HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 81
The Honorable Ben Lujan and
Members of the House of Representatives
Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:
I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL
49, as amended,
enacted by the Forty-Fifth
Legislature, First Session, 2001.
The Public School Funding Formula, since
its inception in 1974 and throughout most of its history, was based on
estimated costs associated with providing educational programs to students with
diverse needs. The at-risk factor calculations proposed in House Bill 49, as
amended, bear no relationship to any costs of at-risk programs or the costs for
meeting the needs of at-risk students.
The GAA contained language for a $1.2
million State equalization Guarantee allocation for the at-risk factor,
contingent on the passage of House Bill 49 or similar bill. The contingency
language was vetoed.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor
RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Time: _____________________ By:_____________________________
Secretary of State
Date ______________________
Time:______________________ By: ____________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Date_______________________
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