIREE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS

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

(29) SENATE BILL 134 QUALIFICATIONS-BASED PROCUREMENTS (CERVANTES)

(38) SENATE BILL 443 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS (RUE)

(56) SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 1 FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE TASK FORCE (RUE)

(65) SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34/a STUDY A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM/SEC AMENDED (MORALES)

(87) HOUSE BILL 493 GEOSPATIAL DATA CLEARINGHOUSE AT UNM (EASLEY)

(90) HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (STAPLETON)
HOUSE BILL 481 EVIDENCE OF TEACHER COMPETENCY

(91) HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (STEWART)
HOUSE BILL 513 CERTAIN SCHOOL TESTS AS COMPETENCE

(93) SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (STEWART/SOULES)
HOUSE BILL 310/ec K-3 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

HOUSE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — ELISEO LEE ALCON, CHAIRMAN Tues­day, March 12, 2013 — 1:30 p.m. — Room 315
CS/ SB 313 /a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ACT (O’NEILL)
SB 403 /a HEALTH ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE TASK FORCE (LOPEZ)

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE — GAIL CHASEY, CHAIRWOMAN
Mon­day, March 11, 2013 — 1:30 P.M. — Room 309
CS/ HB 658 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (ALCON)

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John Arthur Smith, Chair­man
Mon­day, March 11, 2013 – At the Call of the Chair — Room 322
C/HB 424 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS (GARCIA, MH)

EDUCATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John M. Sapien, Chair­man
Mon­day, March 11, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 311
HB 541 TEACHER LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY & COUNCIL (MIERA)
HJM 30 STUDY USES OF STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES (STEWART)
SM 63 TOBACCO-FREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES (CERVANTES)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ortiz y Pino, Chair­man
Tues­day, March 11, 2013 – 8 a.m. — Room 321
*HB 76 FRONTIER COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (LUNDSTROM)
HB 130 MOVE BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND (LARRAÑAGA)
HB 260 ORIENTAL MEDICINE DOCTOR IMAGING LICENSURE (KANE)
HB 227 MOVE BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS (CHASEY)
HJM 19 J. PAUL TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TASK FORCE (CHASEY)

RULES COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Linda M. Lopez, Chair­man
Mon­day, March 11, 2013 — 9 a.m. — Room 321
HJM 29 LESC A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM STUDY (STEWART)
HJR 8 BOARDS OF REGENTS NOMINATING COMMITTEES, CA (STEINBORN/SOULES)
CS/ SB 69 /a INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE (ORTIZ Y PINO)

Bills Acted on: March 10, 2013

HB 44 PROHIBIT DOUBLE PER DIEM PAYMENTS Nate Gen­try
SJC HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [16] DP-HJC [28] DP/a [30] PASSED/H (65–0) [21] SRC/SJC/SFC-SRC [40] DP-SJC

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

HB 388 HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CREDIT PURCHASE Den­nis J. Roch
Pete­Cam­pos SJC [13] HLC/HJC-HLC [25] DP/a-HJC [39] DP — PASSED/H (67–0) [40] SJC/SFC-SJC

HB 408 COUNTY PROCUREMENT CODE EXEMPTIONS Larry A. Lar­rañaga
HCal [14] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP/a

HB 414 NURSE PRACTITIONER SCOPE OF PRACTICE Nathan P. Cote
SJC [14] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP — PASSED/H (66–1) [40] SJC

HB 416 ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT SUPERVISION Gail Chasey
SJC [15] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP — PASSED/H (60–5) [40] SJC

HB 562 CREATE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE Stephanie Gar­cia Richard
SEC [22] HBIC/HEC-HBIC [36] DP-HEC [39] DP — PASSED/H (65–3) [40] SEC

SB 27 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CHANGES George K. Munoz
Luciano “Lucky“Varela HAFC 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

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

*SB 60 SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROJECTS Car­los R. Cis­neros
HTRC SPREF [1] SFC [38] DNP-CS/DP [40] PASSED/S (42–0) [39] HTRC

SB 71 RETIREE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS George K. Munoz
SCal SPREF [1] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [4] DP-SFC [40] DNP-CS/w/o rec

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

SB 182 PROCUREMENT CODE CHANGES Sander Rue
Luciano “Lucky“Varela HCal [2] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [8] DP-SJC [14] DP [23] PASSED/S (40–0) [33] HJC [39] DP

SB 183 REPLACE GED TERMS WITH EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA Gay G. Ker­nan
HCal [2] SEC/SPAC-SEC [9] DP-SPAC [21] DP [23] fl/a– PASSED/S (41–0) [35] HEC/HHGIC-HEC [39] DP-HHGIC– DP

SB 301 NM SCHOLARS ACT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY Craig Brandt
HCal [3] SEC/SFC-SEC [14] DP-SFC [18] DP [19] PASSED/S (35–0) [29] HEC/HAFC-HEC [39] DP-HAFC– w/drn

SB 310 VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING & CONFIDENTIALITY Phil A. Griego
HCal [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HHGIC– DP

*SB 311 HIV TESTING DISCLOSURE Phil A. Griego
HJC [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP/a-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (39–0) [39] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC– DP-HJC

SB 416 RAISE MINIMUM WAGE Richard C. Mar­tinez
HCal [8] SPAC/SCORC-SPAC [19] DP-SCORC [24] w/o rec/a — fl/a– PASSED/S (25–17) [36] HLC [39] DP/a

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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Legislative Update for March 8, 2013

March 8, 2013 | By UCAM

Sin­cere thanks to our col­leagues from the UNM Retirees Asso­ci­a­tion who have been relent­less in stay­ing on top of every­thing hap­pen­ing day, night and on week­ends in Sen­ate Finance. They were on hand late Thurs­day after­noon when SFC con­sid­ered SB 115, the Sen­ate ver­sion of ERB sol­vency. As expected, the bill was amended to reduce the COLA for cur­rent and future retirees — by 10 per­cent for those earn­ing less than the median (approx. $19,000) and work­ing 25 years, and by 20 per­cent for all oth­ers who worked less than 25 years or who earn more than the median.

We’re told the bill as amended passed with lit­tle debate. It now goes to the Sen­ate. Remem­ber that the full House passed HB 64, the ERB sol­vency plan devel­oped by the stake­hold­ers, with­out amendment.

The full Sen­ate finally moved on sol­vency leg­is­la­tion today (Thurs­day, March 7), pass­ing both the PERA sol­vency plan as amended and the judi­cial retire­ment plan. Now we wait to see if Sen­ate Finance takes up the ERB sol­vency plan as sched­uled. It is antic­i­pated there will be attempts to amend SB 115 by cut­ting the COLA.

On Fri­day, the Sen­ate is sched­uled to be back on the floor at 10:30 a.m. with the House fol­low­ing at 11 a.m.

HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

1. HOUSE BILL 28. AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; ALLOWING STUDENTS ATTENDING
TRIBAL COLLEGES TO RECEIVE LOTTERY TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. (ALCON — FOR THE INDIAN
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS 10–0; 1E) (EDUCATION 7–5; 1E)
(APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 14–4)

TEMPORARY CALENDAR

7. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 325. AN ACT RELATING TO
UNEMPLOYMENT; ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO REDUCE WORK HOURS OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
IN LIEU OF LAYOFFS; ALLOWING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN PROPORTION TO A REDUCTION IN WORK HOURS. (JUDICIARY 8–6; 2E)

11. HOUSE BILL 414. AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; UPDATING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF LAW TO
INCLUDE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE, A CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE OR A
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WORKING WITHIN THAT PERSON’S SCOPE OF PRACTICE; REQUIRING STATE
AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO UPDATE THEIR RULES TO INCLUDE THESE HEALTH
CARE PRACTITIONERS WHERE APPROPRIATE. (COTE) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS
10–0; 1E) (JUDICIARY 13–0; 3E)

12. HOUSE BILL 416. AN ACT RELATING TO ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT STUDENTS; PROVIDING
FOR SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT STUDENTS BY ADDITIONAL PERSONS.
(CHASEY) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS 8–0; 3E) (JUDICIARY 11–0; 5E)

24. SENATE BILL 342, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE
MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT TO PROVIDE LIMITED
AUTHORIZATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES AND CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES TO PERFORM
CERTAIN ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES. (MORALES) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE JUDICIARY
AMENDED) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS AMENDED 10–0; 1E)

SENATE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION:

(12) SENATE BILL 448/a PROCUREMENT DEBARING & SUSPENSION/SJC AMENDED (CERVANTES)

(14) SENATE BILL 134 QUALIFICATIONS-BASED PROCUREMENTS (CERVANTES)

(28) SENATE BILL 443 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS (RUE)]

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

(51) SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 1 FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE TASK FORCE (RUE)

HOUSE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE — MIMI STEWART, CHAIRMAN
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 317
Bills not heard on Fri­day will be heard Mon­day, March 11 at 8 a.m.
SB 301 NM SCHOLARS ACT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY (BRANDT)
HB 586 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS (SMITH)
HB 562 CREATE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE (GARCIA RICHARD)

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE — GAIL CHASEY, CHAIRWOMAN
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 30 min­utes After Floor Ses­sion — Room 309
(Revised 3/6/13)
SB 149 /a DNA ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER (MCSORLEY)
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 1:30 P.M. — Room
SB 182 PROCUREMENT CODE CHANGES (RUE)
SB 275 WORKERS’ COMP CLEANUP (WOODS)

HOUSE LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — MIGUEL P. GARCIA, CHAIRMAN
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 10:00 A.M. — Room 305
SB 416 /a RAISE MINIMUM WAGE (MARTINEZ)

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 – AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR — Room 322
SB 21 AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER INSPECTIONS (ORTIZ Y PINO)
* SB 60 SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROJECTS (CISNEROS)
SB 71 RETIREE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS (MUNOZ)
SB 115 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES (INGLE)

CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Peter Wirth, Chair­man
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 8:30 a.m. — Room 326
HB 493 GEOSPATIAL DATA CLEARINGHOUSE AT UNM (EASLEY)

CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Phil A. Griego, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 2 p.m. or ½ hr. after ses­sion — Room 311
*C/SB 589 NEW MEXICO HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ACT (SHENDO)
*C/SB 221 NM HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ACT (ORTIZ y PINO)

EDUCATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John M. Sapien, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 311
SJM 34 STUDY A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM (MORALES)
HB 96 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT SICK LEAVE (ROCH)
HB 339 ANNUAL EDUCATOR ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT DATE (MIERA)
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 8:30 a.m. — Room 311
HB 20 EQUITY INVESTMENTS FOR COLLEGE ENDOWMENTS (GONZALES/KELLER)
HB 204 NURSE EDUCATOR HIGHER DEGREE FUNDING (McMILLAN)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ortiz y Pino, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 2 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after ses­sion — Room 326
SB 291 PARENTAL NOTIFICATION ACT (RYAN)
HB 60 SPECIFY HEALTH CARE FACILITY DRUG TESTING (HERRELL)
Sun­day, March 10, 2013 — 1 p.m. — Room 321
HB 130 MOVE BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND (LARRAÑAGA)
HB 260 ORIENTAL MEDICINE DOCTOR IMAGING LICENSURE (KANE)
HB 227 MOVE BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS (CHASEY)

RULES COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Linda M. Lopez, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 8:30 a.m. — Room 321
C/HJM 17 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (TRIPP)
HJM 19 J. PAUL TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TASK FORCE (CHASEY)

Bills Acted on: March 7, 2013
HB 21 PUBLIC MEETING AGENDAS 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE James E. Smith
DanielIvey-Soto SJC HPREF [2] HVEC/HJC-HVEC [10] DP-HJC [20] DP/a [22] PASSED/H (59–0) [14] SRC/SJC-SRC [32] DP-SJC

*HB 76 FRONTIER COMMUNITIES PROGRAM Patri­cia A. Lund­strom
SPAC [2] HBIC/HAFC-HBIC [13] DP-HAFC [36] DP/a [39] PASSED/H (65–0) [32] SPAC

HB 325 WORK SHARE PROGRAM FOR REDUCING HOURS Geor­gene Louis
HCAT [10] HLC/HJC-HLC [25] DP-HJC [39] DNP-CS/DP-T

HB 388 HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CREDIT PURCHASE Den­nis J. Roch
Pete­Cam­pos HCAT [13] HLC/HJC-HLC [25] DP/a-HJC [39] DP-T

HB 393 DANGEROUS DRUG DISPOSAL BY PHARMACISTS Terry H. McMil­lan
SINT [13] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [30] DP-HJC [36] DP [39] fl/a– PASSED/H (65–0)

HB 414 NURSE PRACTITIONER SCOPE OF PRACTICE Nathan P. Cote
HCAT [14] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP-T

HB 416 ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT SUPERVISION Gail Chasey
HCAT [15] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP-T

HJR 8 BOARDS OF REGENTS NOMINATING COMMITTEES, CA Jeff Stein­born
WilliamSoules SRC [11] HVEC/HJC-HVEC [24] DP-HJC [36] DP [39] PASSED/H (48–20) [32] SRC/SJC-SRC

SB 25 JUDICIAL RETIREMENT CHANGES George K. Munoz
HLC SPREF [1] SJC/SFC-SJC [8] DNP-CS/DP-SFC [32] DNP-CS/DP/a — PASSED/S (36–0) [39] HLC

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

SB 198 HOSPITALS AS STEMI CENTERS Howie C. Morales
Doreen Y.Gallegos PASS [2] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [8] DP/a-SJC [21] DP/a — PASSED/S (34–0) [31] HHGIC [36] DP [39] PASSED/H (68–0)

SB 310 VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING & CONFIDENTIALITY Phil A. Griego
HHGIC [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HHGIC

*SB 311 HIV TESTING DISCLOSURE Phil A. Griego
HHGIC [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP/a-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (39–0) [39] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC

SB 342 NURSE-MIDWIFE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Howie C. Morales
HCAT [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [14] DP-SJC [24] DP/a — PASSED/S (35–2) [36] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [39] DP/a-HJC– w/drn-T

SB 403 HEALTH ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE TASK FORCE Linda M. Lopez
HCPAC [4] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [19] DP-SFC [24] DP/a — PASSED/S (24–16) [36] HHGIC/HCPAC-HHGIC [39] DP-HCPAC

SB 501 TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATIVE Tim­o­thy M. Keller
SFC [14] SEC/SFC-SEC [32] w/o rec-SFC

SB 613 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS William H. Payne
SEC [14] not prntd-SCONC [32] DNP-CS/w/o rec — ref SEC/SFC-SEC

SM 63 TOBACCO-FREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES Joseph Cer­vantes
SEC [21] SRC/SEC-SRC [32] DP/a-SEC

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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UNM to Perform Routine Maintenence on Duck Pond

March 7, 2013 | By Karen Wentworth

The UNM Phys­i­cal Plant Depart­ment will begin clean­ing the Duck Pond over the week­end. The clean­ing is done every few years because sludge accu­mu­lates on the bot­tom of the shal­low pond dis­plac­ing water and caus­ing stress to fish in the pond.

UNM grounds staff work to keep the pond as clean as pos­si­ble, but debris from the food given to the ducks and the result­ing debris some­times over­whelm the ecol­ogy of this arti­fi­cial sys­tem. That means the pond must be peri­od­i­cally cleaned to restore bal­ance to the system.

UNM has never stocked the pond with fish or tur­tles, but because the pond is in a pub­lic place, peo­ple dis­pose of unwanted ani­mals, includ­ing domes­tic ducks at the pond.  Wild ducks also use the pond inter­mit­tently dur­ing migra­tion seasons.

The first step will be to set up portable hold­ing tanks for fish and tur­tles that are cap­tured and removed from the pond. The aer­ated hold­ing tanks will be mon­i­tored by the staff in the Biol­ogy Depart­ment. Domes­tic ducks will be caged.

On Saturday-Sunday, March 9–10, UNM grounds staff will shut off the water fill and begin dis­charg­ing water from the pond through the irri­ga­tion sys­tems and two inch pumps. 

On Mon­day, March 11, UNM grounds staff will begin pump­ing sludge from the bot­tom of the pond and clean­ing intake screens and piping. Grounds staff will also inspect and repair the foot­bridge if needed and do other needed main­te­nance through­out the week. 

By Fri­day, March 15, if all goes well, the UNM grounds staff will begin refill­ing the pond and will release tur­tles back into the pond. Grounds staff will mon­i­tor the pond for dis­tressed wildlife through­out the entire process.

Ques­tions may be directed to Dianne Ander­son at 277‑1807 or via email, danderson@unm.edu.

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