State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                   March 21, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
           HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
                   HOUSE BILL 3, as amended
                               
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  Strike House Appropriations and Finance Committee
  Amendments 1 through 11.
  
       2.  On page 1, line 11, strike "APPROPRIATIONS" and insert in
  lieu thereof "AN APPROPRIATION".
  
       3.  On page 1, line 11, strike "; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY".
  
       4.  On page 1, strike lines 14 through 25, strike pages 2
  through 6 and insert in lieu thereof the following section:
  
       "Section 1.  APPROPRIATION.--
  
            A.  Seven million six hundred thousand dollars
  ($7,600,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state
  equalization guarantee distribution for expenditure in fiscal year
  1998 for distribution to school districts to provide sufficient
  funds for a statewide average two percent salary increase for all
  public school employees.  Any unencumbered or unexpended balance
  remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall not revert to the
  general fund.
  
            B.  Four hundred thousand ($400,000) is appropriated from
  the general fund to the transportation operations distribution to
  provide sufficient funds for a statewide average two percent salary
  increase for all public school transportation employees.  Any
  unencumbered or unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal
  year 1998 shall not revert to the general fund.".
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                                               
                                                              Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 8  For 0  Against
  Yes:      8
            Excused:  Garnenez, Mallory, Nicely, Weeks, S.M. Williams
            Absent:   None
  
  
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